Yurts. Vintage trailers. Tiny homes. It’s no secret: Glamping is in.
Campers love facilities, and glamping is the place facilities meet model. All the comforts of residence in a dramatic pure setting can actually make an Insta Story pop.
Here at The Dyrt, we felt this uniquely stylish type of tenting deserved its personal award program. Introducing: The Glampys.
In the custom of nice award applications, The Glampys is a wholly subjective rating of US glampsites. Some of the elements we thought of for this 12 months’s inaugural set of honorees:
- Glampiness: Somewhat quirky, a little bit fancy, a little bit outdoorsy, and a little bit homey, glamping is all about distinctive experiences. The glampsites on this checklist have one thing actually uncommon to supply.
- Instagramability: Glamping isn’t nearly doing it for the Gram (although let’s be trustworthy, that’s normally a part of it), it’s additionally in regards to the thrill of current in a spot so putting you possibly can’t imagine your eyes. These glampsites are picturesque within the excessive.
- Bookability: Like glamping itself, The Glampys are for the folks. This checklist acknowledges precise glampsites you possibly can ebook proper now, not some unique superstar nonsense that’s solely accessible one week a 12 months for a small fortune. Like what you see? Click the hyperlink and ebook it.
Your favourite glampsite didn’t make the checklist? Tell us about it! Write a evaluate for it on The Dyrt after which ship an e-mail to: pr@thedyrt.com
Image from Boone Cocoon
Campground Details:
- Price: $135-155
- Number of web sites: 1
- RV websites: no
- Fires allowed: sure
- Pets allowed: no
Embody a butterfly at this distinctive cocoon treehouse suspended above the forests of Boone. Perhaps probably the most distinctive glampsite on this checklist, the Boone Cocoon is a canvas pod accessed from two suspended strolling bridges. Whether you might be driving by Boone alongside the Blue Ridge Parkway, or if this pioneer city is your last vacation spot, this personal treehouse will certainly exceed expectations.
Leave the tent, range, and camp chairs at residence, this glampsite gives all the things you’ll want for just a few nights within the woods. The Boone Cocoon is simply 5 minutes from downtown. It gives a big comfy sleeping space for 2 (mattress included) with facilities on the encircling porch and terrace. The porch beside the cocoon has chairs, a fireplace pit, and a grill whereas the personal terrace has a toilet and bathe with working water.
Image from Yonder Escalante
Campground Details:
- Price: $79-109
- Number of web sites: 72
- RV websites: sure
- Fires allowed: sure
- Pets allowed: sure
Travel again in time to the Nineteen Fifties at Yonder Escalante’s glampsite and drive-in movie show. Stay in a refurbished classic Airstream, trendy cabin, or park your personal RV under the canyon partitions of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The amenities right here resemble an opulent resort, from a clubhouse surrounded by fireplace pits to outside showers surrounded by succulents.
Yonder Escalante glamping gives entry to The Mighty 5, all of Utah’s iconic nationwide parks. Just underneath an hour’s drive is Bryce Canyon Yonder, an elevated basecamp glampers are in search of on their nationwide parks highway journey.
When visiting Yonder Escalante, you possibly can depart the gear at residence and nonetheless have all the things you want after which some. This glampsite gives on-site laundry, a common retailer, meals vans and cocktail kits. Experience the head Yonder Escalante night time with a drive-in film in one in all their heated basic automobiles with concessions served to your automobile.
Image from Slateville Farm Fire Tower and Campsites
Campground Details:
- Price: $100 for the tower, $35-50 for surrounding campsites
- Number of web sites: 7 websites (6 tent, 1 tower)
- RV websites: no
- Fires allowed: sure
- Pets allowed: sure
Sleep within the sky at this personal fireplace lookout within the forests of jap New York and expertise views of the Adirondack, Berkshire and Green mountain ranges. Just a 30-minute drive from the 600-million-acre Adirondack Park and underneath an hour to the enduring Lake George, this fireplace tower is a basecamp for weekend adventures from fishing and mountaineering to swimming and paddling.
The furnished tower sits three flooring up with a deck on the second ground. You can sleep on the pull-out sofa on the third ground or in a tent on the deck or floor under. The website gives a composting bathroom for toilet amenities.
Slateville Farm’s tower and campsites are situated on a working farm that features a swimming gap and mountaineering trails and in addition sells eggs and firewood. The campsites might require a brief stroll, and remember that the tower shouldn’t be ADA accessible.
Image by Roamer Sites
Campground Details:
- Price: $35-55
- Number of web sites: 10 glampsites + 17 RV websites
- RV websites: sure
- Fires allowed: sure
- Pets allowed: sure
Post up on the foot of the enduring Mt. Hood, simply an hour from Portland at this journey park and glampsite. These cozy canvas glamping tents provide all the things you want for an in a single day journey with beds, linens and even a bedside lamp. Camp in a little bit glamping village surrounded by Mt. Hood National Forest.
The Oregon Roamer websites are situated on the world-renowned Windells Ski Camp and High Cascade Snowboard Camp, identified for coaching elite skiers and snowboarders. Oncampus you could have full entry to the skate parks (indoor and outside), mountain biking trails and a health heart. Off campus you could have entry to the mountaineering trails on Mt. Hood, close by mountain climbing at French’s Dome or a day of snowboarding, even in the summertime, at Timberline Resort, which is normally open until August.
Roamer additionally gives RV and van websites with full hookups on the Windells campus. While staying right here you should have entry to a communal campfire, picnic tables, Wi-Fi, bogs/showers with working water, electrical energy in your glamping tent and even boot heaters in case you plan to go out to ski.
Image by Goldie the Caboose
Campground Details:
- Price: $160
- Number of web sites: 1
- RV websites: no
- Fires allowed: sure
- Pets allowed: no
Headed to Minnesota? We suggest you make a B-line for this caboose. This prepare automotive shouldn’t be too removed from the tracks it as soon as traveled on: the Duluth Missabe Iron Rail. Enjoy tiny-house residing within the rustic quarters of this 1905 caboose, refurbished to supply a kitchenette and flushing bathroom. We suggest you go to throughout excessive summer season when the encircling wildflower area is blooming and the close by lake is heat sufficient for a dip!
Use Goldie the Caboose as a basecamp for adventures to Itasca State Park or the numerous canoe waterways within the space, or present up with no plans in any respect. As The Dyrt camper, Angie G. wrote, “Trails and parks are nearby and the hosts are very knowledgeable about the area to point you in the right direction.”
This tiny however mighty caboose has a double mattress that sleeps two, a kitchenette with a mini-fridge and microwave, a flushing bathroom and bathe. Outside are a fireplace pit and picnic desk to spend your evenings absorbing a correct Minnesota summer season. The caboose has electrical energy, so you possibly can skip the lantern, in addition to Wi-Fi.
Image by Behr Art B&B
Campground Details:
- Price: $114-134
- Number of web sites: 2
- RV websites: no
- Fires allowed: sure
- Pets allowed: no
Head to the mountain-studded panorama of the Gila National Forest to go to this distinctive glampsite and B&B. Behr Art is a whimsical expertise and a artistic’s playground, with handmade glamping constructions and open-air installations.
This eclectic oasis is situated within the mountain city of Glenwood, New Mexico, identified for its three-mile catwalk by a small river canyon. Gila National Forest is a superb spot to hike and discover the cave and cliff dwellings of the Mogollons.
While service within the space is spotty and we suggest downloading maps previous to embarking in your journey, there may be Wi-Fi when you get there. This glampsite has working water, a small kitchen space, showers/bogs, and beds with linens so that you simply have to indicate up!
Image by The Blueberry Patch
Campground Details:
- Price: $150
- Number of web sites: 1-2
- RV websites: no
- Fires allowed: sure
- Pets allowed: sure
Cozy up by the woodstove on this yurt situated within the Catskill Mountains of New York. The Blueberry Patch is situated on the finish of the highway on a blueberry farm the place you might be welcome to select as many blueberries as you’d like!
This scenic escape on the southwestern fringe of the 700,000-acre Catskill Park is simply two hours from New York City. Enjoy mountaineering, canoeing, swimming, mountain climbing and a lot extra. This yurt is provided with the entire requirements after which some, together with audio system, Wi-Fi, working water, a full kitchen and, in fact, a wood-burning range. It is located 75 yards from the parking space and the gravel highway is accessible by all automobiles.
Image by Vintage within the Vineyard
Campground Details:
- Price: $159
- Number of web sites: 2
- RV websites: no
- Fires allowed: sure
- Pets allowed: no
Looking for a soothing weekend in SoCal? We suggest kicking again with a glass of rosé at these pastel classic trailers in San Diego’s wine nation. Spend an evening in these festive glamping trailers overlooking the rolling hills of the winery.
During the day you possibly can tour and style at close by wineries or take the fast 50-minute drive over to Anza Borrego State Park to expertise palm canyons and wildflower blooms within the spring. Continue your tenting highway journey by going to Joshua Tree or heading west to the shoreline. San Diego is lower than an hour away.
Vintage within the Vineyard gives two glamping trailers, every of which sleeps three folks. The close by bogs have working water, bathrooms, and showers. Each refurbished trailer comes outfitted with its authentic icebox, range, and oven. Charcuterie boards might be ordered upfront to enhance your trailer-side wine tasting.
Image by Fancy Hill Cabins and RV Park LLC
Campground Details:
- Price: $125
- Number of web sites: 20
- RV websites: sure (no hookups)
- Fires allowed: sure
- Pets allowed: sure
Embody Goldilocks by cozying up in Lil’ Rustic Retreat Cabin steeped in nature. This cabin shouldn’t be solely surrounded by a forest however has a tree really rising proper by the middle of it! Perched alongside the effervescent Jack Creek, this cabin is a product of generations, from the homestead granted in 1862 by the host’s great-grandfather to the cabin’s lumber which comes from the household’s mill.
During the day you possibly can lease a canoe to paddle alongside the Caddo River or lease an ATV and discover Albert Pike Recreation Area. This cabin is located beside the Ouchita National Forest, which gives a plethora of mountaineering trails.
Fancy Hill Cabins additionally gives RV and tent websites alongside Jack Creek. Their Lil’ Rustic Retreat Cabin sleeps 4 and has a toilet and kitchen with working water. It comes with a picnic desk and indoor eating desk, grill and fireplace pit.
Image by Eco-Ranch Sustainable Living Educational Center
Campground Details:
- Price: $50 an evening for cabin websites (40% off in your first night time with The Dyrt PRO)
- Number of web sites: unknown
- RV websites: sure (no hookups)
- Fires allowed: sure
- Pets allowed: sure
Down a dust highway (4WD really helpful) and simply 25 miles from Big Bend, Eco-Ranch is the best spot for a getaway to disconnect and stargaze within the Southwest deserts of Texas. This solar-powered ranch product of recycled supplies is unquestionably off the overwhelmed path and offers you a glimpse of desert life. As The Dyrt camper, Robert wrote, “My experience was everything I expected; solitude, stargazing, sustainability, and gorgeous views.”
Eco-Ranch is finest to go to within the spring and fall; they shut in the summertime attributable to excessive warmth! As a working poultry and goat farm, cheese and eggs are sometimes on the market along with firewood and propane. Be ready with GPS coordinates as this ranch is not going to be discovered on Google Maps. There can be no cell service, so we suggest downloading offline maps as a backup to navigate on this space.
This ranch additionally gives dispersed tent tenting and RV tenting (though no hookups are supplied). The ranch deters giant RVs and buses to aim the journey because the dust roads might be troublesome for bigger automobiles.