Creek-Side Comfort
Glamping Yurt Near Mount Rogers
A 16' x 16' yurt sleeping three, with a mini fridge, a Keurig, and a private deck and fire pit — 2.4 miles from Grayson Highlands State Park.
The comfortable end of the property
Sixteen feet by sixteen, hard-sided, with a full-size bunk bed and a twin on top — three people fit comfortably. Inside there's personal electric, a mini fridge and a Keurig; outside there's a deck and a fire pit that belong to the yurt rather than to everybody. It is the option people book when they want the mountains without sleeping on the ground, and it is the one that goes first.
Grayson Highlands State Park is 2.4 miles away and the Massie Gap trailhead — where you start walking to find the wild ponies — is 6.4. Mount Rogers, the highest point in Virginia at 5,729 feet, is a day hike. Whitetop Mountain is a drive. Cabin Creek runs through the bottom of the property with trout in it. Most yurt guests are here for a long weekend rather than a thru-hike, and that mix works: this is a hostel, so you'll share the rec room with people who have walked five hundred miles to get here.
Yurt or glamping tent?
The honest answer is season. From roughly May to September the glamping tent is the better buy — a real queen bed under canvas for sixty dollars, and the nights are mild enough that the difference in structure barely registers. In April, October and either side of that, the yurt earns its hundred: hard walls, a fridge, coffee in the morning without leaving, and a fire pit you can actually sit at when the temperature drops. The yurt also sleeps three to the tent's two-plus-two.
What's shared
The bathroom situation, to be clear about it: an indoor heated shower and two porta potties, shared, a short walk from the yurt. Also shared, and included — the rec room, the party deck and grill on the creek bank, Starlink WiFi, and gravity-fed spring water. There are goats, chickens, dogs and a cat, and we are still building parts of the property out. Come for the setting, not for the polish.
If the yurt is booked, the glamping tent is the closest equivalent, and the bunkhouse is the cheapest way to stay indoors. Full details of what comes with every stay are on the main stay page.
What you get
Every stay includes the heated shower, Starlink WiFi, rec room, party deck and spring water — see the full amenities list.
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Yurt questions
What's the difference between the yurt and the glamping tent?
The yurt is a 16' x 16' hard-sided structure with a mini fridge, a Keurig, its own fire pit and deck, sleeping three on a full-size bunk with a twin on top — $100. The glamping tent is 10' x 18' canvas with a queen bed and room for two more, electric but no kitchen, at $60. The yurt handles weather and shoulder seasons better; the tent is the better value in summer. Both are private.
Is bedding provided?
Yes. The yurt is made up when you arrive — you are not bringing a sleeping bag to this one.
Is there heat or air conditioning?
There is personal electric in the yurt. At roughly 2,900 feet, summer nights up here cool off on their own and air conditioning is rarely the thing you want; cold nights in the shoulder seasons are the real consideration, so bring a layer more than you think you need.
Is the fire pit private?
Yes, the yurt has its own fire pit and deck, separate from the shared party deck down by the creek. Whether an open fire is allowed on a given night depends on conditions and any county burn ban, so check with us on arrival.
Is there a bathroom in the yurt?
No. The indoor heated shower and the porta potties are shared, a short walk away, and included with your stay. This is glamping on a working farm, not a hotel room with a canvas roof.