Camping / BYO Tent, RV @ Sustainable EcoVillage

In addition to our little eco-cabins, we offer camping spots throughout our 160 acre property in Northern California's Six Rivers National Forest. Part of a remote, off-grid "village," including a few other cabins, chickens, dogs, frogs, cats, permaculture gardens and all kinds of cool, sustainable projects. Search Sustainable Ecovillage for a clearer picture of our sustainable living project. The space You can set up your tent anywhere in the woods, anywhere in ewok village (which is below/before the tree house area), just not right next to someone else's cabin. There are plenty of flat spots in terraced areas, down at the river (Little Jones Creek) and on any wayward path into our woods. Ask around. You may not find Dan right away, but someone will point you in the right direction. It's kind of a "make yourself at home" and "figure it out yourself," casual arrangement. If you are looking for a unique experience in a beautiful natural area and would like to experience life in an off-grid, sustainable, permaculture-focused ecovillage and all that a wilderness area has to offer -- rough roads, dirt, mud, insects, messes, barking dogs, mosquitoes, bees, mice, early morning roosters, communal living, composting toilets, ongoing construction projects - then we invite you join us in our mountain village! Our property encompasses 160 acres of pristine natural wilderness in Northern California's beautiful Smith River canyon - home of the only un-dammed river in the state. Lush fern-encrusted hillsides slope down to countless spring-fed streams, teeming with wildlife, from cute caterpillars to (also cute, sometimes!) black bears. Accessible only by forestry road from scenic Redwood Hwy (CA-199,) this is an opportunity to experience our responsible natural relationship with Mother Earth. This location is very beautiful and quite remote, so please be sure you've read through the full description and are prepared for certain elements of "roughing it" and adventure travel. The Village is also a work-in-progress so we are likely to be working and there may be construction, dirt, and messes around! * Letting you know that you will be driving through the burn scar of the Smith River Complex (August 16th) fire this summer. --there is still green around us. -- it was mostly a ground fire, but you’ll notice the burned foliage, some bad spots on the way in. This is temperate rainforest and Nature will renew, it already has begun. The fire is long gone now -- safe. If you would like to support our sustainable living project and its rejuvenation, you’re welcome to stay with us. Julia is offering her organic magic pancakes at 9am, complimentary, and we’ll give tours of our permaculture farming systems even as we rebuild and rejuvenate. Updates on our progress at sustainable ecovillage do tc om Amenities: •Lighting / Electricity: Our dining hall (Hygge Hall) has a PV system that you can use to charge stuff, a refrigerator, etc •Kitchen: The outdoor and indoor kitchen in Lower Village has a small propane camping stove, and plenty of pots, pans, and utensils for your use. •Bathrooms: We use composting toilets (buckets with seats); there is an indoor toilet in both bathhouses. Hot shower there, too. It is about 200 yds on average away from most of our cabins and camping spots •(Lack of) Phone / Internet: Some Verizon and US Cellular service is available, but AT&T and T-Mobile do not service our area. We do not have wifi. The Great Outdoors: •Domestic animals: Between the three dogs who run around at night chasing forest creatures, springtime frog concerts, and the early-rising chickens, it is likely that there will be some animal noises occurring at unpredictable moments during the night and day. •Wild animals: There are various of these that live in the forest, including skunks, chipmunks, foxes, black bears, and many birds and insects. Since we have dogs and people around, the wild animals tend to keep their distance from the areas that we use. If you are lucky, you might spot a black bear on a hike; they are basically like big raccoons and prefer to run away from humans. If you are looking for a unique experience and up for rustic accommodations with a few off-grid perks, we welcome you to join us in our mountain paradise! Guest access Getting here -- the road coming in is just a forestry road -- thousands use it ever year without mention. It's incidental. But you may notice some will comment about it being scary for them. It's in the mountains (1000 ft elevation to 1500 ft) so steep terrain, gravel roads. Any vehicle gets here fine (no 4wd needed). So if you're a city city person OR you might be scared of mountainous forestry roads, better to book a motel six in town. Besides your own cozy cabin, you'll have access to the shared/community spaces. You're a part of our community while you're here. --Community Kitchen, welcome to our pots, pans, stove, utensils, etc -- Sunrise Bath House with composting toilet, bidet, sink, (cold) shower that is n the wood-fired steam sauna. There are plenty trails to hike, a swimming hole, and garden benches and porch swings to enjoy the view. The host (Dan) is sometimes around, sometimes not, often busy doing stuff, so it's all pretty straight forward check in yourself (no key or lock) make yourself at home, community areas are obvious. But there's usually someone around (other residents, intern woofers) to answer questions if you have them. You are welcome to wander at will amongst our 160 acres of mostly steep, forested land, and enjoy the streams and waterfalls leading into Little Jones Creek. Other things to note Driving here: You do NOT need 4WD or any special vehicle to reach our property. We drive in and out regularly in our small Honda hatchback and have had hundreds of visitors drive up in their "regular" cars. Indeed the forestry road has a few potholes worth slowing to 5mph, but otherwise can be driven at 20mph. The rainy winter season creates puddles but actually better traction than in summer, counter intuitively. The bridge ramps narrow and all you need to do is drive it slowly, consciously. Pretty easy. Note: Plenty of people have very relaxing, enjoyable satisfying experiences here in our sustainable culture experiment, but this happens only when reality exceeds expectations. This is where I try to talk everyone out of coming to stay with us -- Sustainable Ecovillage is NOTHING like a resort or the Marriott hotel. Think some crazy combination of camping/glamping at a rugged, mountainous, off-grid, remote farm and sustainable community. There may be a compost pile outside your cabin after we weed the the beds around it. Our goats, chickens or dogs may wake you in the morning. There are all kinds of critters here including but not limited to spiders and bears and all in between. We live here and make messes, undertake all kinds of projects including big building projects sometimes. It is NOT polished, not always tidy (although we really try) convenient or even (sometimes) comfortable. You may have to split your own firewood. There is plenty of raw beauty and these forementioned functionalities are how it is here as we continue working towards Shangri La! We love our visitors and appreciate them -- if you want to understand more about our project -- , visit, join and/or support us -- search Sustainable Ecovillage