Dancing Bear Bead Retreat Our Bead Retreat is located in Valley Center, California, just 40 minutes North of San Diego. Close to the city and far enough away from the hustle and bustle, our bead retreat will definitely have beaders relaxed and tapping the beading creative side. Beading in nature was our idea for this Bead Retreat, being creative in the quiet, away from the busyness of life. We will have our tipis set up for the class room space. We found a nice campground with standard amenities: shower, bathrooms, electricity, pool. Plus it's close to Bates Nut Farm, Valley View Casino and Harrahs Casino in Valley Center, California.  Click here to register for the Bead Retreat This is the Bead Retreat camping area. It's called the Goat Meadow.  All of the Bead Retreat packages include camping site fees, snack & drinks for the beading areas. If you want to bring your non-beading family or friends, the additional fee is per person $30 total, for Friday-Mo