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Quail Springs Farm

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· Maricopa, Ventura, California
Hosted by Andrew C.
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This 450 acre property is on ancient Chumash sacred land. Over the past few hundred years there was significant disturbance to the ecosystem. Deforestation was substantial in the area to supply fuel for smelting operations, and decades of cattle ranching degraded the fragile riparian zone. Today it is surrounded by the Los Padres National Forest, and owned by the educational non-profit Quail Springs Permaculture (you can find us online). Quail Springs acquired the land more than a decade ago in order to conserve the land and become a site for youth and adult wilderness skills training. Over the years, the site has become a renowned permaculture farm - offering courses in permaculture design, wilderness skills, natural building, and land restoration. The spring was barely flowing when Quail Springs acquired the land, and today you will find that the riparian zone is thriving and the creek flows quite a ways down the canyon.
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13 ratings · 8 reviews
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Andy F.recommends
September 18, 2017
Cozy Canvas Tent in the Pines
Andrew has an amazing set up here. His amazing directions guided us right to our campsite where we found a tent with a real mattress, blankets, and chairs inside. There's also a picnic table, two composting toilets, two outdoor showers, and a sink with running water for washing your hands and drinking water. One of the farm's dogs, who was super sweet, visited us for few hours. And then when the sun went down, we were treated to the most amazing night sky. Would absolutely stay here again.
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Rappeneau J.recommends
August 26, 2017
Pinyon Forest Camp
We loved staying at Pinyon Forest camp. My wife feels more safe when we camp on a closed private area, which was the case here. And still the domain is huge, you are surrounded by beautiful hills and mountains, thus feeling far from civilisation. The owners are not very far, and made us discover more about permaculture and ecological buildings. It was very interesting and inspiring (it should be taught to school for the future of humankind..).. All of the staff were really nice people. The camping site is wild yet comfortable: a fun shower, bathrooms, we even discover there was a big tent already installed with some real thick matts inside (which our backs really appreciated after 4 days of sleeping on tiny thin matts...) So we highly recommend this site, we have done only three sites during our trip in USA, all were nice but this one was my favorite.
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Victoria C.
August 21, 2017
Pinyon Forest Camp
The folks running Pinyon Forest Camp were very accommodating and helpful - and they have a beautiful property. Our only problem was there were no fires allowed (and we forgot our gas burner) and the mosquitos were so bad we had to leave early. If not for that, it was a great place - and bring your bike (good /easy trails to explore on the property)
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Simon G.recommends
August 6, 2017
Pinyon Forest Camp
The campsites are spacious, shady and very secluded. This is a great place to escape civilization. The views are spectacular, definitely recommend!
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Matt C.recommends
July 30, 2017
Pinyon Forest Camp
Super off the grid, and a super great place to find peace and quiet and beautiful sunsets. The land is great: don't expect a KOA or a standard campground, expect a unique opportunity to be in natur more fully.
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Christina S.recommends
May 14, 2017
Pinyon Forest Camp
Had a great time! Andrew met me when I got there and showed me around. I had a few changes to my travel plans due to weather and I really appreciated his flexibility. The campsites are set back from the main farm buildings, so it's pretty quiet. Hopefully I'll be back!
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Maricopa, Ventura, California, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Chumash, Salinan, and Kuyam First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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Hosted by Andrew C.Joined in May 2016
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