Redwoods Bend Retreat
Hosted by Ella · Hoopa, California
10 sites · Tent, Lodging · 38 acres
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The Redwoods Bend Retreat is a place to get away from it all. Located on the Yurok reservation right on the Klamath River just outside Orick, CA, we are "off the grid", through a Redwood forest and over a mountain down into the Klamath River valley. We have a 5 acre meadow, and orchard with 50 trees, peaches pears, apples, cherries, plums, pluots, apricots and grapes. We are right on the Klamath river. It's a great place to come and recharge your internal batteries. There is no cellphone service and none of our sites have internet service.
Our Main House was built in 1952 and retains the flavor of the 50’s. It houses a kitchen, dining hall, a living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a bathtub and shower.
Our log-built Lodge overlooks the Klamath River with 3 bedrooms, a full kitchen, bathroom and wrap-around covered porch.
Our Pumpkin and Blue Cottages. They are close to the double Yellow Shower house and toilets, and they have hot and cold running water, a propane cooktop, and a wood stove for heat. We do NOT have refrigeration, and our solar batteries or generator provides us lights at night. Campers who use our Cottages may use their own sleeping bags, but we have beds with mattresses and pillows and clean bedding. We also have an Upper Barn bedroom and half-bath rental.
Our two-story Riverview Yurt appeals to folks who want a full kitchen, a private shower and flush toilet overlooking the Klamath river from our 50 x 50 foot upper deck. Luscious to sit outside and watch the river flow by during the day, and to let the water lull you to sleep at night. For families (up to 8), folks who like to fish, or old friends who just want a very special get-away.
Each of our six campsites have a picnic table and a fire pit. Our Maple River, Grotto River and Pepperwood River sites overlook the gorgeous Klamath River. Our Morning Meadow, Orchard Meadow, and Deer Meadow sites are close to our 5 acre meadow where blacktail deer graze in the evenings.
We have a Yellow double Shower House with two separate sides, each with a toilet, sink and shower and on demand hot water, so folks don't have to wait. There's also a new Camp Shower at the corner of the orchard for our campers, along with two outhouses for camper use, one at the bottom of the road down to the meadow, and another in the woods just past Deer Meadow Camp.
We see lots of wildlife; silver foxes, a bald eagle and a family of river otters downstream, vultures, blue heron, occasionally an osprey will fly overhead clutching a freshly caught salmon and call to each other to brag about it! There are rare sightings of timid black bears who run from humans, but sometimes can be seen grazing in the meadow with the black-tail deer.
We're surrounded by old logging trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, other pine species and Pepper wood trees, and we have written permission from the Green Diamond company to allow guest to hike on their adjacent properties.
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(23)Tent site · Sleeps 7
OTTER SPACE is off the grid, through a Redwood forest and over a mountain, down into the Klamath River valley. We have a 5-acre meadow, and orchard with 50 trees, peaches pears, apples, cherries, plums, pluots, apricots and grapes. We are right on the Klamath river on the Yurok reservation. It's a great place to come and recharge your internal batteries and cool off with a refreshing plunge in the Klamath River after hiking all day through some of the nearby redwood parks and groves. There is no telephone or internet service to interrupt your peace and quiet.
We see lots of wildlife, we have silver foxes, a bald eagle, a family of river otters just downstream, ... we see vultures and blue heron and osprey who fly overhead when they catch a salmon and call to each other to brag about it! Sometimes we see timid black bears and we often have black-tail deer in the meadow.
We are surrounded by old trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut all the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, the pine species and Pepper wood trees.
MORE ABOUT OTTER SPACE
The OTTER SPACE CONFERENCE CENTER - was purchased in 2002 by Dr. Peter Alsop and over the next 22 years he built a place of peace and healing, where families come to vacation and human service professionals come to learn. We are located on the Yurok Indian reservation right on the Klamath River just outside Orick, CA. The name Otter Space comes from a family of otters that live just down river. It’s also combination of “Artist’s Space” and “Outer Space” and implies the importance of thinking “out of the box” and valuing music and the arts in healing and living our lives fully, as well as the need to pass on earth and people-friendly skills to help our children survive into the future.
Our MAIN HOUSE - was built in 1952 and retains the flavor of the 50’s. It houses a kitchen, dining hall, a living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a bathtub and shower.
Our log-built RIVERVIEW LODGE - has a large living room, dining area and kitchen with three bedrooms and a full bathroom with a claw-foot tub and shower. It also features a wrap-around covered porch that overlooks the beautiful Klamath River.
The OTTER SUITE is an upstairs bedroom in the Barn with a ½ bathroom, (toilet and sink), and a porch with a view of the upper yard.
Our PUMPKIN COTTAGE and BLUE COTTAGE - each sleep 4 to 6 people. They have running hot and cold water, a propane cooktop, and a wood stove for heat. They each have a loft for an extra sleeping area.
The RIVERVIEW YURT - is for folks who want a full kitchen, a private shower and flush toilet overlooking the Klamath river from our 50 x 50 foot deck. Luscious to sit outside and watch the river flow by during the day, and to let the water lull you to sleep at night. For families (up to 8), old friends, folks who like to fish, or just for a very special get-away.
If you camp in our DEER MEADOW, MORNING MEADOW or ORCHARD MEADOW Camps, you can drive your vehicle into the campsite. If you stay in our MAPLE RIVER, GROTTO RIVER or PEPPERWOOD RIVER Camp, you may need to park your vehicle at the edge of the meadow.
Campers have their own CAMP SHOWER with hot and cold water at the back corner of the Orchard where it meets the Meadow. There is also a cold water sink nearby for washing dishes and cooking gear.
Our DOUBLE YELLOW SHOWER HOUSE - up the hill, next to the Cottages has two separate sides, each with a toilet, sink and shower with on demand hot water for our Cottage and Otter Suite guests. Our campers have two outhouses for their use, ... one at the bottom of the road to the meadow, which is closest to the Maple River, Grotto River, Morning Meadow and Orchard Meadow Camps. Our second outhouse is located between Pepperwood River Camp and Deer Meadow Camp. Please feel free to pee outside (with discretion), when there are no other campers present. For any solid waste, please be considerate of others and use the appropriate accommodations. .
TIMES - We ask that you clean up and check out of your accommodations by 11:am on the day of your departure. You can check in by 1: - 2:p on the day of your arrival.
CLIMATE and The KLAMATH - Otter Space is settled in what many call the “banana belt” of the Humboldt rainforest. Plan on bringing layers of clothing as temperatures can go from hot and warm during the day, to quite cool and even cold after dark. The Klamath River flows swiftly, with a strong current moving about 7 knots. It runs 286 miles from Klamath Falls, OR to the sea. There are four tributaries: Scott, Shasta, Trinity and Salmon Rivers. Swimming in the summer months is delicious. We have mostly pebbly beaches and a sandy spot upstream near a big rock outcropping that we use for diving. The river is chilly until late June and it cools down again in late September.
NEIGHBORS - There are very few neighbors in this area. The Yurok village of Wautek is directly across the river from Otter Space. Non-native name for Wautek is Johnson’s Bar, which used to be a trading post. Ships could get into the mouth of the Klamath and they would send boats upstream to trade with the Yurok for pelts and fish, etc. In the late 1800’s silt build up made it impossible for trading vessels to come into the river, so the trading dried up. We also have a couple of neighbors who live on the property next to our meadow on the other side of our organic fruit orchard. Please use our pathways to travel property next to us, and respect the privacy and tranquility of our neighbors by not keeping late hours or playing loud music.
COMMUNICATIONS - We are in a remote area and do not have easy access to telecommunications systems. Regular cell phones do not work at Otter Space. This does not need to be seen as 'an inconvenience'; it’s actually an opportunity to notice how dependent we have become on our electronic connections! We suggest that you make arrangements to be entirely unreachable while you are in Otter Space, and see if the world can get by without your assistance.
EMERGENCIES - If someone needs to reach you in an emergency, they can call Ella Perrins at (571) 351-0934 and leave a message if necessary. We will check messages everyday. If you need first aid beyond your own resources, please find Eli or Hannah Perrins as they will be able to assist you, and they can reach outside help. In extreme situations, we can call Humboldt CHP and dispatch the a medevac helicopter, who will know which hospital is most available; Mad River Hospital in Arcata - St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka - or Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City. Sutter Hospital can also arrange a fixed wing airplane to medevac from one of these sites to other facilities for treatment beyond what is offered locally.
FOOD and WATER - Please bring your own food, as the nearest market is an hour away in Orick. Our water has been checked, and we received a clean bill of health with regard to everything except for the usual “coliform” count. Coliform is present in all the untreated ground water in our area. The Klamath is green because of the blue-green algae and the coliform. This does not mean that drinking it will make you ill. All the local people and neighbors drink the local water. The officials say it’s fine for bathing or cooking, but if you are nervous about drinking the water here, please pack in your own water for drinking. Please keep food and garbage out of the reach and smell of animals so we don’t have animal visitors at night.
GARBAGE and TRASH - If you pack it in, please pack it out when you leave.
FIRES - Depending on the time of year, cooking fires are permissible in the fire pits provided. Please NO bonfires. We expect our guest to 'self-regulate', as we don’t want to have to be “parental”. Thanks. We have fire wood in the forest around the meadow for use for cooking fires, and there is a “burn pile” full of aged tree trimmings for campers to cut up and use for fires. If you forget your saw, cut firewood is available for purchase up by the Barn.
PETS - Please leave pets at home.
WILD LIFE - On the Klamath River we see turkey vultures, golden eagles, bald eagles, merganser ducks, cormorants, King Fishers, Great Blue Heron, night heron, white heron and osprey. Forty years ago there were only 6 osprey nests on the river, due to DDT depleting the calcium in the eggs of the females. Now there are over 325 osprey nest sites on the river. Ospreys are said to be monogamous, and they migrate every year from South America. Each of the little swallows that skin the surface of the river in the morning and early evening eat more than 1000 mosquitoes a day (Yaay!) We occasionally see a harbor seal who swims upriver in the summer to avoid the competition at the mouth of the Klamath. We also have seen a family of river otters that live just downstream, and an occasional river beaver. We have never seen a sturgeon at Otter Space. Sturgeon is a fish that has been the same for 20 million years. The biggest sturgeon caught in the Klamath was in 1936, 12,050pounds, 16 feet long, 300-325 years old. They don’t mature until they’re 45-48yrs old. A female will lay 700,000 eggs in her lifetime. Only 2 will reach maturity. There is a “sturgeon hole” about 7 miles downstream where they live. Black bears - If you are lucky, you might get to see one of the timid black bears that live in the Lower Klamath area. They are not aggressive unless it is a mother bear protecting her cubs. They run the other way when they see or smell humans. We do not have any brown bears in this area. There is a cinnamon colored black bear that visits us sometimes. Please do not ever feed wild animals. We also have silver fox, chipmunks, possums, raccoons, ... one guest saw a very rare lynx, and a family of black-tail deer graze in our meadow in the morning and evening. We do not have poisonous snakes in the area, but sometimes there are garter snakes in the orchard. Mountain lions - are dangerous. We have never seen one, but they do live in this area. Here are the California Department of Fish and Game’s suggestions based on behavior analysis of attacks by mountain lions. Do not hike alone. Make plenty of noise to reduce your chances of surprising a lion. Go in groups, with adults supervising children. Take a sturdy walking stick: you can use it to ward off a lion. Keep children close to you. Observations of captured lions reveal that they seem especially drawn to children, so keep children within your sight at all times. - Stop! Do not run from a lion. Back away from it slowly, but only if you can do so safely, as running may stimulate a lion's instinct to chase and attack. Face the lion and stand upright. Make eye contact. If you have small children with you, pick them up so they won't panic and run. Although it may seem awkward, pick them up without bending over or turning away from the lion. - Do not bend or crouch over. Do all you can to appear larger. A person squatting or bending over looks a lot like a four-legged prey animal. Raise your arms. Open your jacket, if you're wearing one. Throw stones, branches, or whatever you can grab without crouching down or turning your back. Wave your arms slowly and speak firmly in a large voice. Never approach a lion, especially one that is feeding or with kittens. Most mountain lions will try to avoid confrontation. Give them a way to escape. Fight back if attacked. Try to stay on your feet if a lion attacks you. Lions have been driven off by prey that fights back. Some hikers have fought back successfully with sticks, caps, jackets, garden tools, and their bare hands.
HIKING - We are surrounded by old logging trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft. tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, other pine species and Pepper wood trees. The property surrounding us is mostly owned by Green Diamond Company that cuts trees for lumber and then re-forests with saplings. There are also other properties that are not clearly marked or fenced in. The people who live around here are friendly, and we have never had any problems exploring the trails and creeks in this area, but please use discretion and politeness while hiking. If you see marijuana growing, please DO NOT HELP YOURSELF. It’s not wild, and growers do not take kindly to people helping themselves. Even if you get away with it, they may want to “teach us a lesson” at Otter Space. Please respect these wishes.
YUROK PEOPLE - The Yurok live on the Pacific coast of northwestern California. Many of their villages were either on lagoons or at the mouths of streams; others were along the lower course of the Klamath River. The Yurok place great emphasis on accumulating wealth and asserting status. The wealthiest members of Yurok society own multiple sets of dance regalia and serve as hosts for ceremonial gatherings. They wear distinctive clothing, such as highly decorative basketry caps, as a means of displaying their wealth. Even their style of speech is more elaborate than the contracted version spoken by commoners. The natural resources of northwestern California were abundant, permitting the Yurok to live in permanent, year round villages. They harvested salmon, sturgeon, eel, surf fish, shellfish, sea lions, deer, elk, and acorns. Dense redwood forests provided the Yurok with wood for their distinctive split-plank houses, constructed with either single-pitched or double-pitched roofs. Redwood also was used for the manufacture of a variety of household items, such as wooden stools, storage boxes and cooking implements. Using stone adzes and wedges, Yurok craftsmen carved blunt-ended dugout canoes from large redwood logs.
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Otter Space Morning Meadow Camp
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(21)Tent site · Sleeps 7
OTTER SPACE is off the grid, through a Redwood forest and over a mountain, down into the Klamath River valley. We have a 5-acre meadow, and orchard with 50 trees, peaches pears, apples, cherries, plums, pluots, apricots and grapes. We are right on the Klamath river on the Yurok reservation. It's a great place to come and recharge your internal batteries and cool off with a refreshing plunge in the Klamath River after hiking all day through some of the nearby redwood parks and groves. There is no telephone or internet service to interrupt your peace and quiet.
We see lots of wildlife, we have silver foxes, a bald eagle, a family of river otters just downstream, ... we see vultures and blue heron and osprey who fly overhead when they catch a salmon and call to each other to brag about it! Sometimes we see timid black bears and we often have black-tail deer in the meadow.
We are surrounded by old trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut all the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, the pine species and Pepper wood trees.
MORE ABOUT OTTER SPACE
The OTTER SPACE CONFERENCE CENTER - was purchased in 2002 by Dr. Peter Alsop and over the next 22 years he built a place of peace and healing, where families come to vacation and human service professionals come to learn. We are located on the Yurok Indian reservation right on the Klamath River just outside Orick, CA. The name Otter Space comes from a family of otters that live just down river. It’s also combination of “Artist’s Space” and “Outer Space” and implies the importance of thinking “out of the box” and valuing music and the arts in healing and living our lives fully, as well as the need to pass on earth and people-friendly skills to help our children survive into the future.
Our MAIN HOUSE - was built in 1952 and retains the flavor of the 50’s. It houses a kitchen, dining hall, a living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a bathtub and shower.
Our log-built RIVERVIEW LODGE - has a large living room, dining area and kitchen with three bedrooms and a full bathroom with a claw-foot tub and shower. It also features a wrap-around covered porch that overlooks the beautiful Klamath River.
The OTTER SUITE is an upstairs bedroom in the Barn with a ½ bathroom, (toilet and sink), and a porch with a view of the upper yard.
Our PUMPKIN COTTAGE and BLUE COTTAGE - each sleep 4 to 6 people. They have running hot and cold water, a propane cooktop, and a wood stove for heat. They each have a loft for an extra sleeping area.
The RIVERVIEW YURT - is for folks who want a full kitchen, a private shower and flush toilet overlooking the Klamath river from our 50 x 50 foot deck. Luscious to sit outside and watch the river flow by during the day, and to let the water lull you to sleep at night. For families (up to 8), old friends, folks who like to fish, or just for a very special get-away.
If you camp in our DEER MEADOW, MORNING MEADOW or ORCHARD MEADOW Camps, you can drive your vehicle into the campsite. If you stay in our MAPLE RIVER, GROTTO RIVER or PEPPERWOOD RIVER Camp, you may need to park your vehicle at the edge of the meadow.
Campers have their own CAMP SHOWER with hot and cold water at the back corner of the Orchard where it meets the Meadow. There is also a cold water sink nearby for washing dishes and cooking gear.
Our DOUBLE YELLOW SHOWER HOUSE - up the hill, next to the Cottages has two separate sides, each with a toilet, sink and shower with on demand hot water for our Cottage and Otter Suite guests. Our campers have two outhouses for their use, ... one at the bottom of the road to the meadow, which is closest to the Maple River, Grotto River, Morning Meadow and Orchard Meadow Camps. Our second outhouse is located between Pepperwood River Camp and Deer Meadow Camp. Please feel free to pee outside (with discretion), when there are no other campers present. For any solid waste, please be considerate of others and use the appropriate accommodations. .
TIMES - We ask that you clean up and check out of your accommodations by 11:am on the day of your departure. You can check in by 1: - 2:p on the day of your arrival.
CLIMATE and The KLAMATH - Otter Space is settled in what many call the “banana belt” of the Humboldt rainforest. Plan on bringing layers of clothing as temperatures can go from hot and warm during the day, to quite cool and even cold after dark. The Klamath River flows swiftly, with a strong current moving about 7 knots. It runs 286 miles from Klamath Falls, OR to the sea. There are four tributaries: Scott, Shasta, Trinity and Salmon Rivers. Swimming in the summer months is delicious. We have mostly pebbly beaches and a sandy spot upstream near a big rock outcropping that we use for diving. The river is chilly until late June and it cools down again in late September.
NEIGHBORS - There are very few neighbors in this area. The Yurok village of Wautek is directly across the river from Otter Space. Non-native name for Wautek is Johnson’s Bar, which used to be a trading post. Ships could get into the mouth of the Klamath and they would send boats upstream to trade with the Yurok for pelts and fish, etc. In the late 1800’s silt build up made it impossible for trading vessels to come into the river, so the trading dried up. We also have a couple of neighbors who live on the property next to our meadow on the other side of our organic fruit orchard. Please use our pathways to travel property next to us, and respect the privacy and tranquility of our neighbors by not keeping late hours or playing loud music.
COMMUNICATIONS - We are in a remote area and do not have easy access to telecommunications systems. Regular cell phones do not work at Otter Space. This does not need to be seen as 'an inconvenience'; it’s actually an opportunity to notice how dependent we have become on our electronic connections! We suggest that you make arrangements to be entirely unreachable while you are in Otter Space, and see if the world can get by without your assistance.
EMERGENCIES - If someone needs to reach you in an emergency, they can call Ella Perrins at (571) 351-0934 and leave a message if necessary. We will check messages everyday. If you need first aid beyond your own resources, please find Eli or Hannah Perrins as they will be able to assist you, and they can reach outside help. In extreme situations, we can call Humboldt CHP and dispatch the a medevac helicopter, who will know which hospital is most available; Mad River Hospital in Arcata - St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka - or Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City. Sutter Hospital can also arrange a fixed wing airplane to medevac from one of these sites to other facilities for treatment beyond what is offered locally.
FOOD and WATER - Please bring your own food, as the nearest market is an hour away in Orick. Our water has been checked, and we received a clean bill of health with regard to everything except for the usual “coliform” count. Coliform is present in all the untreated ground water in our area. The Klamath is green because of the blue-green algae and the coliform. This does not mean that drinking it will make you ill. All the local people and neighbors drink the local water. The officials say it’s fine for bathing or cooking, but if you are nervous about drinking the water here, please pack in your own water for drinking. Please keep food and garbage out of the reach and smell of animals so we don’t have animal visitors at night.
GARBAGE and TRASH - If you pack it in, please pack it out when you leave.
FIRES - Depending on the time of year, cooking fires are permissible in the fire pits provided. Please NO bonfires. We expect our guest to 'self-regulate', as we don’t want to have to be “parental”. Thanks. We have fire wood in the forest around the meadow for use for cooking fires, and there is a “burn pile” full of aged tree trimmings for campers to cut up and use for fires. If you forget your saw, cut firewood is available for purchase up by the Barn.
PETS - Please leave pets at home.
WILD LIFE - On the Klamath River we see turkey vultures, golden eagles, bald eagles, merganser ducks, cormorants, King Fishers, Great Blue Heron, night heron, white heron and osprey. Forty years ago there were only 6 osprey nests on the river, due to DDT depleting the calcium in the eggs of the females. Now there are over 325 osprey nest sites on the river. Ospreys are said to be monogamous, and they migrate every year from South America. Each of the little swallows that skin the surface of the river in the morning and early evening eat more than 1000 mosquitoes a day (Yaay!) We occasionally see a harbor seal who swims upriver in the summer to avoid the competition at the mouth of the Klamath. We also have seen a family of river otters that live just downstream, and an occasional river beaver. We have never seen a sturgeon at Otter Space. Sturgeon is a fish that has been the same for 20 million years. The biggest sturgeon caught in the Klamath was in 1936, 12,050pounds, 16 feet long, 300-325 years old. They don’t mature until they’re 45-48yrs old. A female will lay 700,000 eggs in her lifetime. Only 2 will reach maturity. There is a “sturgeon hole” about 7 miles downstream where they live. Black bears - If you are lucky, you might get to see one of the timid black bears that live in the Lower Klamath area. They are not aggressive unless it is a mother bear protecting her cubs. They run the other way when they see or smell humans. We do not have any brown bears in this area. There is a cinnamon colored black bear that visits us sometimes. Please do not ever feed wild animals. We also have silver fox, chipmunks, possums, raccoons, ... one guest saw a very rare lynx, and a family of black-tail deer graze in our meadow in the morning and evening. We do not have poisonous snakes in the area, but sometimes there are garter snakes in the orchard. Mountain lions - are dangerous. We have never seen one, but they do live in this area. Here are the California Department of Fish and Game’s suggestions based on behavior analysis of attacks by mountain lions. Do not hike alone. Make plenty of noise to reduce your chances of surprising a lion. Go in groups, with adults supervising children. Take a sturdy walking stick: you can use it to ward off a lion. Keep children close to you. Observations of captured lions reveal that they seem especially drawn to children, so keep children within your sight at all times. - Stop! Do not run from a lion. Back away from it slowly, but only if you can do so safely, as running may stimulate a lion's instinct to chase and attack. Face the lion and stand upright. Make eye contact. If you have small children with you, pick them up so they won't panic and run. Although it may seem awkward, pick them up without bending over or turning away from the lion. - Do not bend or crouch over. Do all you can to appear larger. A person squatting or bending over looks a lot like a four-legged prey animal. Raise your arms. Open your jacket, if you're wearing one. Throw stones, branches, or whatever you can grab without crouching down or turning your back. Wave your arms slowly and speak firmly in a large voice. Never approach a lion, especially one that is feeding or with kittens. Most mountain lions will try to avoid confrontation. Give them a way to escape. Fight back if attacked. Try to stay on your feet if a lion attacks you. Lions have been driven off by prey that fights back. Some hikers have fought back successfully with sticks, caps, jackets, garden tools, and their bare hands.
HIKING - We are surrounded by old logging trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft. tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, other pine species and Pepper wood trees. The property surrounding us is mostly owned by Green Diamond Company that cuts trees for lumber and then re-forests with saplings. There are also other properties that are not clearly marked or fenced in. The people who live around here are friendly, and we have never had any problems exploring the trails and creeks in this area, but please use discretion and politeness while hiking. If you see marijuana growing, please DO NOT HELP YOURSELF. It’s not wild, and growers do not take kindly to people helping themselves. Even if you get away with it, they may want to “teach us a lesson” at Otter Space. Please respect these wishes.
YUROK PEOPLE - The Yurok live on the Pacific coast of northwestern California. Many of their villages were either on lagoons or at the mouths of streams; others were along the lower course of the Klamath River. The Yurok place great emphasis on accumulating wealth and asserting status. The wealthiest members of Yurok society own multiple sets of dance regalia and serve as hosts for ceremonial gatherings. They wear distinctive clothing, such as highly decorative basketry caps, as a means of displaying their wealth. Even their style of speech is more elaborate than the contracted version spoken by commoners. The natural resources of northwestern California were abundant, permitting the Yurok to live in permanent, year round villages. They harvested salmon, sturgeon, eel, surf fish, shellfish, sea lions, deer, elk, and acorns. Dense redwood forests provided the Yurok with wood for their distinctive split-plank houses, constructed with either single-pitched or double-pitched roofs. Redwood also was used for the manufacture of a variety of household items, such as wooden stools, storage boxes and cooking implements. Using stone adzes and wedges, Yurok craftsmen carved blunt-ended dugout canoes from large redwood logs.
Campfires allowed
Toilet
Potable water
Showers
Picnic table
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for NaN guests$110
/ night
Instant book
Otter Space Deer Meadow Camp
91%
(17)Tent site · Sleeps 7
OTTER SPACE is off the grid, through a Redwood forest and over a mountain, down into the Klamath River valley. We have a 5-acre meadow, and orchard with 50 trees, peaches pears, apples, cherries, plums, pluots, apricots and grapes. We are right on the Klamath river on the Yurok reservation. It's a great place to come and recharge your internal batteries and cool off with a refreshing plunge in the Klamath River after hiking all day through some of the nearby redwood parks and groves. There is no telephone or internet service to interrupt your peace and quiet.
We see lots of wildlife, we have silver foxes, a bald eagle, a family of river otters just downstream, ... we see vultures and blue heron and osprey who fly overhead when they catch a salmon and call to each other to brag about it! Sometimes we see timid black bears and we often have black-tail deer in the meadow.
We are surrounded by old trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut all the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, the pine species and Pepper wood trees.
MORE ABOUT OTTER SPACE
The OTTER SPACE CONFERENCE CENTER - was purchased in 2002 by Dr. Peter Alsop and over the next 22 years he built a place of peace and healing, where families come to vacation and human service professionals come to learn. We are located on the Yurok Indian reservation right on the Klamath River just outside Orick, CA. The name Otter Space comes from a family of otters that live just down river. It’s also combination of “Artist’s Space” and “Outer Space” and implies the importance of thinking “out of the box” and valuing music and the arts in healing and living our lives fully, as well as the need to pass on earth and people-friendly skills to help our children survive into the future.
Our MAIN HOUSE - was built in 1952 and retains the flavor of the 50’s. It houses a kitchen, dining hall, a living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a bathtub and shower.
Our log-built RIVERVIEW LODGE - has a large living room, dining area and kitchen with three bedrooms and a full bathroom with a claw-foot tub and shower. It also features a wrap-around covered porch that overlooks the beautiful Klamath River.
The OTTER SUITE is an upstairs bedroom in the Barn with a ½ bathroom, (toilet and sink), and a porch with a view of the upper yard.
Our PUMPKIN COTTAGE and BLUE COTTAGE - each sleep 4 to 6 people. They have running hot and cold water, a propane cooktop, and a wood stove for heat. They each have a loft for an extra sleeping area.
The RIVERVIEW YURT - is for folks who want a full kitchen, a private shower and flush toilet overlooking the Klamath river from our 50 x 50 foot deck. Luscious to sit outside and watch the river flow by during the day, and to let the water lull you to sleep at night. For families (up to 8), old friends, folks who like to fish, or just for a very special get-away.
If you camp in our DEER MEADOW, MORNING MEADOW or ORCHARD MEADOW Camps, you can drive your vehicle into the campsite. If you stay in our MAPLE RIVER, GROTTO RIVER or PEPPERWOOD RIVER Camp, you may need to park your vehicle at the edge of the meadow.
Campers have their own CAMP SHOWER with hot and cold water at the back corner of the Orchard where it meets the Meadow. There is also a cold water sink nearby for washing dishes and cooking gear.
Our DOUBLE YELLOW SHOWER HOUSE - up the hill, next to the Cottages has two separate sides, each with a toilet, sink and shower with on demand hot water for our Cottage and Otter Suite guests. Our campers have two outhouses for their use, ... one at the bottom of the road to the meadow, which is closest to the Maple River, Grotto River, Morning Meadow and Orchard Meadow Camps. Our second outhouse is located between Pepperwood River Camp and Deer Meadow Camp. Please feel free to pee outside (with discretion), when there are no other campers present. For any solid waste, please be considerate of others and use the appropriate accommodations. .
TIMES - We ask that you clean up and check out of your accommodations by 11:am on the day of your departure. You can check in by 1: - 2:p on the day of your arrival.
CLIMATE and The KLAMATH - Otter Space is settled in what many call the “banana belt” of the Humboldt rainforest. Plan on bringing layers of clothing as temperatures can go from hot and warm during the day, to quite cool and even cold after dark. The Klamath River flows swiftly, with a strong current moving about 7 knots. It runs 286 miles from Klamath Falls, OR to the sea. There are four tributaries: Scott, Shasta, Trinity and Salmon Rivers. Swimming in the summer months is delicious. We have mostly pebbly beaches and a sandy spot upstream near a big rock outcropping that we use for diving. The river is chilly until late June and it cools down again in late September.
NEIGHBORS - There are very few neighbors in this area. The Yurok village of Wautek is directly across the river from Otter Space. Non-native name for Wautek is Johnson’s Bar, which used to be a trading post. Ships could get into the mouth of the Klamath and they would send boats upstream to trade with the Yurok for pelts and fish, etc. In the late 1800’s silt build up made it impossible for trading vessels to come into the river, so the trading dried up. We also have a couple of neighbors who live on the property next to our meadow on the other side of our organic fruit orchard. Please use our pathways to travel property next to us, and respect the privacy and tranquility of our neighbors by not keeping late hours or playing loud music.
COMMUNICATIONS - We are in a remote area and do not have easy access to telecommunications systems. Regular cell phones do not work at Otter Space. This does not need to be seen as 'an inconvenience'; it’s actually an opportunity to notice how dependent we have become on our electronic connections! We suggest that you make arrangements to be entirely unreachable while you are in Otter Space, and see if the world can get by without your assistance.
EMERGENCIES - If someone needs to reach you in an emergency, they can call Ella Perrins at (571) 351-0934 and leave a message if necessary. We will check messages everyday. If you need first aid beyond your own resources, please find Eli or Hannah Perrins as they will be able to assist you, and they can reach outside help. In extreme situations, we can call Humboldt CHP and dispatch the a medevac helicopter, who will know which hospital is most available; Mad River Hospital in Arcata - St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka - or Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City. Sutter Hospital can also arrange a fixed wing airplane to medevac from one of these sites to other facilities for treatment beyond what is offered locally.
FOOD and WATER - Please bring your own food, as the nearest market is an hour away in Orick. Our water has been checked, and we received a clean bill of health with regard to everything except for the usual “coliform” count. Coliform is present in all the untreated ground water in our area. The Klamath is green because of the blue-green algae and the coliform. This does not mean that drinking it will make you ill. All the local people and neighbors drink the local water. The officials say it’s fine for bathing or cooking, but if you are nervous about drinking the water here, please pack in your own water for drinking. Please keep food and garbage out of the reach and smell of animals so we don’t have animal visitors at night.
GARBAGE and TRASH - If you pack it in, please pack it out when you leave.
FIRES - Depending on the time of year, cooking fires are permissible in the fire pits provided. Please NO bonfires. We expect our guest to 'self-regulate', as we don’t want to have to be “parental”. Thanks. We have fire wood in the forest around the meadow for use for cooking fires, and there is a “burn pile” full of aged tree trimmings for campers to cut up and use for fires. If you forget your saw, cut firewood is available for purchase up by the Barn.
PETS - Please leave pets at home.
WILD LIFE - On the Klamath River we see turkey vultures, golden eagles, bald eagles, merganser ducks, cormorants, King Fishers, Great Blue Heron, night heron, white heron and osprey. Forty years ago there were only 6 osprey nests on the river, due to DDT depleting the calcium in the eggs of the females. Now there are over 325 osprey nest sites on the river. Ospreys are said to be monogamous, and they migrate every year from South America. Each of the little swallows that skin the surface of the river in the morning and early evening eat more than 1000 mosquitoes a day (Yaay!) We occasionally see a harbor seal who swims upriver in the summer to avoid the competition at the mouth of the Klamath. We also have seen a family of river otters that live just downstream, and an occasional river beaver. We have never seen a sturgeon at Otter Space. Sturgeon is a fish that has been the same for 20 million years. The biggest sturgeon caught in the Klamath was in 1936, 12,050pounds, 16 feet long, 300-325 years old. They don’t mature until they’re 45-48yrs old. A female will lay 700,000 eggs in her lifetime. Only 2 will reach maturity. There is a “sturgeon hole” about 7 miles downstream where they live. Black bears - If you are lucky, you might get to see one of the timid black bears that live in the Lower Klamath area. They are not aggressive unless it is a mother bear protecting her cubs. They run the other way when they see or smell humans. We do not have any brown bears in this area. There is a cinnamon colored black bear that visits us sometimes. Please do not ever feed wild animals. We also have silver fox, chipmunks, possums, raccoons, ... one guest saw a very rare lynx, and a family of black-tail deer graze in our meadow in the morning and evening. We do not have poisonous snakes in the area, but sometimes there are garter snakes in the orchard. Mountain lions - are dangerous. We have never seen one, but they do live in this area. Here are the California Department of Fish and Game’s suggestions based on behavior analysis of attacks by mountain lions. Do not hike alone. Make plenty of noise to reduce your chances of surprising a lion. Go in groups, with adults supervising children. Take a sturdy walking stick: you can use it to ward off a lion. Keep children close to you. Observations of captured lions reveal that they seem especially drawn to children, so keep children within your sight at all times. - Stop! Do not run from a lion. Back away from it slowly, but only if you can do so safely, as running may stimulate a lion's instinct to chase and attack. Face the lion and stand upright. Make eye contact. If you have small children with you, pick them up so they won't panic and run. Although it may seem awkward, pick them up without bending over or turning away from the lion. - Do not bend or crouch over. Do all you can to appear larger. A person squatting or bending over looks a lot like a four-legged prey animal. Raise your arms. Open your jacket, if you're wearing one. Throw stones, branches, or whatever you can grab without crouching down or turning your back. Wave your arms slowly and speak firmly in a large voice. Never approach a lion, especially one that is feeding or with kittens. Most mountain lions will try to avoid confrontation. Give them a way to escape. Fight back if attacked. Try to stay on your feet if a lion attacks you. Lions have been driven off by prey that fights back. Some hikers have fought back successfully with sticks, caps, jackets, garden tools, and their bare hands.
HIKING - We are surrounded by old logging trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft. tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, other pine species and Pepper wood trees. The property surrounding us is mostly owned by Green Diamond Company that cuts trees for lumber and then re-forests with saplings. There are also other properties that are not clearly marked or fenced in. The people who live around here are friendly, and we have never had any problems exploring the trails and creeks in this area, but please use discretion and politeness while hiking. If you see marijuana growing, please DO NOT HELP YOURSELF. It’s not wild, and growers do not take kindly to people helping themselves. Even if you get away with it, they may want to “teach us a lesson” at Otter Space. Please respect these wishes.
YUROK PEOPLE - The Yurok live on the Pacific coast of northwestern California. Many of their villages were either on lagoons or at the mouths of streams; others were along the lower course of the Klamath River. The Yurok place great emphasis on accumulating wealth and asserting status. The wealthiest members of Yurok society own multiple sets of dance regalia and serve as hosts for ceremonial gatherings. They wear distinctive clothing, such as highly decorative basketry caps, as a means of displaying their wealth. Even their style of speech is more elaborate than the contracted version spoken by commoners. The natural resources of northwestern California were abundant, permitting the Yurok to live in permanent, year round villages. They harvested salmon, sturgeon, eel, surf fish, shellfish, sea lions, deer, elk, and acorns. Dense redwood forests provided the Yurok with wood for their distinctive split-plank houses, constructed with either single-pitched or double-pitched roofs. Redwood also was used for the manufacture of a variety of household items, such as wooden stools, storage boxes and cooking implements. Using stone adzes and wedges, Yurok craftsmen carved blunt-ended dugout canoes from large redwood logs.
Campfires allowed
Toilet
Potable water
Showers
Picnic table
from
for NaN guests$110
/ night
Instant book
Otter Space Orchard Meadow Camp
100%
(17)Tent site · Sleeps 7
OTTER SPACE is off the grid, through a redwood forest and over a mountain, down into the Klamath River valley. We have a 5-acre meadow, and orchard with 50 trees, peaches pears, apples, cherries, plums, pluots, apricots and grapes. We are right on the Klamath river on the Yurok reservation. It's a great place to come and recharge your internal batteries and cool off with a refreshing plunge in the Klamath River after hiking all day through some of the nearby redwood parks and groves. There is no telephone or internet service to interrupt your peace and quiet.
We see lots of wildlife, we have silver foxes, a bald eagle, a family of river otters just downstream, ... we see vultures and blue heron and osprey who fly overhead when they catch a salmon and call to each other to brag about it! Sometimes we see timid black bears and we often have black-tail deer in the meadow.
We are surrounded by old trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut all the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, the pine species and Pepper wood trees.
MORE ABOUT OTTER SPACE
The OTTER SPACE CONFERENCE CENTER - was purchased in 2002 by Dr. Peter Alsop and over the next 22 years he built a place of peace and healing, where families come to vacation and human service professionals come to learn. We are located on the Yurok Indian reservation right on the Klamath River just outside Orick, CA. The name Otter Space comes from a family of otters that live just down river. It’s also combination of “Artist’s Space” and “Outer Space” and implies the importance of thinking “out of the box” and valuing music and the arts in healing and living our lives fully, as well as the need to pass on earth and people-friendly skills to help our children survive into the future.
Our MAIN HOUSE - was built in 1952 and retains the flavor of the 50’s. It houses a kitchen, dining hall, a living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a bathtub and shower.
Our log-built RIVERVIEW LODGE - has a large living room, dining area and kitchen with three bedrooms and a full bathroom with a claw-foot tub and shower. It also features a wrap-around covered porch that overlooks the beautiful Klamath River.
The OTTER SUITE - is an upstairs bedroom in the Barn with a ½ bathroom, (toilet and sink), and a porch with a view of the upper yard.
Our PUMPKIN COTTAGE and BLUE COTTAGE - each sleep 4 to 6 people. They have running hot and cold water, a propane cooktop and a wood stove for heat. They each have a loft for an extra sleeping area. They do NOT have refrigeration except for an ice chest, and we have limited solar electricity with support from our gas generator.
The RIVERVIEW YURT - is for folks who want a full kitchen, a private shower and flush toilet overlooking the Klamath river from our 50 x 50-foot deck. Luscious to sit outside and watch the river flow by during the day, and to let the water lull you to sleep at night. For families (up to 8), old friends, folks who like to fish, or just for a very special get-away.
If you camp in our DEER MEADOW, MORNING MEADOW or ORCHARD MEADOW Camps, you can drive your vehicle into the campsite. If you stay in our MAPLE RIVER, GROTTO RIVER or PEPPERWOOD RIVER Camp, you may need to park your vehicle at the edge of the meadow.
Campers have their own CAMP SHOWER with hot and cold water at the back corner of the Orchard where it meets the Meadow. There is also a cold water sink nearby for washing dishes and cooking gear.
Our DOUBLE YELLOW SHOWER HOUSE - up the hill, next to the Cottages has two separate sides, each with a toilet, sink and shower with on demand hot water for our Cottage and Otter Suite guests. Our campers have two outhouses for their use, ... one at the bottom of the road to the meadow, which is closest to the Maple River, Grotto River, Morning Meadow and Orchard Meadow Camps. Our second outhouse is located between Pepperwood River Camp and Deer Meadow Camp. Please feel free to pee outside (with discretion), when there are no other campers present. For any solid waste, please be considerate of others and use the appropriate accommodations.
TIMES - We ask that you clean up and check out of your accommodations by 11:am on the day of your departure. You can check in by 1: - 2:p on the day of your arrival.
CLIMATE and The KLAMATH - Otter Space is settled in what many call the “banana belt” of the Humboldt rainforest. Plan on bringing layers of clothing as temperatures can go from hot and warm during the day, to quite cool and even cold after dark. The Klamath River flows swiftly, with a strong current moving about 7 knots. It runs 286 miles from Klamath Falls, OR to the sea. There are four tributaries: Scott, Shasta, Trinity and Salmon Rivers. Swimming in the summer months is delicious. We have mostly pebbly beaches and a sandy spot upstream near a big rock outcropping that we use for diving. The river is chilly until late June and it cools down again in late September.
NEIGHBORS - There are very few neighbors in this area. The Yurok village of Wautek is directly across the river from Otter Space. Non-native name for Wautek is Johnson’s Bar, which used to be a trading post. Ships could get into the mouth of the Klamath and they would send boats upstream to trade with the Yurok for pelts and fish, etc. In the late 1800’s silt build up made it impossible for trading vessels to come into the river, so the trading dried up. We also have a couple of neighbors who live on the property next to our meadow on the other side of our organic fruit orchard. Please use our pathways to travel property next to us, and respect the privacy and tranquility of our neighbors by not keeping late hours or playing loud music.
COMMUNICATIONS - We are in a remote area and do not have easy access to telecommunications systems. Regular cell phones do not work at Otter Space. This does not need to be seen as 'an inconvenience'; it’s actually an opportunity to notice how dependent we have become on our electronic connections! We suggest that you make arrangements to be entirely unreachable while you are in Otter Space, and see if the world can get by without your assistance.
EMERGENCIES - If someone needs to reach you in an emergency, they can call Ella Perrins at (571) 351-0934 and leave a message if necessary. We will check messages every day. If you need first aid beyond your own resources, please find Eli or Hannah Perrins as they will be able to assist you, and they can reach outside help. In extreme situations, we can call Humboldt CHP and dispatch a medevac helicopter, and they will know which hospital is most available; Mad River Hospital in Arcata - St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka - or Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City. Sutter Hospital can also arrange a fixed wing airplane to medevac from one of these sites to other facilities for treatment beyond what is offered locally.
FOOD and WATER - Please bring your own food, as the nearest market is an hour away in Orick. Our water has been checked, and we received a clean bill of health with regard to everything except for the usual “coliform” count. Coliform is present in all the untreated ground water in our area. The Klamath is green because of the blue-green algae and the coliform. This does not mean that drinking it will make you ill. All the local people and neighbors drink the local water. The officials say it’s fine for bathing or cooking, but if you are nervous about drinking the water here, please pack in your own water for drinking. Please keep food and garbage out of the reach and smell of animals so we don’t have animal visitors at night.
GARBAGE and TRASH - If you pack it in, please pack it out when you leave.
FIRES - Depending on the time of year, cooking fires are permissible in the fire pits provided. Please NO bonfires. We expect our guest to 'self-regulate', as we don’t want to have to be “parental”. Thanks. We have fire wood in the forest around the meadow for use for cooking fires, and there is a “burn pile” full of aged tree trimmings for campers to cut up and use for fires. If you forget your saw, cut firewood is available for purchase up by the Barn.
PETS - Please leave pets at home.
WILD LIFE - On the Klamath River we see turkey vultures, golden eagles, bald eagles, merganser ducks, cormorants, King Fishers, Great Blue Heron, night heron, white heron and osprey. Forty years ago, there were only 6 osprey nests on the river, due to DDT depleting the calcium in the eggs of the females. Now there are over 325 osprey nest sites on the river. Ospreys are said to be monogamous, and they migrate every year from South America. Each of the little swallows that skin the surface of the river in the morning and early evening eat more than 1000 mosquitoes a day (Yaay!) We occasionally see a harbor seal who swims upriver in the summer to avoid the competition at the mouth of the Klamath. We also have seen a family of river otters that live just downstream, and an occasional river beaver. We have never seen a sturgeon at Otter Space. Sturgeon is a fish that has been the same for 20 million years. The biggest sturgeon caught in the Klamath was in 1936, 12,050pounds, 16 feet long, 300-325 years old. They don’t mature until they’re 45-48yrs old. A female will lay 700,000 eggs in her lifetime. Only 2 will reach maturity. There is a “sturgeon hole” about 7 miles downstream where they live. Black bears - If you are lucky, you might get to see one of the timid black bears that live in the Lower Klamath area. They are not aggressive unless it is a mother bear protecting her cubs. They run the other way when they see or smell humans. We do not have any brown bears in this area. There is a cinnamon-colored black bear that visits us sometimes. Please do not ever feed wild animals. We also have silver fox, chipmunks, possums, raccoons, ... one guest saw a very rare lynx, and a family of black-tail deer graze in our meadow in the morning and evening. We do not have poisonous snakes in the area, but sometimes there are garter snakes in the orchard. Mountain lions - are dangerous. We have never seen one, but they do live in this area. Here are the California Department of Fish and Game’s suggestions based on behavior analysis of attacks by mountain lions. Do not hike alone. Make plenty of noise to reduce your chances of surprising a lion. Go in groups, with adults supervising children. Take a sturdy walking stick: you can use it to ward off a lion. Keep children close to you. Observations of captured lions reveal that they seem especially drawn to children, so keep children within your sight at all times. - Stop! Do not run from a lion. Back away from it slowly, but only if you can do so safely, as running may stimulate a lion's instinct to chase and attack. Face the lion and stand upright. Make eye contact. If you have small children with you, pick them up so they won't panic and run. Although it may seem awkward, pick them up without bending over or turning away from the lion. - Do not bend or crouch over. Do all you can to appear larger. A person squatting or bending over looks a lot like a four-legged prey animal. Raise your arms. Open your jacket, if you're wearing one. Throw stones, branches, or whatever you can grab without crouching down or turning your back. Wave your arms slowly and speak firmly in a large voice. Never approach a lion, especially one that is feeding or with kittens. Most mountain lions will try to avoid confrontation. Give them a way to escape. Fight back if attacked. Try to stay on your feet if a lion attacks you. Lions have been driven off by prey that fights back. Some hikers have fought back successfully with sticks, caps, jackets, garden tools, and their bare hands.
HIKING - We are surrounded by old logging trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft. tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, other pine species and Pepper wood trees. The property surrounding us is mostly owned by Green Diamond Company that cuts trees for lumber and then re-forests with saplings. There are also other properties that are not clearly marked or fenced in. The people who live around here are friendly, and we have never had any problems exploring the trails and creeks in this area, but please use discretion and politeness while hiking. If you see marijuana growing, please DO NOT HELP YOURSELF. It’s not wild, and growers do not take kindly to people helping themselves. Even if you get away with it, they may want to “teach us a lesson” at Otter Space. Please respect these wishes.
YUROK PEOPLE - The Yurok live on the Pacific coast of northwestern California. Many of their villages were either on lagoons or at the mouths of streams; others were along the lower course of the Klamath River. The Yurok place great emphasis on accumulating wealth and asserting status. The wealthiest members of Yurok society own multiple sets of dance regalia and serve as hosts for ceremonial gatherings. They wear distinctive clothing, such as highly decorative basketry caps, as a means of displaying their wealth. Even their style of speech is more elaborate than the contracted version spoken by commoners. The natural resources of northwestern California were abundant, permitting the Yurok to live in permanent, year-round villages. They harvested salmon, sturgeon, eel, surf fish, shellfish, sea lions, deer, elk, and acorns. Dense redwood forests provided the Yurok with wood for their distinctive split-plank houses, constructed with either single-pitched or double-pitched roofs. Redwood also was used for the manufacture of a variety of household items, such as wooden stools, storage boxes and cooking implements. Using stone adzes and wedges, Yurok craftsmen carved blunt-ended dugout canoes from large redwood logs.
Campfires allowed
Toilet
Potable water
Showers
Picnic table
from
for NaN guests$110
/ night
Instant book
Otter Space Grotto River Camp
89%
(9)Tent site · Sleeps 7
OTTER SPACE is off the grid, through a Redwood forest and over a mountain, down into the Klamath River valley. We have a 5-acre meadow, and orchard with 50 trees, peaches pears, apples, cherries, plums, pluots, apricots and grapes. We are right on the Klamath river on the Yurok reservation. It's a great place to come and recharge your internal batteries and cool off with a refreshing plunge in the Klamath River after hiking all day through some of the nearby redwood parks and groves. There is no telephone or internet service to interrupt your peace and quiet.
We see lots of wildlife, we have silver foxes, a bald eagle, a family of river otters just downstream, ... we see vultures and blue heron and osprey who fly overhead when they catch a salmon and call to each other to brag about it! Sometimes we see timid black bears and we often have black-tail deer in the meadow.
We are surrounded by old trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut all the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, the pine species and Pepper wood trees.
MORE ABOUT OTTER SPACE
The OTTER SPACE CONFERENCE CENTER - was purchased in 2002 by Dr. Peter Alsop and over the next 22 years he built a place of peace and healing, where families come to vacation and human service professionals come to learn. We are located on the Yurok Indian reservation right on the Klamath River just outside Orick, CA. The name Otter Space comes from a family of otters that live just down river. It’s also combination of “Artist’s Space” and “Outer Space” and implies the importance of thinking “out of the box” and valuing music and the arts in healing and living our lives fully, as well as the need to pass on earth and people-friendly skills to help our children survive into the future.
Our MAIN HOUSE - was built in 1952 and retains the flavor of the 50’s. It houses a kitchen, dining hall, a living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a bathtub and shower.
Our log-built RIVERVIEW LODGE - has a large living room, dining area and kitchen with three bedrooms and a full bathroom with a claw-foot tub and shower. It also features a wrap-around covered porch that overlooks the beautiful Klamath River.
The OTTER SUITE is an upstairs bedroom in the Barn with a ½ bathroom, (toilet and sink), and a porch with a view of the upper yard.
Our PUMPKIN COTTAGE and BLUE COTTAGE - each sleep 4 to 6 people. They have running hot and cold water, a propane cooktop, and a wood stove for heat. They each have a loft for an extra sleeping area.
The RIVERVIEW YURT - is for folks who want a full kitchen, a private shower and flush toilet overlooking the Klamath river from our 50 x 50 foot deck. Luscious to sit outside and watch the river flow by during the day, and to let the water lull you to sleep at night. For families (up to 8), old friends, folks who like to fish, or just for a very special get-away.
If you camp in our DEER MEADOW, MORNING MEADOW or ORCHARD MEADOW Camps, you can drive your vehicle into the campsite. If you stay in our MAPLE RIVER, GROTTO RIVER or PEPPERWOOD RIVER Camp, you may need to park your vehicle at the edge of the meadow.
Campers have their own CAMP SHOWER with hot and cold water at the back corner of the Orchard where it meets the Meadow. There is also a cold water sink nearby for washing dishes and cooking gear.
Our DOUBLE YELLOW SHOWER HOUSE - up the hill, next to the Cottages has two separate sides, each with a toilet, sink and shower with on demand hot water for our Cottage and Otter Suite guests. Our campers have two outhouses for their use, ... one at the bottom of the road to the meadow, which is closest to the Maple River, Grotto River, Morning Meadow and Orchard Meadow Camps. Our second outhouse is located between Pepperwood River Camp and Deer Meadow Camp. Please feel free to pee outside (with discretion), when there are no other campers present. For any solid waste, please be considerate of others and use the appropriate accommodations. .
TIMES - We ask that you clean up and check out of your accommodations by 11:am on the day of your departure. You can check in by 1: - 2:p on the day of your arrival.
CLIMATE and The KLAMATH - Otter Space is settled in what many call the “banana belt” of the Humboldt rainforest. Plan on bringing layers of clothing as temperatures can go from hot and warm during the day, to quite cool and even cold after dark. The Klamath River flows swiftly, with a strong current moving about 7 knots. It runs 286 miles from Klamath Falls, OR to the sea. There are four tributaries: Scott, Shasta, Trinity and Salmon Rivers. Swimming in the summer months is delicious. We have mostly pebbly beaches and a sandy spot upstream near a big rock outcropping that we use for diving. The river is chilly until late June and it cools down again in late September.
NEIGHBORS - There are very few neighbors in this area. The Yurok village of Wautek is directly across the river from Otter Space. Non-native name for Wautek is Johnson’s Bar, which used to be a trading post. Ships could get into the mouth of the Klamath and they would send boats upstream to trade with the Yurok for pelts and fish, etc. In the late 1800’s silt build up made it impossible for trading vessels to come into the river, so the trading dried up. We also have a couple of neighbors who live on the property next to our meadow on the other side of our organic fruit orchard. Please use our pathways to travel property next to us, and respect the privacy and tranquility of our neighbors by not keeping late hours or playing loud music.
COMMUNICATIONS - We are in a remote area and do not have easy access to telecommunications systems. Regular cell phones do not work at Otter Space. This does not need to be seen as 'an inconvenience'; it’s actually an opportunity to notice how dependent we have become on our electronic connections! We suggest that you make arrangements to be entirely unreachable while you are in Otter Space, and see if the world can get by without your assistance.
EMERGENCIES - If someone needs to reach you in an emergency, they can call Ella Perrins at (571) 351-0934 and leave a message if necessary. We will check messages everyday. If you need first aid beyond your own resources, please find Eli or Hannah Perrins as they will be able to assist you, and they can reach outside help. In extreme situations, we can call Humboldt CHP and dispatch the a medevac helicopter, who will know which hospital is most available; Mad River Hospital in Arcata - St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka - or Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City. Sutter Hospital can also arrange a fixed wing airplane to medevac from one of these sites to other facilities for treatment beyond what is offered locally.
FOOD and WATER - Please bring your own food, as the nearest market is an hour away in Orick. Our water has been checked, and we received a clean bill of health with regard to everything except for the usual “coliform” count. Coliform is present in all the untreated ground water in our area. The Klamath is green because of the blue-green algae and the coliform. This does not mean that drinking it will make you ill. All the local people and neighbors drink the local water. The officials say it’s fine for bathing or cooking, but if you are nervous about drinking the water here, please pack in your own water for drinking. Please keep food and garbage out of the reach and smell of animals so we don’t have animal visitors at night.
GARBAGE and TRASH - If you pack it in, please pack it out when you leave.
FIRES - Depending on the time of year, cooking fires are permissible in the fire pits provided. Please NO bonfires. We expect our guest to 'self-regulate', as we don’t want to have to be “parental”. Thanks. We have fire wood in the forest around the meadow for use for cooking fires, and there is a “burn pile” full of aged tree trimmings for campers to cut up and use for fires. If you forget your saw, cut firewood is available for purchase up by the Barn.
PETS - Please leave pets at home.
WILD LIFE - On the Klamath River we see turkey vultures, golden eagles, bald eagles, merganser ducks, cormorants, King Fishers, Great Blue Heron, night heron, white heron and osprey. Forty years ago there were only 6 osprey nests on the river, due to DDT depleting the calcium in the eggs of the females. Now there are over 325 osprey nest sites on the river. Ospreys are said to be monogamous, and they migrate every year from South America. Each of the little swallows that skin the surface of the river in the morning and early evening eat more than 1000 mosquitoes a day (Yaay!) We occasionally see a harbor seal who swims upriver in the summer to avoid the competition at the mouth of the Klamath. We also have seen a family of river otters that live just downstream, and an occasional river beaver. We have never seen a sturgeon at Otter Space. Sturgeon is a fish that has been the same for 20 million years. The biggest sturgeon caught in the Klamath was in 1936, 12,050pounds, 16 feet long, 300-325 years old. They don’t mature until they’re 45-48yrs old. A female will lay 700,000 eggs in her lifetime. Only 2 will reach maturity. There is a “sturgeon hole” about 7 miles downstream where they live. Black bears - If you are lucky, you might get to see one of the timid black bears that live in the Lower Klamath area. They are not aggressive unless it is a mother bear protecting her cubs. They run the other way when they see or smell humans. We do not have any brown bears in this area. There is a cinnamon colored black bear that visits us sometimes. Please do not ever feed wild animals. We also have silver fox, chipmunks, possums, raccoons, ... one guest saw a very rare lynx, and a family of black-tail deer graze in our meadow in the morning and evening. We do not have poisonous snakes in the area, but sometimes there are garter snakes in the orchard. Mountain lions - are dangerous. We have never seen one, but they do live in this area. Here are the California Department of Fish and Game’s suggestions based on behavior analysis of attacks by mountain lions. Do not hike alone. Make plenty of noise to reduce your chances of surprising a lion. Go in groups, with adults supervising children. Take a sturdy walking stick: you can use it to ward off a lion. Keep children close to you. Observations of captured lions reveal that they seem especially drawn to children, so keep children within your sight at all times. - Stop! Do not run from a lion. Back away from it slowly, but only if you can do so safely, as running may stimulate a lion's instinct to chase and attack. Face the lion and stand upright. Make eye contact. If you have small children with you, pick them up so they won't panic and run. Although it may seem awkward, pick them up without bending over or turning away from the lion. - Do not bend or crouch over. Do all you can to appear larger. A person squatting or bending over looks a lot like a four-legged prey animal. Raise your arms. Open your jacket, if you're wearing one. Throw stones, branches, or whatever you can grab without crouching down or turning your back. Wave your arms slowly and speak firmly in a large voice. Never approach a lion, especially one that is feeding or with kittens. Most mountain lions will try to avoid confrontation. Give them a way to escape. Fight back if attacked. Try to stay on your feet if a lion attacks you. Lions have been driven off by prey that fights back. Some hikers have fought back successfully with sticks, caps, jackets, garden tools, and their bare hands.
HIKING - We are surrounded by old logging trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft. tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, other pine species and Pepper wood trees. The property surrounding us is mostly owned by Green Diamond Company that cuts trees for lumber and then re-forests with saplings. There are also other properties that are not clearly marked or fenced in. The people who live around here are friendly, and we have never had any problems exploring the trails and creeks in this area, but please use discretion and politeness while hiking. If you see marijuana growing, please DO NOT HELP YOURSELF. It’s not wild, and growers do not take kindly to people helping themselves. Even if you get away with it, they may want to “teach us a lesson” at Otter Space. Please respect these wishes.
YUROK PEOPLE - The Yurok live on the Pacific coast of northwestern California. Many of their villages were either on lagoons or at the mouths of streams; others were along the lower course of the Klamath River. The Yurok place great emphasis on accumulating wealth and asserting status. The wealthiest members of Yurok society own multiple sets of dance regalia and serve as hosts for ceremonial gatherings. They wear distinctive clothing, such as highly decorative basketry caps, as a means of displaying their wealth. Even their style of speech is more elaborate than the contracted version spoken by commoners. The natural resources of northwestern California were abundant, permitting the Yurok to live in permanent, year round villages. They harvested salmon, sturgeon, eel, surf fish, shellfish, sea lions, deer, elk, and acorns. Dense redwood forests provided the Yurok with wood for their distinctive split-plank houses, constructed with either single-pitched or double-pitched roofs. Redwood also was used for the manufacture of a variety of household items, such as wooden stools, storage boxes and cooking implements. Using stone adzes and wedges, Yurok craftsmen carved blunt-ended dugout canoes from large redwood logs.
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Otter Space Riverview Yurt
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(19)Yurt · Sleeps 8
Otter Space is off the grid, through a Redwood forest and over a mountain down into the Klamath River valley. We have a 5 acre meadow, and an orchard with 50 trees, peaches pears, apples, cherries, plums, pluots, apricots and grapes. We are right on the Klamath river on the Yurok reservation. It's a great place to come and recharge your internal batteries. (We have to start the generator to charge the other kind of batteries, because we're off-the-grid!) There is no telephone or internet service to interrupt your peace and quiet.
The highlight of Otter Space is our spacious Riverview Yurt which perches on a 50 x 50 foot deck overlooking the wild Klamath River. Luscious to sit outside and watch the river flow by during the day, and to let the water lull you to sleep at night. Down the spiral staircase to our Kitchen, stocked with pots, pans, plates, dishes and cutlery for 6-8, as well as a dining area under the deck. The Yurt is a magical get-away that can house two couples, or up to 8 people! The private shower and bathroom is fully equipped and has a picture window overlooking the river. The 30' circular structure was originally set up as a conference meeting room, which morphed into a home for a family of 5 for two years, and is now available for you and your family or friends to stay at Otter Space for a long weekend of "off the grid" relaxation, hiking, and playing in the river. For families, old friends, folks who like to fish, or just for a very special get-away.
We have plenty of places to camp. Our Maple River Camp and Grotto River Camp sites overlook the gorgeous Klamath River. Our Orchard Meadow, Morning Meadow, and Deer Meadow tent sites each have a picnic table and a fire pit and are close to our 5 acre meadow, where black tail deer graze in the evenings. Our Blue Cottage and Pumpkin Cottage each sleep 4-5 comfortably and are close to the shower house and toilets. They have hot and cold running water, a propane cook top, and a wood stove for heat. They do NOT have electric refrigeration, (we use ice chests!). As of right now, we only have electricity if the generator is on. We do not turn it on very often. We have beds with mattresses, blankets, pillows, towels and clean bedding.
Our Double Yellow Shower House has two separate sides, each with a toilet, sink and shower with on demand hot water, so folks don't have to wait. We have a new Camp Shower at the corner of the orchard for our campers, and there is also an outhouse at the bottom of the road to the meadow, for use by Maple River, Grotto River, Orchard Meadow and the Morning Meadow camps, and a second outhouse in the far corner of the meadow for the Romantic Tipi and the Dear Meadow Camp. Feel free to pee outside (with discretion if there are other campers present), for any solid waste, please use the appropriate accommodations. . Please be considerate of others.
We see lots of wildlife, we have silver foxes, a bald eagle, and a family of river otters just downstream. We see vultures and blue heron and osprey who fly overhead when they catch a salmon and call to each other to brag about it! Sometimes we see timid black bears who run from humans but sometimes can be seen grazing in the meadow with the black-tail deer.
We are surrounded by old logging trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, other Pine species and Pepper wood trees.
MORE ABOUT OTTER SPACE
The Otter Space Conference Center was purchased in 2002 by Dr. Peter Alsop as a place of peace and healing, where human service professionals come to train with Dr. Alsop and learn how to help children and families cope with issues such as chemical dependency, loss and grief, child abuse and trauma. We are located on the Yurok Indian reservation on the Klamath River just outside Orick, CA. The name Otter Space comes from a family of otters that live just down river. It’s also combination of“Artist’s Space” and “Outer Space” and implies the importance of thinking “out of the box”, valuing music and the arts in healing, and living our lives fully, so we can pass our Earth on to our children along with a set of sustainable living skills and personal interactive skills that might help them survive into the future.
Our Main House was built in 1952 and retains the flavor of the 50’s. It houses a kitchen, dining hall, a living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a bathtub and shower. The Upper Barn bedroom upstairs with a private bathroom..
Joe and Wendy Moore and their three children live in The Lodge, their log cabin home by the river. They live sustainably off the land and offer workshops on a number of sustainable practices. They will be available to help if help is needed. They also have emergency phone service to the outside world, emphasis on “emergency”.
PARKING
You may want to drive your camper van or smaller RV to the campsite. Depending on the size of your vehicle, you may be able to park in the meadow, next to your camp, or up at the main house, and pitch your tent in the site you’ve reserved.
TIMES
Please clean up and check out of your site by 11:am on the day of your departure. You can check in by 2:pm on the day of your arrival.
CLIMATE & THE KLAMATH
Otter Space is in what many call the “banana belt” of the Humboldt rain forest. Plan on bringing layers of clothing as temperatures can go from hot and warm during the day, to quite cool and even cold after dark. The Klamath River is swift moving (usually about 7 knots, and strong). It runs 286 miles from Klamath Falls, OR to the sea. There are four tributaries: the Scott, Shasta, Trinity and Salmon Rivers. Swimming in the summer months is delicious. We have mostly pebbly beaches and a sandy spot upstream near a big rock outcropping that we use for diving. The river is chilly until late June and it cools down again in late September.
NEIGHBORS
There are very few neighbors in this area. The Yurok village of Wautek is directly across the river from Otter Space. (The non-native name for Wautek is Johnson’s Bar, which used to be a trading post. Ships could get into the mouth of the Klamath and they would send boats upstream to trade with the Yurok for pelts and fish, etc. In the late 1800’s silt build up made it impossible for trading vessels to come into the river, so the trading dried up.) We also have a couple of neighbors who live on the property next to our meadow on the other side of our organic fruit orchard, and my brother Rick lives in a trailer just up stream from the Yurt. Please use our path ways to travel, and respect the privacy and tranquility of our neighbors by not keeping late hours or playing loud music.
COMMUNICATIONS
We are in a remote area and do not have easy access to telecommunications systems. Regular cel phones do not work at Otter Space. This is not an inconvenience; it’s an opportunity to notice how dependent we have become on our electronic connections! We suggest that you make arrangements to be entirely unreachable while you are in Otter Space, and see if the world can get by without your assistance.
If someone needs to reach you in an emergency, they can call 913. 424. 8370. and leave a message. We will check messages at least once a day. This number is a special cel phone and outgoing calls will be made for emergencies only. If you need first aid beyond your own resources, please find Joe or Wendy, as they both have training in alternative medicines and will have some supplies or resources that could help. They can also call for outside help if you need that. In extreme situations, we can call Humboldt CHP at 707. 268. 2000. They will dispatch the first available medevac helicopter, and will know which hospital is available; Mad River Hosp., Arcata// St. Joseph's Hosp., Eureka// or Sutter Coast Hosp., Crescent City. Sutter Hospital can arrange a fixed wing airplane medevac from one of these sites to other facilities for treatment beyond what is offered locally.
FOOD & WATER
Please bring your own food, as the nearest market is an hour away in Orick. All the local people drink the local water, including Joe & Wendy and their kids and our other neighbors. It’s fine for bathing or cooking, but if you are at all nervous about drinking the water here, please pack in your own water for drinking. Please keep food and garbage out of the reach and smell of animals so we don’t have animal visitors at night.
GARBAGE
If you pack it in, please pack it out when you leave.
FIRES
Depending on the time of year, cooking fires are permissible in the fire pits provided. Please NO bonfires. Please self-regulate, as we don’t want to have to be “parental”. Thanks. We have firewood in the forest around the meadow for use for cooking fires, and there is a “burn pile” full of aged fruit tree trimmings that we’ve elected to leave for campers to cut up and use for fires. If you forget your saw, cut firewood is available for purchase.
PETS
Please leave pets at home.
WILDLIFE
On the Klamath River - we might see turkey vultures, golden eagles, bald eagles, merganser ducks, cormorants, King Fishers, Great Blue Heron, night heron, white heron and osprey. Forty years ago there were only 6 osprey nests on the river, due to DDT depleting the calcium in the eggs of the females. Now there are over 325 osprey nest sites on the river. Ospreys are said to be monogamous, and they migrate every year from South America. Each of the little swallows that skin the surface of the river in the morning and early evening eat more than 1000 mosquitoes a day (Yaay!) We occasionally see a harbor seal who comes up river in the summer to avoid the competition at the mouth of the Klamath. We also have seen a family of river otters that live just downstream, and an occasional river beaver. We have never seen a sturgeon at Otter Space. Sturgeon is a fish that has been the same for 20 million years. The biggest sturgeon caught in the Klamath was in 1936, 12,050pounds, 16 feet long, 300-325 years old. They don’t mature until they’re 45-48 ysars old. A female will lay 700,000 eggs in her lifetime. Only 2 will reach maturity. There is a “sturgeon hole” about 7 miles down stream where they live.
Black bears - If you are lucky, you might get to see one of the timid black bears that live in the Lower Klamath area. They are not aggressive unless it is a mother bear protecting her cubs. They run the other way when they see or smell humans. We do not have any brown bears in this area. There is a cinnamon colored black bear that visits us sometimes. Please do not ever feed wild animals.
We also have silver fox, chipmunks, possums, raccoons, one guest saw a very rare lynx and black-tail deer graze in the meadow in the morning and evening. We do not have poisonous snakes in the area, but sometimes there are garter snakes in the orchard.
Mountain lions - are dangerous. We have never seen one, but they do live in this area. Here are the California Department of Fish and Game’s suggestions based on behavior analysis of attacks by mountain lions. * Do not hike alone. * Make plenty of noise to reduce your chances of surprising a lion. * Go in groups, with adults supervising children. * Take a sturdy walking stick: you can use it to ward off a lion. * Keep children close to you. Observations of captured lions reveal that they seem especially drawn to children. * Keep children within your sight at all times.
* Stop! Do not run from a lion. Back away from it slowly, but only if you can do so safely, as running may stimulate a lion's instinct to chase and attack. Face the lion and stand upright. Make eye contact. If you have small children with you, pick them up so they won't panic and run. Although it may seem awkward, pick them up without bending over or turning away from the lion.
* Do not bend or crouch over. * Do all you can to appear larger. A person squatting or bending over looks a lot like a four-legged prey animal. * Raise your arms. * Open your jacket, if you're wearing one. * Throw stones, branches, or whatever you can grab without crouching down or turning your back. * Wave your arms slowly and speak firmly in a large voice. * Never approach a lion, especially one that is feeding or with kittens. Most mountain lions will try to avoid confrontation. * Give them a way to escape. * Fight back if attacked. * Try to stay on your feet if a lion attacks you. * Lions have been driven off by prey that fights back. Some hikers have fought back successfully with sticks, caps, jackets, garden tools,and their bare hands.
HIKING
We are surrounded by old logging trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft. tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, other pine species and Pepper wood trees. The property surrounding us is mostly owned by Green Diamond Company that cuts trees for lumber and then re-forests with saplings. There are also other properties that are not clearly marked or fenced in. Mostly everyone we have met here are friendly, and we have never had any problems exploring the trails and creeks in this area, but please use discretion and politeness while hiking. If you see marijuana growing, please DO NOT HELP YOURSELF. It’s not wild, and growers do not take kindly to people helping themselves. Even if you get away with it, they may want to “teach us a lesson” at Otter Space. Please respect these wishes.
TheYurok PeopleThe Yurok live on the Pacific coast of northwestern California. Many of their villages were either on lagoons or at the mouths of streams; others were along the lower course of the Klamath River. The Yurok placed great emphasis on accumulating wealth and asserting status. The wealthiest members of Yurok society owned multiple sets of dance regalia and served as hosts for ceremonial gatherings. They wore distinctive clothing, such as highly decorative basketry caps, as a means of displaying their wealth. Even their style of speech was more elaborate than the contracted version spoken by commoners.
The natural resources of northwestern California were abundant, permitting the Yurok to live in permanent, year round villages. They harvested salmon,sturgeon, eel, surf fish, shellfish, sea lions, deer, elk, and acorns. Dense redwood forests provided the Yurok with wood for their distinctive split-plank houses, constructed with either single-pitched or double-pitched roofs. Redwood also was used for the manufacture of a variety of household items, such as wooden stools, storage boxes and cooking implements. Using stone adzes and wedges, Yurok craftsmen carved blunt-ended dugout canoes from large redwood logs.
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Otter Space Pumpkin Cottage
95%
(10)Cabin · Sleeps 4
OTTER SPACE is off the grid, through a redwood forest and over a mountain, down into the Klamath River valley. We have a 5-acre meadow, and orchard with 50 trees, peaches pears, apples, cherries, plums, pluots, apricots and grapes. We are right on the Klamath river on the Yurok reservation. It's a great place to come and recharge your internal batteries and cool off with a refreshing plunge in the Klamath River after hiking all day through some of the nearby redwood parks and groves. There is no telephone or internet service to interrupt your peace and quiet.
We see lots of wildlife, we have silver foxes, a bald eagle, a family of river otters just downstream, ... we see vultures and blue heron and osprey who fly overhead when they catch a salmon and call to each other to brag about it! Sometimes we see timid black bears and we often have black-tail deer in the meadow.
We are surrounded by old trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut all the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, the pine species and Pepper wood trees.
Our PUMPKIN COTTAGE and our BLUE COTTAGE - each sleep people. They have running hot and cold water, a propane cooktop and a wood stove for heat. They each have a loft for an extra sleeping area. They do NOT have refrigeration except for an ice chest, and we have limited solar electricity with support from our gas generator.
MORE ABOUT OTTER SPACE
The OTTER SPACE CONFERENCE CENTER - was purchased in 2002 by Dr. Peter Alsop and over the next 22 years he built a place of peace and healing, where families come to vacation and human service professionals come to learn. We are located on the Yurok Indian reservation right on the Klamath River just outside Orick, CA. The name Otter Space comes from a family of otters that live just down river. It’s also combination of “Artist’s Space” and “Outer Space” and implies the importance of thinking “out of the box” and valuing music and the arts in healing and living our lives fully, as well as the need to pass on earth and people-friendly skills to help our children survive into the future.
Our MAIN HOUSE - was built in 1952 and retains the flavor of the 50’s. It houses a kitchen, dining hall, a living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a bathtub and shower.
Our log-built RIVERVIEW LODGE - has a large living room, dining area and kitchen with three bedrooms and a full bathroom with a claw-foot tub and shower. It also features a wrap-around covered porch that overlooks the beautiful Klamath River.
The OTTER SUITE - is an upstairs bedroom in the Barn with a ½ bathroom, (toilet and sink), and a porch with a view of the upper yard.
The RIVERVIEW YURT - is for folks who want a full kitchen, a private shower and flush toilet overlooking the Klamath river from our 50 x 50-foot deck. Luscious to sit outside and watch the river flow by during the day, and to let the water lull you to sleep at night. For families (up to 8), old friends, folks who like to fish, or just for a very special get-away.
If you camp in our DEER MEADOW, MORNING MEADOW or ORCHARD MEADOW Camps, you can drive your vehicle into the campsite. If you stay in our MAPLE RIVER, GROTTO RIVER or PEPPERWOOD RIVER Camp, you may need to park your vehicle at the edge of the meadow.
Campers have their own CAMP SHOWER with hot and cold water at the back corner of the Orchard where it meets the Meadow. There is also a cold water sink nearby for washing dishes and cooking gear.
Our DOUBLE YELLOW SHOWER HOUSE - up the hill, next to the Cottages has two separate sides, each with a toilet, sink and shower with on demand hot water for our Cottage and Otter Suite guests. Our campers have two outhouses for their use, ... one at the bottom of the road to the meadow, which is closest to the Maple River, Grotto River, Morning Meadow and Orchard Meadow Camps. Our second outhouse is located between Pepperwood River Camp and Deer Meadow Camp. Please feel free to pee outside (with discretion), when there are no other campers present. For any solid waste, please be considerate of others and use the appropriate accommodations.
TIMES - We ask that you clean up and check out of your accommodations by 11:am on the day of your departure. You can check in by 1: - 2:p on the day of your arrival.
CLIMATE and The KLAMATH - Otter Space is settled in what many call the “banana belt” of the Humboldt rainforest. Plan on bringing layers of clothing as temperatures can go from hot and warm during the day, to quite cool and even cold after dark. The Klamath River flows swiftly, with a strong current moving about 7 knots. It runs 286 miles from Klamath Falls, OR to the sea. There are four tributaries: Scott, Shasta, Trinity and Salmon Rivers. Swimming in the summer months is delicious. We have mostly pebbly beaches and a sandy spot upstream near a big rock outcropping that we use for diving. The river is chilly until late June and it cools down again in late September.
NEIGHBORS - There are very few neighbors in this area. The Yurok village of Wautek is directly across the river from Otter Space. Non-native name for Wautek is Johnson’s Bar, which used to be a trading post. Ships could get into the mouth of the Klamath and they would send boats upstream to trade with the Yurok for pelts and fish, etc. In the late 1800’s silt build-up made it impossible for trading vessels to come into the river, so the trading dried up. We also have a couple of neighbors who live on the property next to our meadow on the other side of our organic fruit orchard. Please use our pathways to travel property next to us, and respect the privacy and tranquility of our neighbors by not keeping late hours or playing loud music.
COMMUNICATIONS - We are in a remote area and do not have easy access to telecommunications systems. Regular cell phones do not work at Otter Space. This does not need to be seen as 'an inconvenience'; it’s actually an opportunity to notice how dependent we have become on our electronic connections! We suggest that you make arrangements to be entirely unreachable while you are in Otter Space, and see if the world can get by without your assistance.
EMERGENCIES - If someone needs to reach you in an emergency, they can call Ella Perrins at (571) 351-0934 and leave a message if necessary. We will check messages every day. If you need first aid beyond your own resources, please find Eli or Hannah Perrins as they will be able to assist you, and they can reach outside help. In extreme situations, we can call Humboldt CHP and dispatch a medevac helicopter, and they will know which hospital is most available; Mad River Hospital in Arcata - St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka - or Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City. Sutter Hospital can also arrange for a fixed wing airplane to medevac from one of these sites to other facilities for treatment beyond what is offered locally.
FOOD and WATER - Please bring your own food, as the nearest market is an hour away in Orick. Our water has been checked, and we received a clean bill of health with regard to everything except for the usual “coliform” count. Coliform is present in all the untreated ground water in our area. The Klamath is green because of the blue-green algae and the coliform. This does not mean that drinking it will make you ill. All the local people and neighbors drink the local water. The officials say it’s fine for bathing or cooking, but if you are nervous about drinking the water here, please pack in your own water for drinking. Please keep food and garbage out of the reach and smell of animals so we don’t have animal visitors at night.
GARBAGE and TRASH - If you pack it in, please pack it out when you leave.
FIRES - Depending on the time of year, cooking fires are permissible in the fire pits provided. Please NO bonfires. We expect our guest to 'self-regulate', as we don’t want to have to be “parental”. Thanks. We have fire wood in the forest around the meadow for use for cooking fires, and there is a “burn pile” full of aged tree trimmings for campers to cut up and use for fires. If you forget your saw, cut firewood is available for purchase up by the Barn.
PETS - Please leave pets at home.
WILD LIFE - On the Klamath River we see turkey vultures, golden eagles, bald eagles, merganser ducks, cormorants, King Fishers, Great Blue Heron, night heron, white heron and osprey. Forty years ago, there were only 6 osprey nests on the river, due to DDT depleting the calcium in the eggs of the females. Now there are over 325 osprey nest sites on the river. Ospreys are said to be monogamous, and they migrate every year from South America. Each of the little swallows that skin the surface of the river in the morning and early evening eat more than 1000 mosquitoes a day (Yaay!) We occasionally see a harbor seal who swims upriver in the summer to avoid the competition at the mouth of the Klamath. We also have seen a family of river otters that live just downstream, and an occasional river beaver. We have never seen a sturgeon at Otter Space. Sturgeon is a fish that has been the same for 20 million years. The biggest sturgeon caught in the Klamath was in 1936, 12,050pounds, 16 feet long, 300-325 years old. They don’t mature until they’re 45-48yrs old. A female will lay 700,000 eggs in her lifetime. Only 2 will reach maturity. There is a “sturgeon hole” about 7 miles downstream where they live. Black bears - If you are lucky, you might get to see one of the timid black bears that live in the Lower Klamath area. They are not aggressive unless it is a mother bear protecting her cubs. They run the other way when they see or smell humans. We do not have any brown bears in this area. There is a cinnamon-colored black bear that visits us sometimes. Please do not ever feed wild animals. We also have silver fox, chipmunks, possums, raccoons, ... one guest saw a very rare lynx, and a family of black-tail deer graze in our meadow in the morning and evening. We do not have poisonous snakes in the area, but sometimes there are garter snakes in the orchard. Mountain lions - are dangerous. We have never seen one, but they do live in this area. Here are the California Department of Fish and Game’s suggestions based on behavior analysis of attacks by mountain lions. Do not hike alone. Make plenty of noise to reduce your chances of surprising a lion. Go in groups, with adults supervising children. Take a sturdy walking stick: you can use it to ward off a lion. Keep children close to you. Observations of captured lions reveal that they seem especially drawn to children, so keep children within your sight at all times. - Stop! Do not run from a lion. Back away from it slowly, but only if you can do so safely, as running may stimulate a lion's instinct to chase and attack. Face the lion and stand upright. Make eye contact. If you have small children with you, pick them up so they won't panic and run. Although it may seem awkward, pick them up without bending over or turning away from the lion. - Do not bend or crouch over. Do all you can to appear larger. A person squatting or bending over looks a lot like a four-legged prey animal. Raise your arms. Open your jacket, if you're wearing one. Throw stones, branches, or whatever you can grab without crouching down or turning your back. Wave your arms slowly and speak firmly in a large voice. Never approach a lion, especially one that is feeding or with kittens. Most mountain lions will try to avoid confrontation. Give them a way to escape. Fight back if attacked. Try to stay on your feet if a lion attacks you. Lions have been driven off by prey that fights back. Some hikers have fought back successfully with sticks, caps, jackets, garden tools, and their bare hands.
HIKING - We are surrounded by old logging trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft. tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, other pine species and Pepper wood trees. The property surrounding us is mostly owned by Green Diamond Company that cuts trees for lumber and then re-forests with saplings. There are also other properties that are not clearly marked or fenced in. The people who live around here are friendly, and we have never had any problems exploring the trails and creeks in this area, but please use discretion and politeness while hiking. If you see marijuana growing, please DO NOT HELP YOURSELF. It’s not wild, and growers do not take kindly to people helping themselves. Even if you get away with it, they may want to “teach us a lesson” at Otter Space. Please respect these wishes.
YUROK PEOPLE - The Yurok live on the Pacific coast of northwestern California. Many of their villages were either on lagoons or at the mouths of streams; others were along the lower course of the Klamath River. The Yurok place great emphasis on accumulating wealth and asserting status. The wealthiest members of Yurok society own multiple sets of dance regalia and serve as hosts for ceremonial gatherings. They wear distinctive clothing, such as highly decorative basketry caps, as a means of displaying their wealth. Even their style of speech is more elaborate than the contracted version spoken by commoners. The natural resources of northwestern California were abundant, permitting the Yurok to live in permanent, year-round villages. They harvested salmon, sturgeon, eel, surf fish, shellfish, sea lions, deer, elk, and acorns. Dense redwood forests provided the Yurok with wood for their distinctive split-plank houses, constructed with either single-pitched or double-pitched roofs. Redwood also was used for the manufacture of a variety of household items, such as wooden stools, storage boxes and cooking implements. Using stone adzes and wedges, Yurok craftsmen carved blunt-ended dugout canoes from large redwood logs.
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Redwoods Bend: Blue Cottage
100%
(10)Cabin · Sleeps 4
Redwoods Bend is off the grid, through the redwoods forest and over a mountain, down into the Klamath River valley. We have a 5-acre meadow, and orchard with 50 trees, peaches pears, apples, cherries, plums, pluots, apricots and grapes. We are right on the Klamath river on the Yurok reservation. It's a great place to come and recharge your internal batteries and cool off with a refreshing plunge in the Klamath River after hiking all day through some of the nearby redwood parks and groves. There is no telephone or internet service to interrupt your peace and quiet.
BLUE COTTAGE and our PUMPKIN COTTAGE: They have running hot and cold water, a propane cooktop and a wood stove for heat. They each have a loft for an extra sleeping area. They do NOT have refrigeration except for an ice chest, and we have limited solar electricity with support from our gas generator.
TIMES: Check in is at 1P, we recommend arriving while there is still light outside. Check out is at 11:00am.
CLIMATE and The KLAMATH: Redwoods Bend is settled in what many call the “banana belt” of the Humboldt rainforest. Plan on bringing layers of clothing as temperatures can go from hot and warm during the day, to quite cool and even cold after dark. The Klamath River flows swiftly, with a strong current moving about 7 knots. It runs 286 miles from Klamath Falls, OR to the sea. There are four tributaries: Scott, Shasta, Trinity and Salmon Rivers. Swimming in the summer months is great. We have mostly pebbly beaches and a sandy spot upstream near a big rock outcropping that we use for diving. The river is chilly until late June and it cools down again in late September.
HIKING: We are surrounded by old logging trails made by the lumber companies 80 years ago when they clear cut the old growth redwood on our side of the mountain, and now it's completely reforested with 200 ft. tall Doug Fir, Madrone, Cedar, Oak, other pine species and Pepper wood trees. The property surrounding us is mostly owned by Green Diamond Company that cuts trees for lumber and then re-forests with saplings. There are also other properties that are not clearly marked or fenced in. The people who live around here are friendly, and we have never had any problems exploring the trails and creeks in this area, but please use discretion and politeness while hiking.
NEIGHBORS: We have a couple of neighbors who live on the property next to our meadow on the other side of our fruit orchard. Please use our pathways to travel property next to us, and respect the privacy and tranquility of our neighbors by not keeping late hours or playing loud music.
COMMUNICATIONS: We are in a remote area, do not expect cellphone service, be prepared to be totally disconnected while you stay at Redwoods Bend.
PROVISIONS: Please bring your own food, as the nearest market is an hour away in Orick. Please keep food and garbage out of the reach and smell of animals so we don’t have animal visitors at night.
GARBAGE and TRASH: If you pack it in, please pack it out when you leave.
FIRES - Depending on the time of year fires are permissible in the fire pits provided. Please check with your camp hosts.
PETS - Please leave pets at home.
WILDLIFE - On the Klamath River we see turkey vultures, golden eagles, bald eagles, merganser ducks, cormorants, King Fishers, Great Blue Heron, night heron, white heron and osprey. Forty years ago, there were only 6 osprey nests on the river, due to DDT depleting the calcium in the eggs of the females. Now there are over 325 osprey nest sites on the river. Ospreys are said to be monogamous, and they migrate every year from South America. Each of the little swallows that skin the surface of the river in the morning and early evening eat more than 1000 mosquitoes a day (Yaay!) We occasionally see a harbor seal who swims upriver in the summer to avoid the competition at the mouth of the Klamath. We also have seen a family of river otters that live just downstream, and an occasional river beaver.
Black bears - If you are lucky, you might get to see one of the timid black bears that live in the Lower Klamath area. They are not aggressive unless it is a mother bear protecting her cubs. They run the other way when they see or smell humans. We do not have any brown bears in this area. There is a cinnamon-colored black bear that visits us sometimes. Please do not ever feed wild animals.
We also have silver fox, chipmunks, possums, raccoons, and a family of black-tail deer graze in our meadow in the morning and evening. We do not have poisonous snakes in the area, but sometimes there are garter snakes in the orchard. Mountain lions are dangerous. We have never seen one, but they do live in this area. Here are the California Department of Fish and Game’s suggestions based on behavior analysis of attacks by mountain lions. Do not hike alone. Make plenty of noise to reduce your chances of surprising a lion. Go in groups, with adults supervising children. Take a sturdy walking stick: you can use it to ward off a lion. Keep children close to you. Observations of captured lions reveal that they seem especially drawn to children, so keep children within your sight at all times. Stop! Do not run from a lion. Back away from it slowly, but only if you can do so safely, as running may stimulate a lion's instinct to chase and attack. Face the lion and stand upright. Make eye contact. If you have small children with you, pick them up so they won't panic and run. Although it may seem awkward, pick them up without bending over or turning away from the lion.
YUROK PEOPLE - The Yurok live on the Pacific coast of northwestern California. Many of their villages were either on lagoons or at the mouths of streams; others were along the lower course of the Klamath River. The Yurok place great emphasis on accumulating wealth and asserting status. The wealthiest members of Yurok society own multiple sets of dance regalia and serve as hosts for ceremonial gatherings. They wear distinctive clothing, such as highly decorative basketry caps, as a means of displaying their wealth. Even their style of speech is more elaborate than the contracted version spoken by commoners. The natural resources of northwestern California were abundant, permitting the Yurok to live in permanent, year round villages. They harvested salmon, sturgeon, eel, surf fish, shellfish, sea lions, deer, elk, and acorns. Dense redwood forests provided the Yurok with wood for their distinctive split-plank houses, constructed with either single-pitched or double-pitched roofs. Redwood also was used for the manufacture of a variety of household items, such as wooden stools, storage boxes and cooking implements. Using stone adzes and wedges, Yurok craftsmen carved blunt-ended dugout canoes from large redwood logs.
EMERGENCIES: If someone needs to reach you in an emergency, they can call Nathan Perrins (203) 535-8535 and leave a message if necessary. We will check messages every day. If you need first aid beyond your own resources, please find Eli or Hannah Perrins as they will be able to assist you, and they can reach outside help. In extreme situations, we can call Humboldt CHP and dispatch a medevac helicopter, and they will know which hospital is most available; Mad River Hospital in Arcata - St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka - or Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City. Sutter Hospital can also arrange for a fixed wing airplane to medevac from one of these sites to other facilities for treatment beyond what is offered locally.
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Otter Space Main House
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(4)Cabin · Sleeps 7
Our Main House was built in 1952 and retains the flavor of the 50’s. It houses a full kitchen with new hardwood flooring, a large, airy dining hall, a living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a bathtub and shower. Guests have access to the entire 40 acres, including the orchard, the river, the meadow and the trails.
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Otter Space Conference Center
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Otter Space is off the grid, through a Redwood forest & over a mountain down into the Klamath River valley. This is a great space for weddings, anniversaries, family, school, church or corporate gatherings or reunions. Guests sleep in different buildings, camp on the grounds or in camper vans. The main house dining hall & full kitchen are for meals. There's a five acre meadow, & an apple/pear/peach and cherry orchard. It's also a great place to come and recharge your internal batteries.
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Reviews
95% Recommend153 ratings · 111 reviews
Recommends
· August 2025
Tent · Group trip ·
Otter Space Morning Meadow Camp
Secluded location beautiful river. Lots of deer. Saw a young black bear while driving to the campground.
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Alice D.
6 months on Hipcamp
It was rustic & scenic.
From the drive in to the yurt next to river…. It was a hidden gem for us to get out of the hustle & bustle of the city life & enjoy the quiet country life for a couple days & just unplug.
There are no services within an hour drive so do come prepared with your own supplies for a couple days or you’ll have to live off the abundant local blackberries.
The river access & kayaks that were provided onsite were amazing. If I was a fisherman I may of never left.
The acres of blackberry bushes provided entertainment for the entire family!
Hopefully we’ll see you again soon otter space!
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Logan H.
2 reviews
This was such a special stay for my partner and I. So peaceful, remote, and a wonderful resting spot to unplug and recharge between our travels up the west coast. The hosts were so kind and happy to help. The swimming spot is so wonderful, the water was a perfect temperature with a fun current (visited mid July), and the spot by the jumping rock was nice and sandy with some shade, truly perfect. I'm so grateful to this space and the land and all it had to offer 🌞
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Kylee S.
2 reviews
Recommends
· July 2025
Tent · With kids ·
Otter Space Deer Meadow Camp
This place was magical with kind people working/living there.
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Emilia S.
6 months on Hipcamp
Recommends
· July 2025
Otter Space Camp, Maple River Site
Tent · Group trip ·
Otter Space Maple River Camp
Otter Space Camp, Maple River Site, was a beautiful place to stay! We booked 2 nights to spend time in Redwood National State Park.
Pros:
Secluded
Felt safe group of 4 women
River accessssssss
Toilets and showers available
Firewood available for purchase
Fire ring
Picnic table
Shade
The views
Host communication was fantastic
Cons
Takes 1 hr to get up and down the mountain
Porta potty was v smelly
Shower house’s toilet was clogged
Showers only had cold water available the 2nd night we were there
The brush on the road into Maple Campsite was overgrown and scrapes against vehicle
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Erin T.
2 reviews
Recommends
· July 2025
Tent · Group trip ·
Otter Space Maple River Camp
We had a great time at one of the tent river camps! The property and beach are beautiful and the amenities were just what we needed as well.
There is a 30 minute drive in on a gravel logging road but Google Maps got us there just fine and the road condition was very good (although it wasn't raining). It looks like blackberry season was about to start in July/August and the property was covered in bushes.
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Zach P.
6 months on Hipcamp
So beautiful and private. Peaceful
I recommend if you want a peaceful, beautiful, private space to camp
Angie M.
1 year on Hipcamp
Mixed feelings
· August 2024
With kids ·
Otter Space Riverview Yurt
Overall we had a great experience. The property was beautiful, really enjoyed the river, fresh blackberries, peaches in the orchard, and the cozy beds in the yurt! It felt very private and relaxing. That said, it is definitely very off grid and remote. About an hour drive from the nearest town, much of which is on a very dusty and winding gravel road. The host did tell me this after I booked, but in retrospect it was not the most convenient location for exploring around the redwoods for a weekend. But beautiful if you don’t mind the drive! I’d go again if I was just planning to stay on the property for a few days, rather than adventuring all around the redwoods. Also a tip: while there is a full kitchen, you are still “glamping” and need to put all food away in the fridge or a cooler or sealed container because we had issues with ants getting into food, even in the cupboards. But otherwise it’s a very nice place to stay with very nice and responsive hosts!
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Chrissy C.
2 reviews
Recommends
· July 2024
Tent ·
Otter Space Deer Meadow Camp
Definitely a beautiful campsite out in the middle of nowhere. Wish we could've had more time to explore but we only stayed one night. If you make the drive out, it's definitely best to stay atleast 2 nights. P.s. if you like solitude, then this campsite is for you.
Joshua T.
3 reviews
This is a great place to stay if you want to be really deep In Klamath River country. It is a a 1 hour trip on a country road and then an unpaved road to get there, so make sure you’ve packed what you want for your stay so there’s no need to run to the little town on the coast. The meadow and Orchard and riverfront are beautiful and the hosts are Very kind. They Only just acquired the property and with their youth and energy have plans to improve things quite a bit. The two tent sites we saw were tucked away in the forest, just off the edge of the meadow, looked perfect. The yurt is stunning, and closest to the river. We stayed in the main house, which is about 7 to 10 minutes walking to the river. You have to go down a little hill and across the meadow and then another little hill. The river is pretty lazy and swimmable at this access point. As of now the main house, which was built in the 40s, is a bit rundown, but it functions reasonably well. It was nice to have a roof and toilet and a kitchen and clean water from the tap to simplify things for our family, we aren’t fancy though. The stars at night on the meadow were spectacular. Blackberries and thimble berries are everywhere.
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Erica R.
4 reviews
The perfect getaway on the mighty Klamath.
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Shane A.
4 years on Hipcamp
Mixed feelings
· October 2021
$250 /day for a unheated cabin !!!!!!!
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Joseph D.
5 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· October 2021
A unique gem of a property, rustic yet with everything you need. We'll be back!
Ronda S.
7 reviews
Recommends
· October 2021
Group trip ·
Otter Space Morning Meadow Camp
Directions were great, the space was beautiful and peaceful! We really enjoyed our time outside!
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Inessa G.
4 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· September 2021
Off the beaten path with amenities
Group trip ·
Otter Space Maple River Camp
Due to the national forest closures, we had to make some last minute changes to our camping plans. Luckily, we found a campsite for two nights prior to our backcountry backpacking in the Redwoods at Otter Space. We booked for the Maple River Camp- this spot had a fire ring, picnic table, and we fit two small tents for 4 people under the trees. This is a shady campsite, and very clean. We did ask to use the unoccupied Grotto tent site the next night as this space was open (we wanted to do some stargazing). The amenities at Otter Space exceeded expectations- self serve wood ($8 for a large bundle), an outdoor shower (heavenly), and excellent hosts. The outhouse is a portajohn like structure over dugout hole, nothing fancy but got the job done and very private. Our group was not turned off by the dirt roads (expect about an hour drive from 101) but keep that in mind before booking. We truly enjoyed our stay from listening to the symphony of frogs at night (holy cow, you will not believe the frogs), to watching the deer in the meadow in the mornings, and walking along the river. Otter Space saved our camping weekend, and we cannot wait to stay again!
Rachel W.
3 reviews
This campsite was so beautiful and peaceful. The directions to get there were very helpful. The drive in was so fun and we loved seeing the deers around the property. Definitely will be staying again!
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Madison H.
2 reviews
Recommends
· August 2021
Nice and peaceful place to spend a few nights. Camp sites are far from each other so it feels like you are the only ones there. Walking around the grounds and down to the river is a must!
Caroline L.
2 reviews
Beautiful camping with easy access to the Klamath River. Quiet location felt like a real vacation. We stayed at the Grotto Riverview site and loved it.
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Angeline H.
4 years on Hipcamp
This place is incredible. It is certainly remote, but Peter gives helpful directions. The grounds were incredibly clean and quiet. The views were peaceful and serene. The river, while low, was still cool and flowing nicely. Our kids picked wild blackberries endlessly each day we were there. The guest hosts were incredibly kind and helpful. There is potable water, bath houses, flush toilets, an outhouse, and a hot shower available. You can buy firewood on the grounds for $10 a crate. Don't hesitate to book here. It was an incredible place to stay. Our family can't wait to come back. One note, the site is an hour away up and down logging roads from the major Redwoods Trails in Orick. Be prepared for that, but don't let it dissuade you. The trek to and from our site each day was all part of the adventure for our family.
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Cara P.
3 reviews
Recommends
· August 2021
My 20 year old son and I had a great time at Otter Space! We stayed 2 nights. We visited Otter Space as a highlight to our road trip from San Diego to Humboldt. We stayed at the Pumpkin cottage which had everything we needed. A small stove, a functioning sink, lights, No refrigerator but the cabin had a small insulated cooler that came in handy. It was very clean and comfy. The bathroom and shower were just below our cabin. We explored the riverbank and the nearby creek in the forest. Ate lots of wild blackberries. Saw deer, and a black bear across the river. We also chartered a sunset boat ride with Local resident Randy up the Klamath River. Otter Space is a great place to visit if you want to get away, enjoy nature and get off the grid for a bit. We didn’t take our fishing poles out but it would have been perfect for fishing.
Amy M.
4 years on Hipcamp
Great place, worth the drive. Clean, warm showers, great swimming hole. Right in the heart of the redwoods
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Scott M.
4 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· August 2021
What a hidden treasure! Such a beautiful property and just loved our campsite overlooking the Klamath river. We brought our kayaks and left them down on the banks for our 4 nights there. Sometimes didn’t feel like we were roughing it due to the camp kitchen sink and the outdoor hot shower! We fell asleep each night to the frogs croaking and blackberries to pick for breakfast as they were everywhere! Peter, the owner, is an interesting man to talk to and we so enjoyed his unobtrusive hospitality! We will definitely be returning!
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Jakki E.
5 years on Hipcamp
Otter space was our favorite campsite we’ve stayed at. You are in your own little oasis. The campground has so much to do that there’s no reason to leave. We spent time in the meadow and the river. The sunsets are beautiful!!!
Highly recommend you if you’re on the fence about this place, just do It!!!
Lauren G.
4 years on Hipcamp
Not recommend
· August 2021
The forest setting of Otter Space is nice and there is certainly an opportunity for solitude. We intended to use the space to relax and also explore the nearby redwoods. The long dusty gravel road to Otter Space really means that you should plan to spend all of your time at Otter Space instead of also viewing it as an opportunity to explore the surrounding area. Peter has a very detailed listing and definitely make sure you read all of the details to ensure it’s the right place for you.
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Kate And Brian M.
10 reviews
This hipcamp is great! I enjoyed the charming pastoral aesthetics of the pastures, orchard, trees, and farm-like environs. The surrounding forested hills are likewise beautiful, and access to the Klamath River was wonderful. The hosts were super responsive and helpful. The campsites were nicely spread out so they weren't in eyeshot and felt private. (Neighboring campers from a single site adjacent to mine occasionally walked past to the facilities, but it was comfortable and no big deal.) My particular campsite was a bit dusty and would benefit from some wood chips that a different hipcamp at another location I visited spread out for just such a situation. The camp is quite remote (about an hour's drive through forest from Highway 101), which lent a nice atmosphere of remove, though it makes it a little more of a destination than a "stop-over" as the host mentioned to me--although I stayed for just one night as a "stop-over" on my way to the scenic attractions of redwoods nearby and was happy with it for that purpose. The remoteness also ensured virtually no sound of vehicular traffic (there's a road on the other side of the river, but I only saw and heard two vehicles pass during the course of an hour I peacefully spent at the river). It's good to know this resource is available to campers in Humboldt County; I was very happy to stay here for a night during the tourist season when many campgrounds and other options were fully booked. I recommend this place!
Harrison H.
9 reviews
It was a quiet place. The river was nice. It was a little warmer during the day than it is when we camp at the coast, but the nights were very pleasant: Cool enough for a fire and a light jacket, but not too cold. It does rain there during the summer, so come prepared. The drive is a bit long, but the road is in good shape. Also, we took a jet boat trip up the river with Randy, one of the residents. It cost $150 but was well worth it!
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Richard T.
7 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· July 2021
Group trip ·
Redwoods Bend: Blue Cottage
Our stay was magical. The only regret is that we had to pack up and get on the road! We stayed in the cottage, it had more than is needed for a comfortable stay. I never enjoyed making breakfast more than I did at Otter Space, there are these wonderful wooden plates and bowls, a propane stove with excellent burners, and vintage steel cookware (Paul Revere, anyone?). The nature is serene, luscious and has an instant transcendental effect. The hosts are a beautiful, hard working family. You can tell that so much thought and care is put into the entire setting. We enjoyed every minute so very much.
Sasha K.
8 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· July 2021
Group trip ·
Otter Space Deer Meadow Camp
This place was MAGICAL! As others have noted, you'll want to dedicate two nights to this special place... Sadly, we only had one! The river is worth a full day in itself so pack a picnic and get ready to lay out and enjoy the surroundings! The drive is long and windy to get in but once you're there, everything is available to you. I'd love to come back to this beautiful, hidden gem again!
Nicole F.
3 reviews
This camp area was beautiful, especially in the morning with the fog!
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Samantha R.
4 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· July 2021
Group trip ·
Otter Space Maple River Camp
We camped at the maple camp. The song of frogs, the swimming holes and the hosts were all lovely.
Ian K.
4 years on Hipcamp
Location
Hoopa, Humboldt County, California, United StatesTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
Hosted by Ella P.
Joined in March 2016Response rate: 100%Response time: Within 3 hours
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