The facilities include the main buildings, two bunkhouses, and one permanent trailer. The facilities can comfortably accommodate groups as large as 22 students plus faculty and teaching assistants.

One wing of the main buildings [see map] has a large kitchen and common area for meals, meetings, socializing, and study. The kitchen is fully equipped with two ranges, a refrigerator, microwave, cookware, coffee makers, dishes, and tableware. The other wing has a shower and two guest rooms with bunkbeds; one of the rooms can accommodate six people, the other four. The Lauren Wright trailer, which is available in some instances, has a large bedroom and full bath, a small bedroom and half-bath, a hide-a-bed sofa, and an equipped kitchen. The trailer has been completely renovated as of April 2021.

Each bunkhouse has a bathroom and shower and can accommodate six people. All bunkbeds have mattresses. Each person needs to bring a sleeping bag, pillow if needed, and towel.

On the map, red asterisks are full bathrooms with shower; blue are bathrooms with no shower.

Guests are welcome to set up tents in the backyard east of the main buildings.

Every sleeping room and the main building have wall-mounted heat/AC units.

Fast wi-fi is available throughout SHEAR.