We can’t wait to see you!
Date & Time
Tuesday, April 21–Thursday, April 23, 2026
Start time: 2pm (Please plan to arrive between 10am and 1:45pm. Lunch will be provided.)
End time: 6pm (Dinner will be provided until 7:30pm.)
*Breakfast will be provided for those staying until Friday, April 24.
Space is limited at the ranch, so this gathering will be for JEI alumni only. If you’re planning to travel to CA with your family, nearby lodging options are listed below for your consideration.
If you’d like to spend more time on the ranch, you are welcome to extend your stay until Saturday, April 25 at 12PM.
Cost
JEI will cover all facility fees and meals. We ask that alumni cover their own travel and lodging expenses if possible. This year, we received a grant to help with stipends and will be able to provide financial support to alumni who request it. Please email Maddy Clark (maddy@justeconomyinstitute.org) to request a stipend.
Staying at the ranch
Please contact Rhiannon Blankenship at lodging@paicinesranch.com to book your lodging.
Here is a pricing sheet for Paicines Ranch lodging. All JEI alumni will receive a 10% discount. The ranch has 60 beds (42 rooms), and some cottages have a flat rate for the entire house. You are also welcome to bring a tent and camp for $50/night ($45/night with the 10% discount).
We’d love to get as many alumni onsite as possible, so please coordinate with roommates and housemates. You are welcome to bring air mattresses or sleep on couches. If you’d like to book a cottage to share with others, please select one person to coordinate for the group. We will leave it up to you to arrange how to split the cost.
Check out photos and descriptions of the Rooms & Cottages, and use this interactive map of the Ranch Facilities to see the lay of the land.
Getting to the ranch
Paicines Ranch (map and directions)
Office: 831-628-0288
Paicines Ranch is located about 2.5 hours south of SFO/OAK airports and 1 hour south of SJC airport (San Jose). Google Maps provides the most accurate route, but be sure to enter “Paicines Ranch” into maps instead of the physical address (13388 Airline Highway).
We will post a Rideshare spreadsheet in the coming months and ask that you coordinate your ride to and from the ranch.
Staying offsite
Ridgemark Golf Club & Resort
3800 Airline Hwy, Hollister, CA 95023 (10 miles north, 15 minutes away)
Rates starting at $115/night
SureStay Hotel by Best Western Hollister
660 San Felipe Road, Hollister, CA 95023 (16 miles north, 23 minutes away)
Rates starting around $118/night + $150 security deposit
Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Hollister
390 Gateway Drive, Hollister, CA 95023 (15 miles north, 22 minutes away)
Rates starting at $169/night
Holiday Inn Express & Suites by IHG
391 Gateway Drive, Hollister, CA, 95023 (15 miles north, 26 minutes away)
Rates starting at $179/night
If you’d like to see photos from past alumni gatherings, check out our Google Photo album!
