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Salix nigra · Black willow

Wandering Willow

Sleeps 3King bed and a twin futon
$120–150Per night
Woods on both sidesSpread out, with timber in between
Drive to your tentOr leave the car at the bathhouse

Willows do not grow in straight lines, and this one did not stay in the row. It wandered off to the back of the pasture, past where the timber gives out. Open ground holds the light longer than the timber does, so we put that on the floor, burnt orange and teal under cream. Park at your own door, and by dark you will not have seen another person.

The lamps on at dusk
The sofa and the plant
The fire ring and the black chairs
Trees and sky through the roof panels
The king bed and the sofa at dusk

Its Tree

Black willow

Salix nigra

Willows grow where the water is and nowhere else, so a line of them across a pasture is a map of the creek. The roots are what hold a bank together through a flood. The leaves are long and narrow, the first to go yellow in the fall and the last to drop.

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What's in the tent

Sleeping

  • Real beds, made up before you get here
  • Extra blankets and towels stocked
  • Heat and air conditioning

Kitchen

  • Mini fridge, microwave, electric griddle
  • Keurig, with the coffee on us
  • Bottled water waiting for you

Outside

  • Private fire ring, picnic table and chairs
  • Ozark woods between you and the next tent
  • Skylight panels with a privacy curtain

19.5 foot bell tent · 289 square feet · 11 foot ceiling · 360° double sidewall you can roll up for mesh views

Coffee and a plant on the bed tray

Canvas cools faster than a house. There's heat and A/C in every tent, but if you're coming in December or January, pack warm layers for the night.

Wandering Willow is waiting.

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