Come for the site, stay for the fire.
Four gatherings this fall: an apple butter morning at the pavilion, a guided creek walk, a chili cook-off and a night of stargazing in the meadow.
Campers join most events free
Visitors welcome when there is space
Harvest
9 AM to 12 PM
Apple Butter Morning
Stir a copper kettle of apple butter from the orchard trees over the fire, then take a jar home.
Free for campers, $10 for visitors
Outdoors
10 AM to 12:30 PM
Guided Creek Walk
A two-mile walk up Tanager Creek at peak color, with Dale pointing out trout pools, salamanders and an old stone dam.
$15, campers free
Food
5 to 8 PM
Chili Cook-off
Campers bring a pot, everyone gets a spoon and the winner gets a free weekend next season.
$12 tasting card, cooks enter free
Outdoors
7 to 9 PM
Stargazing in the Meadow
Blankets, hot cocoa and a borrowed telescope in the meadow on the first clear night of November.
Free for campers
A whole loop is yours for the weekend.
Reunions, small weddings, scout weekends with friends. We fit up to 60 campers on the Creek Loop and 80 in the meadow, with pancakes every morning and a barbecue caterer on request.
Campers
Up to 60 overnight, 80 in the meadow
Whole loop
$690 a night
Meadow ceremony
From $900
Booking
Six to nine months ahead is ideal
Every camper gets the fall calendar a month before arrival, and most events are free for anyone staying that night.