Love the Outdoors? Try a Camping Yurt!
What is a Yurt?
Camping yurts are a new variation on a traditional structure
Merriam-Webster describes yurts as, "a circular domed tent of skins or felt stretched over a collapsible lattice framework and used by pastoral peoples of inner Asia; also : a structure that resembles a yurt usually in size and design."Traditional yurts are homes built by nomadic herders of Mongolia. They have a lattice-wall framework with a covering of felted wool.
The modern canvas yurt is an adaptation of the traditional structure that incorporates nontraditional elements, but keeps the traditional flavor.
Rent a Yurt!
You don't have to visit the steppes of Mongolia to sleep in a yurt.
Oregon State Parks
Washington State Parks
Delaware State Parks
Idaho State Parks
Kachemak Bay State Park in Alaska
Ocoee Yurt Company - Tennessee
Idaho State University
Books About Yurts
Sites About Yurts
More Unusual Hotel Options
Out 'n About Treehouses in Oregon will let you spend the night in one of several (pretty fancy) treehouses.
At Jules Undersea Lodge in Florida, you can sleep in an underwater hotel - if you're a certified scuba diver who can dive 21 feet underwater to reach it.
In Idaho, you can bed down in a beagle. Yes, a beagle. Dog Bark Park Inn is a hotel shaped and painted to look like a giant beagle. Just don't tell your cat where you spent the night.
Yurt Photos
Don't know what a yurt looks like and whether you'd really want to sleep in one? Check out these photos for some yurt pics that'll show you what to expect.
Have You Stayed in a Yurt?
If you're a yurt fan, please sign the guestbook!
blue22d wrote...
Well, seen them and did not know they were called a Yurt. Learn something new. Five stars and a favor.
GypsyPirate wrote...
I hadn't heard of them before. But, I got to tell you that now I would really like to stay in a yurt just to say I did. Thanks for a great read.
Ramkitten wrote...
My husband really wants a yurt to use as an art studio. So this is a great resource to stumble upon as we search for the right yurt and a good price. Thank you for the information!
ngio64 wrote...
I have loved the idea of a Yurt for years. Good lens. I will check out your links!
Tiddledeewinks wrote...
As Eelkat mentioned, our town won't allow us to have them, but we were forced to live in the back of a pick-up once when Eelkat was just two years old!








































