Encased in tall, age old hardwood trees through which the light changes magnificently every hour of the day, you drive up into what appears to be a forest amongst some of the most beautiful farmland in the Piedmont region. The property is on Cub Creek, an endangered Riparian buffer habitat for mussel and crawfish species and tributary of the Tar River - part of the Pamlico s
Encased in tall, age old hardwood trees through which the light changes magnificently every hour of the day, you drive up into what appears to be a forest amongst some of the most beautiful farmland in the Piedmont region. The property is on Cub Creek, an endangered Riparian buffer habitat for mussel and crawfish species and tributary of the Tar River - part of the Pamlico sound. The creek is rushing, pristine and super clean. Water level comes up about waist high at deepest dip! The crickets, cicadas, birds & frog songs are amplified as surround sound. Ticks and bugs are here, as are the woods! Stars are aplenty. Horses graze in one of the pastures. Many winged birds soar through including great blue herons! Come. Traipse. Explore. Hang your Hammock. Stare. Listen. Just be.
Four Sites:
#1 - Short descending hike-in (100 yards from parking) tent platform river side site with small fire pit. perfect for 1 - 3 people.
#2 - Drive-up or near pasture grass area under tall tree, walking distance to river beach access, large fire pit, Shaded and ideal for larger groups. Neighbor street lamp glare bothers some, but not all. Open sky. Beautiful sunset views.
#3 - Short descending and then flat hike-in (125 yards), tent platform and/or ground tent site. Nestled in secluded wooded cove area set back by creek. Easy access to flood plane forest and trail, small fire pit. perfect for a group of 2 - 4.
#4 - Walk-in back country site descending down small hill (30 yards) to holler-like grassy wild area. River access surrounds. small fire pit. Can provide own poo bucket set-up if desired. Ideal for larger RV or group looking for seclusion.
Take Note: This is a quiet queer-stewarded LBGTQ/BIPOC friendly, peaceful place of tranquility. No haters please. Black Lives Matter. Playing your acoustic instruments, great! Pumping bass from you car is NOT. Dogs are welcome, but would love it if they don't bark incessantly as a courtesy to other guests and myself.
Take Second Note : BECAUSE OF THE CORONOVIRUS ; Bathroom access, including Indoor shower with towels and kitchen access, is NOT available. Apologies.
- Compost Bucket Set Up. Bring your own gloves. Disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer on site. There is a a hand washing station by the pump house as well.
- Consider bringing fishing pole, river shoes, and treats for the horses!
- For safety, we cannot offer bathrooms, but there will be a poo bucket station set up in the old hen house with hand sanitizer in case anyone in your party needs to go #2. Feel free to pee wherever. Potable well water (tad high in iron) spigot is on side of pump house for easy water accessibility.
Take Third Note: Be honest and real. Not getting rich off of your booking. Please book for true number of people, including kids in your party and bring extra cash if you expect to need more than one night's worth of wood. Thank you kindly.
- Check in: After 11AM
- Check out: Before 12PM
- Cancellation policy: Flexible
- On arrival: Go straight to camp
- Minimum nights: 1 night
- Accepts bookings: 6 months out
- Response time: Within an hour
- Response rate: 100%
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This was a wonderful stop in beautiful country! Kristen was very welcoming, communicative and accommodating with my last minute booking. I opted for a hammock setup right alongside the creek - which was so soothing and peaceful. There was plenty of land to explore, photograph and hike around the following day - I even met 2 friendly horses! While I did not go out on my bike, Kristen said the area roads are great for biking around on.
Kristen's home and property are absolutely beautiful. I really love that she is utilizing her space to help her community and and all kinds of people (like us!) have a place that is relaxing and conducive for reflection and allows for reconnecting with nature. Very thankful to have found Kristen and Respite in the Round :)
Definitely enjoyed my escape from the city here. It’s a super beautiful piece of land.
The good - short drive from Richmond. Beautiful back roads once you get off of 85. Nice and cool in the evenings. Awesome fire pit set up with plenty of wood for both nights. She even had it covered for us so it wasn’t wet.
The not so good - we had campsite #2. It was located directly across from the house from the driveway, we weren’t anticipating being that close but based on the previous reviews we figured we’d have little interaction. My crew and I had three dogs in total. They’re all well behaved, but are vocal and love to explore. On Saturday morning we had gotten up early and around 9a Kristen and a guest were in their private garden, which happened to be across the driveway from our campsite as well. Dogs are curious in general so they ran up and were barking. It seemed to catch them by surprise so we apologized and explained they were friendly.
Then they proceeded to weed whack for a period of time including around the backside of the chicken coop which was 15 feet away from our campsite. The noise coupled with the dogs excitement of a new person was just a little much. It didn’t last long and felt a bit intrusive.
Our group made our way to the river bank area near the house with chairs provided. We were swimming and the dogs were as well when I noticed Kristen’s male guest watching us from the porch for several minutes. This prompted me to text her and ask about the noise level and she said “if you could keep the dogs more tame that would be great.” I let her know we would move further down the river away from the house.
We returned from camp after a few hours on the creek and I received another text from Kristen that other guests would arrive that afternoon and if I could keep the dogs from incessantly barking that they would appreciate that. Very off-putting. I asked when they would arrive so that the dogs could be secured and apologized and explained we didn’t know our camping spot would be right in the main area. Kristen responded that dogs will be dogs and then informed me a friend of hers would be coming around 4p to help cut fallen limbs from a tree near our site. (?!) this just happened to be right in the middle of two tents we had arranged. So again, we headed down to the creek with the dogs and gear.
We returned to camp about 445-5 and had the pleasure of listening to the chainsaw until about 530-540 as we hung at our site. It was so hot and we were exhausted and there was one big tree for shade about 20 feet from them cutting the limbs down.
I just wish the yard work was done prior or after our arrival. It wasn’t so much of a retreat for us as we felt the need to tip toe with the dogs and work around activities at the property.
Overall a nice escape from the city, although next time I would book a site deeper into the woods to get the privacy / remote feeling we were initially expecting.
Beautiful location with a babbling creek and plenty of space. Kristin was incredibly welcoming and it was a perfect place for the weekend. The tent platforms are both right next to the creek and we felt very safe here.
A group of us needed a last minute place to stay after performing in Durham—Kristen was so quickly welcoming to us. We rolled in in the wee hours of the night and found it with no trouble whatsoever. I only wish we had more time to explore the property! Stunning, lush and peaceful to no end. We cannot wait to see how Respite in the Round is utilized in the years to come and feel so lucky to have been able to experience it.
It's a beautiful place! A great place just an hour away from Raleigh for a perfect weekend getaway..
We needed a quick getaway from the pace and the noise of the city, and Kristen's place was perfect for that. Due to the time of year, the stream didn't have much flow, but despite that, it was very pretty. We chose to camp in our van in the field near the barn, cooked over the fire pit, and enjoyed coffee while watching the horses and the donkey in the adjacent field. Just the relaxing getaway we needed.
Wow. Super positive and flowy energy vibrating from this sacred land. K is amazing soul and is creating such a magical place to come, sit, play, sing , dance and just Bee. Peace to ya and all the love you are harnishing. Link up another time. Ps please put more compost/mulch in the garden beds.
This place was fantastic. We tent camped at a secluded site on the creek. Our host Kristen was overly generous, very kind, and offered a level of hospitality rarely seen anymore. Her property was relaxing and very woodsy just like we were hoping. Even though it was August the cool fresh air at night put us right to sleep. We even had a sweet black lab that kept us company during the trip. If it sounds good so far then I would definitely recommend you checking it out. Kristen we are wishing you the best with this special piece of land....Marco and Mercedes
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I'm sorry you had such a negative experience. It just so happens that this is my home which I choose to open up to campers, not a state park. I will make sure and talk to guests before doing farmwork on the weekends. I do wish you had addressed that you would be bringing three large vocal dogs with your party, but you did not. You also did not pay for wood. I should have caught that and asked you about it. My apologies. I do wish the back country site had been available for you, but y'all wanted to be close to your cars and site #2 was the best option. I have updated the description to inform that a street lamp glare is visible at this site and will make mention that it is most 'central' to farm activities.