Sleepy Forest Homestead Retreat

Horribly placed spot, up a windy and super steep driveway, would not recommend for anyone with an RV, travel trailer, fifth wheel, etc. unless you have a van DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY! Sydney did not let us even look at the spot before pulling our 32 ft travel trailer all the way up the steep and windy driveway and we almost lost our trailer to their ravine. We got so stuck that Sydney’s dad had to hook his Jeep up to our trailer only to get us out of the spot Sydney put us in. Had our kids ages (15.mo, 3.5 and 4.5 years) sit in the car from 8ish pm until way past their bedtime around 11:15pm and was not able to get back into the trailer until at least 11:30pm after having to set everything back up. They left our truck stuck behind our trailer after moving out so we had no choice but to stay because we needed Sydney’s dad to use his Jeep yet again to get our trailer back down the driveway so we could access our truck and hook it back up and leave. Dog was sweet but started barking staring at 7:30am both Saturday and Sunday morning and woke out entire family up. Would not recommend for anyone with a fifth wheel, and especially travel trailer, if you don’t mind steep, windy, and small gravel roads then maybe an Rv but I soothing recommend it for anyone other than vans. More work than actual work and no relaxation, no retreat, nothing sleepy about it!

Good location outside DC. Very quiet and secluded. Sydney was very nice and a great communicator. Turn around was very tight, not good for big rigs. The parking pad was not very wide and surrounding ground was very soft due to rain so need to be careful. And no dump station for grey/black tanks.

We had a great time here. Couldn’t have asked for better hosts, they were beyond wonderful. We loved the camping area because not only was it very large and private, but best of all, it was so peaceful, relaxing, and quiet.
Bottom line, WE LOVED IT and HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!

Sydney, her dad, & her family were a delight; very helpful an accommodating. We were greeted by the most friendly & cuddly Pyreneese dog you could ever imagine.

We were greeted by the most friendly & cuddly Pyreneese dog you could imagine! The land is well wooded & you've got plenty of space. Our hosts were extremely helpful & went over and above to help us (1st time RVers).

Sydney and her family were wonderful hosts! It’s very private out there without feeling too secluded in the woods. Went car camping out of my little Prius for the weekend and had a great time building a fire, wandering around the property, and hanging out with Maui the guard dog. As a woman camping out there alone (with my tiny dog) it was honestly so nice to have Maui around. He’s super friendly and very vigilant. Would recommend for a fun weekend getaway for some alone time or a pit stop since the winery is right around the corner.

Nice, helpful and caring people. Thank you!

Beautiful setting on a hillside amongst the trees. Rv pad nice and flat, large stone fire pit with a grate and one of those tripod things to hang it. Very entertaining chickens, ducks, and quite regal turkeys. Camp manager is a friendly Pyrenees who inspected and protected.

My family enjoyed our stay at Sydney's site. Sydney and her family were most welcoming and even invited to celebrate new years outdoors. My kids had a blast just running around in the open and playing with the chickens/ducks/turkeys, swing, trampoline, rope course, and the pirate ship.

The location was a few mins drive to the local town and about 40mins to the nearest metro train station to go to the DC area. Water hose and electric hookup was provided, although the water valve was located quite away from the site. The wifi signal worked as long as we were outside of our camper van (our van may have been too well insulated).

Overall we would recommend this place and would stay again, especially to collect chicken eggs!