With the holiday season coming up, 2020 is proving to be an eventful year until the very end. With the pandemic still going on, and many places showing surges in cases, I wanted to look at a couple places that would be a good getaway while still being far away from civilization. Below are three of my favorite Airbnb’s that I am looking forward to trying to book (if any availability ever opened up.)
1. A Treehouse in Santa Cruz
This charming treehouse can be found in the forests in Santa Rosa. With this retreat, you’ll be near wine country, but still have enough privacy to avoid any crowds during the holidays. It might be a bit hard to find some availability, but definitely add this to your bucket list!
You can find this treehouse at this link
2. An Off-the-Path Retreat in the Desert
If the forests are not for you, how about a retreat in the middle of the desert? With activities such as rock climbing, dune buggies, and hiking, the deserts provide a great way to have some holiday fun while avoiding the crowds. Sure, you won’t be getting any snow, probably, but the amount of privacy you can get in return more than makes up for it.
This little retreat is situated on a private property roughly half a mile off of the main road, and it takes quite a bit of an adventure to get to your lodgings, as the paved road ends and you’ll be navigating across bumpy dirt roads to get there, but nothing quite beats having your own place all to yourself and enjoying your own little slice of paradise.
If you interested in booking the place I stayed at, you can book this retreat at this link
3. A Lookout Tower in the Forest
Maybe you took a look at the previous places and thought, “These are good, but I want to rough it even more”? If so, why not look into renting a fire lookout tower for your next stay? These little known places serve an important function, allowing for early detection of wildfires in our nation’s forests, but at the same time, many of these places are also available for you to rent out. There is nothing quite like waking up in the morning with overarching views of forests all around you. With perfect elevation, natural seclusion, and in the middle of nature, renting one of these lookouts can be the perfect trip if the last thing you want to do is be around relatives for another holiday party.
Fair warning though, these places are usually only open for certain times of the year, and book very quickly, so you’ll have to keep your eyes on it if you want a chance to book one of these lodgings. Also given the Covid situation in California, all of California’s lookouts are currently not bookable until further notice.
If you’re interested in one of these, you can go to recreation.gov and search lookout in the search terms to see what the current availability is like.
Pathfinders 