The drive to Owl Hollow was possibly one of the more beautiful drives we’ve taken. The rolling hills are full of cedar trees and cacti, and the view is clear for miles. Owl Hollow is located down a windy road where the only traffic is from people who live further down - which isn’t much. This hipcamp location is not hard to spot in the daylight. Two shipping containers sit on the edge of the front lawn; the one closest to the road is adorned with a brightly colored owl mural. We were able to pull our bus up on the grass next to the mural. Although we love tent camping when it is warm outside, the chill of January prevented us from setting up in the many different spaces available on the backside of Mary Lou’s property.

There is absolutely no light pollution aside from the light illuminating the area around the bathroom; this is not visible on the backside of the property at night at all, but casts more toward the driveway and front of the property. This makes Owl Hollow a great hipcamp for stargazing on clear nights. Tubes are provided for a float down the river nearby in warmer months (we plan on returning when the weather is better to take advantage of that). With not much human or car traffic, the bunnies and deer we saw seemed to enjoy moving at their own pace.

A decent size communal fire pit is located in the back between the main house and the tent camping areas. When a fire ban isn’t in effect, hipcampers are welcome to have fires and firewood is provided. We were able to have fires for two of our three day stay, which was great since we don’t have a kitchen finished in our bus yet and all our meals are cooked over a fire :).

Mary Lou was extremely responsive and communicative before, during, and after our stay. She was super helpful when we couldn’t find her neighbor who sells free range eggs when available (they were delicious!). There’s wifi if you need it and two full bathrooms with toilets and hot showers. No toilet paper goes in the toilet, so a wastebasket is provided. You can find some basic toiletries in each of the baths - shampoo, body wash, hand soap. We were amazed to find an outdoor sink for washing dishes (with hot water!) and some dish soap in the bathroom.

We enjoyed the quiet solitude and peacefulness of this land, and really look forward to returning in warmer months. (:

Cheers
Niki, Lil & Starla 💫

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