The “Elk” Tipi can sleep 4-5 with a queen bed and a bunk bed, and sits on an elevated wood deck.
We provide everything you need for a comfortable stay. The Elk Tipi is well-equipped with a Queen-size bed for two, and a bunk bed with a full and double mattress. You are also welcome to bring an additional tent for two more, or we can provide a cot inside the Tipi or a dome tent, for an additional $20 per night fee. In the Tipi there’s a pellet stove to take the chill off of the cool mountain evenings, we offer a single-burner camping stove, a kettle for heating water, a french press coffee maker and a selection of coffee and teas. There is a cooler, and a drinking water dispenser.
Outdoors, we offer a grill for outdoor cooking, a fire pit and camping chairs, a picnic table, and a ramada with a hammock for sleeping or lounging. Your hosts also own the Chili Line Depot restaurant, seven miles from the campsite in Tres Piedras, and you can visit the restaurant, or call in an order for pick-up. We provide a menu in the Tipi.
Right outside the Tipi you’ll find a bath house with a composting toilet, a shower with hot water, and an outdoor sink for cleaning up. NOTE: During the cooler months and any other time it is below 40° F, we can’t guarantee any running water. We provide bath towels and soap for you.
We’re located 45 minutes away from Taos, and just 30 minutes away from the Ojo Caliente Hot Springs Resort. There’s hiking, rock climbing, fishing, and other outdoor activities galore all around us. We also have some of the darkest skies in the US, We are a perfect location for stargazing or astrophotography. We like to say we are in the middle of nowhere and the center of everything.
Well-behaved dogs are welcome during your stay. We ask that dogs do NOT get on the bed, to be respectful of other people’s allergies. Please keep your pet under control, and please cleanup after your pet and put the waste in the provided trash can.
The ranch is fully off-grid. We have a solar powered charging station for you to plug in your electronic devices, but please note that the system can’t handle devices that need a lot of power like blow dryers. Cell service and WiFi are limited at the campsite.
The Tipi is located on a 70 acre working ranch. Follow the signs and pull through the gate to the guest parking area near the campsite. We ask that you keep gates closed, and give the horses and livestock space. You’ll have access to the full grounds, and you may fish in our pond (no license required) or in the stream for rainbow trout (NM fishing license required.)
We’ve done our best to keep the campsite private and separate, so that you can feel secluded. But please know you may see your hosts Deb and Gil, as well as curious livestock, and Sally the ranch dog every so often.
Thank for choosing us and we are dedicated to providing you with an exceptional outdoor camping experience.
