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Song of the Ancients

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· Paicines, San Benito, California

40 acres hosted by Jaimie L.

4 RV/tent sites

Great for groups

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Family-friendly

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Come and enjoy the beginning of Spring! The world is green and flowers are starting to blanket the hillsides. The days are bright and sunny and comfortably warm. The nights are cool and crisp and filled with the song of coyote and their frog chorus'. Bring your family and friends outside and laze around in the hammock or put your feet up on the side of the campfire, throw your head back and loose yourself in the galaxies above. You can pitch any where from 1 to 15 or more tents at each campsite. Our campsites are RV friendly but remember we are off grid so we do not have blackwater facilities or electricity for RVs. We do have garden hoses to fill up the RV water tanks. We are the same latitude of Carmel (but a world away), Between Hollister and the Monterey - Salinas metro area and Los Banos and the San Joaquin Valley, close to the vast San Francisco Bay Area; which includes Berkeley, Oakland, Walnut Creek and all the East, North, and South Bay to Pinnacles National Monument and the town of Paicines. You can spend the day in San Juan Bautista at the Mission and Shops or breakfast or lunch at Flapjacks in Tres Pinos, Monterey at the Aquarium, walk on the beach at Moss Landing, hike at Pinnacles, Fremont Peak, Griswold Mountains, or Panoche Hills. Then back home to sit in a quiet world under the stars. You can also...do nothing. Read a book doze in the shade drift off in a hammock or walk and discover the land and discover your place in this world. Pitch your tent or park your camper amid the ancient Blue Oaks of California. Warm yourself by your campfire as you drink in the dark skies. Shake the dust off your work worn spirit. Let the celebration begin. Dance to the music in your heart sing along with the songs of the ancients. Regenerate. A place to breathe and to hear yourself breathe. A sacred place in the shade of the blue oaks. It's time to take time. Time to play and enjoy with friends and family. A place to bask in opulent starlight and absorb the sounds of darkness. A quiet place to clear your soul and revive your spirit. As the air softens and relaxes listen closely to the ancients singing in the oaks. Lend your voice to the Song of the Ancients and let Coyote sing you to sleep. What we provide is: outdoor hot shower, flush toilet, water from a faucet, and at your campsite a fire pit and grill to cook on, picnic table with benches, and the blue oak savanna. Firewood for $15/bundle, fire starters -first two free in the winter then $0.50/each. Our firewood is sustainably harvested from downed trees and branches. We sell it for a neighbor. No healthy live trees are harmed in order to produce firewood. No native trees are felled in order to plant fast growing hardwood for fire or anything else!

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965 ratings · 393 reviews

Pawan S.recommends

April 3, 2024

Site 3 - Coyote

Great camping site

Beautiful views of the hills, clear view of the skies!

Benoit O.recommends

March 31, 2024

Site 2 - Puma

Rabbits for easter

We loved to camp at the site 2, the drive there was absolutely beautiful with flowers in bloom, dramatic lush hills and cows. Veronica welcomed us and was so kind to let us know more about the surroundings and nature. We got rained on but still enjoyed our stay, between the trees so many rabbits and gophers, perfect for easter.

Catherine H.recommends

March 29, 2024

Site 1 - Bobcat

Lovely location with a great outdoor shower. Beautiful sky. An hours drive to Pinnacles National Park.

Marshall G.recommends

March 29, 2024

Site 4 - Raven

Good place for a trip to Pinnacles

Directions seem daunting at first but it’s super easy once you figure it out. We were at campsite 4 and it’s perfectly isolated from the other three campsites, also much closer to the bathroom and shower. First night was super clear with a good amount of stars, second night was a little rainy but still beautiful like that too. We left to go to Pinnacles in the day, and I was glad we decided to camp here instead of at the park. The site made our trip exactly what it needed to be!

Juan B.recommends

March 27, 2024

Site 3 - Coyote

Such good nighttime views! More than enough space at the campsite, campers are really spread out, super relaxing overall. It does get super cold at night so bring layers. Sunrise was really good too

Rico C.recommends

March 26, 2024

Site 2 - Puma

Great to place to stay! If you're looking for an off the beaten path place to stay and to support the conservation effort of the Blue Oaks, stay at "Song of the Ancients". Beautiful property with a nice toilet and shower to use if needed. Highly recommend!

Location

Paicines, San Benito, California, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Popeloutchom (Amah Mutsun), Ohlone, and Chalon First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Jaimie L.Joined in August 2018

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