Off-Grid Forest Camp Sites w Sauna

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THIS LISTING IS FOR AN RV OR TENT SITE! TO BOOK OUR SAUNA CABIN, SEE OUR OTHER LISTING. YAY THANKS!!!!!

Get off the grid and retreat to the farm! We live off an old abandoned logging road between two timbered mountains. Up and down the logging road are incredible hiking and biking trails, where we ourselves engage in primitive trail running every day! We often stop at one of the shallow, icy creeks along the way and jump in for a quick cold plunge before running the rest of the way home.

Back on the farm after an invigorating hike, you can walk up the hill to our custom-designed wood-fired Russian sauna. Nothing beats ending a long day in the woods with a relaxing night at the sauna! If cold plunges really are your thing, we suggest going down the hill behind the sauna to plunge in the little creek, or just stick your head under the ice-cold spigot outside the sauna building. Sauna passes are available year round, and upon arrival campers will be asked to fill out a liability release form.

We have a hot/cold shower and toilet in the sauna building which is available to all campers 24/7. For campers farther afield, portable toilets are recommended for convenience.

S I T E  O P T I O N S

Our farm is completely off-grid and runs on solar and generator power, so electric power is limited. There are two sites with limited power available, and one also has a septic hook-up. These sites are available first-come, first-served and have an additional service fee.

You may periodically hear the property generator fire up to add power to the farm’s battery banks. We work hard to plan this for non-invasive times.

There are a variety of tent camping sites around the farm ranging from field (excellent for groups that want to establish a large community eating tent), to forest hike-in sites and a few drive-in spots as well.

Campfires are welcomed! If your site does not yet have a fire pit established, we welcome you to dig one where it is convenient for you. For burying fires, we have a stash of shovels in the woodshed and you can check one out to keep at your campsite if you didn’t happen to bring one.

We have wood + kindling boxes with refills available for purchase.

We have five water spigots around the property with fresh mountain water available to campers.

T H E  A R E A

We are surrounded by Pacific Northwest forest which means ferns, elderberries, huckleberries and blackberries in the undergrowth, and cedar, hemlock, alder and more rising up about us. Songbirds abound in season! The huge old growth stumps all around remind us of the towering, ancient forest that once grew here and some still have the hundred-year-old marks of the old logging equipment used to fell them. One of our ongoing projects on the farm is to restore native plants, raise heritage breeds of animals and promote heirloom plant propagation, and we invite any questions or ideas you bring!

In the summer we sometimes hear people riding ATVs through the prolific hill trails around the area. We also occasionally hear (ourselves or a neighbor or a logging crew) chainsaws running in the summer as everyone prepares firewood for the winter, and clears overgrown roads. It’s just part of the life out here!

We are naturally blessed with the seasonal pests of the woods, be sure to prepare your bug spray if you are coming in the summer!

T H E  F A R M

Our farm is home to chickens, ducks and turkeys. We also have two very friendly Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs that patrol the property freely, and several farm cats.

Be advised that our livestock guardian dogs bark periodically throughout the night and day to warn away predators and keep us and our livestock safe. They are not locked up as this would, of course, make them useless at protecting us from predators. Owing to this, and also to the nature of the woods being home to bear, cougar, bobcat, coyote, beaver, deer and many other wonderful regenerative wildlife, we strongly suggest keeping food in a closed cooler or in your vehicle.

Thanks to the vigilance of our dogs, we have not encountered any predators here on the land, but you may still find them in the surrounding woods. The dogs tend to stay close to the house to guard their “flock” (us, and the livestock).

Seasonally, we have a Farm Market open, and we are always happy to show you around the bird pens and talk about animals. In the spring, you may be able to help milk a cow if that’s something you’d enjoy!

O T H E R

For guests staying for a longer visit: Bellingham is just thirty minutes away to the north and Burlington thirty minutes to the south, and believe it or not, Whole Foods DOES deliver to our property! You can drive in to town for shopping and eating, or just enjoy staying at your campsite and get food delivered.

Acme and Everson are two delightful, charming towns 30 and 45 down delightful country roads.

Lake Whatcom is either a twenty-minute drive away, or a 30-minute hike through the woods. Reed Lake and Cain Lake a a fifteen-minute drive away or a long two-mile hike down the gravel road.

We live here full time and are happy to answer any questions you may have! We look forward to hosting you!