High Country Conference Center hosts conferences for up to 1,000 people theater-style, banquets for up to 624 and weddings, with 17 meeting rooms across 29,700 square feet in three buildings. The IACC-approved center stands at 201 West Butler Avenue on the Northern Arizona University campus in Flagstaff, Arizona, and is run by Sodexo.
Seminars and company events
The center is designed for business meetings, association conferences and training. A Complete Meeting Package bundles the meeting room with a continental breakfast, continuous Starbucks coffee, a buffet lunch and sweet and salty afternoon snacks, and a Day Meeting Package is also offered. Smaller rooms have built-in screens, projectors and interactive surfaces, and wireless high-speed internet covers the whole facility. For multi-day programs, the 160-room Drury Inn & Suites connects to the center by a sky bridge, and partner hotels nearby add more beds.
Weddings and receptions
The center markets itself as a wedding and event venue for Northern Arizona, with indoor and outdoor function spaces against a backdrop of pine forest. A planning team coordinates the day, from a simple ceremony to a full banquet, and packages are available on request. The ballrooms used for meetings also serve wedding receptions, so guest lists from a few dozen to several hundred can be accommodated.
Rooms and capacities
In the Main Building, the Peaks Ballroom covers 10,480 square feet for 1,000 theater-style or 624 at banquet rounds of eight. Humphreys covers 4,400 square feet for 350, Abineau and Fremont take 100 each, and Doyle and Rees take 75 each. Upstairs, the Ponderosa Boardroom seats 22, and Aspen and Walnut take 20 each. The North Union 1899 Ballroom offers 1,834 square feet for 143 theater-style, with Bright Angel for 67, Clear Creek for 60 and Grand View for 40. At the Drury Hotel, O'Leary takes 60, Kendrick 40 and the Elden Boardroom 14.
Accommodation
The Drury Inn & Suites Flagstaff, with 160 rooms, sits on the university campus and links to the center by a covered sky walk, so delegates can move between bedroom and plenary without going outside.
Catering
Catering is run on site under an executive chef who works with fresh, local ingredients. Menus cover breakfasts, buffet lunches and continuous refreshment breaks with both health-conscious and indulgent options, and banquet staff serve receptions and dinners.
History and setting
Flagstaff sits at about 7,000 feet in the ponderosa pine forest below the San Francisco Peaks, and the center takes the names of its rooms from local mountains and canyons. Its campus location places conferences near university facilities, while downtown Flagstaff and Route 66 are a short drive away and the Grand Canyon is within reach for a post-conference excursion.
Getting there
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport is about 10 minutes by car, with connections through Phoenix. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is about two and a half hours by road via Interstate 17. The Amtrak station on Route 66 in downtown Flagstaff is a short drive from campus.
