News from Modern Campground

COLORADO YURT COMPANY PREPARES FOR NEXT JOURNEY AS IT REBRANDS TO SECRET CREEK

By Akari Nakano

Glamping structures maker Colorado Yurt Company’s secret is out as it announces it will be now known as Secret Creek.

“For years, you have known us as ‘Colorado Yurt Company’. As we steward our legacy founded in 1976, we look ahead to our next journey,” the company’s Facebook post reads.

According to a statement on its website, the yurt maker has been reimagining its legacy business for years now.

“Secret Creek isn’t a mythical place. It’s about the experience of connecting you with the outdoors. It’s about finding your Secret Creek,” said Secret Creek Owner and CEO John Gibson

Also coming with the rebranding are individual product brands—retaining Colorado Yurts and Earthwork Tipis and introducing Destination Tents. The Colorado-based company will also be moving to a new production facility and launching a new website.

As it embarks on its new journey, Secret Creek will be challenging itself to level up its performance and service, aiming to “serve our customers in a way that brings a level of energy, professionalism, and respect that any industry can be proud of,” as per the statement.

“We are excited to continue to support and encourage our customers to connect with the outdoors all over this amazing planet we call home,” the company said.

ZION WILDFLOWER RESORT ADDS NEW GLAMPING TENTS

By Akari Nakano

Last Friday, Brian Grisham and Zane Zway of Exclusive Tents drove up to Zion National Park to guide a crew in setting up 40 tents for Zion Wildflower Resort. The pair arrived just in time to assemble the tents earlier today (Monday).

“We’re going to do our very best to document this journey and this process. We can’t wait for all of you to have access to this amazing experience in the very near future!” Zway said in a Facebook post.

And document they did. Last Saturday, Zion Wildflower posted a photo of the decks where the glamping tents will be built on. Yesterday, Zway posted a video update showing the decks all prepped and ready for the glamping tents.

Zion Wildflower is beautifully located near the entrance of Utah’s distinguished park. Glampers have different luxurious camping accommodation options to choose from such as canvas tents, covered wagons, and private bungalows.

Just a 15-minute drive away from Zion National Park’s entrance, the glamping destination still offers the warm hospitality that camping gives with amenities like fire pits, BBQ grills, and yard games.

Exclusive Tents, owned by former Kruger National Park game ranger Paul Zway, creates ecofriendly glamping tents. The company’s products are a huge hit even with the international market, with customers in New Zealand, Mexico, Italy, Spain, Costa Rica, and more.

To know more about Exclusive Tents, check out their website at exclusivetents.com. Visit zionwildflower.com to find out more about Zion Wildflower Resort.

HUTTOPIA CAMPGROUND SOUTHERN MAINE REOPENS THIS MAY

Leave your tents and sleeping bags at home as Huttopia (Southern Maine) reopens its glampground on Sand Pond Road this May.

According to a report, when you go glamping at Huttopia, you can take pleasure in all the perks that camping offers – roasting marshmallows over a campfire, swimming in a pond, walking along trails – while at the same time enjoying the kind of luxury and comfort typically found in a hotel.

The Sanford site was opened at 149 Sand Pond during the summer of 2019. It gained popularity during the summers of 2020 and 2021 when people looked for safer outdoor alternatives to enjoy their getaways.

It will reopen this year on May 14 and will unveil new cabins and more.

“It’s exciting to be reopening, and to be welcoming international guests for the first time since COVID-19 stopped global travel in its tracks,” said Margaux Bossanne, Huttopia brand and business development manager.

Anyone returning for a visit to Huttopia this year will be able to enjoy more features this time, Bossanne added.

The retreat has added six wood cabins near Sand Pond. The cabins, or tiny houses as Bossanne described them – include two bedrooms with a kitchen, dining area, a bathroom, a fire pit, a barbecue set-up, screened-in front porch, complete with lounge chairs.

They’ve also added an enormous common fire pit in the area for S’mores nights and more.

Every glamper will also have barbecue grills at their site. Only the cabins and a handful of tents offered that service in the past.

Huttopia Southern Maine will also add to its entertainment appeal, hosting live shows in the evening, movie nights for adults, outdoor yoga, and children’s programs.

Sand Pond is also located on the outskirts of Huttopia, and it is possible to rent canoes, kayaks, and standup paddleboards.

Cabins’ starting costs are $200 a night and $105 a night for a tent.

Huttopia was founded in Lyon, France, in 1999. It now operates more than 60 sites across Europe, a handful located in the U.S. and one in Canada.

Apart from the Sanford location, there are Huttopia Retreats located in Albany, New Hampshire, New York, and California.

“Huttopia offers a selection of retreats for those who seek natural beauty, simplicity, connection to the great outdoors and, ultimately, to their loved ones,” the company stated.

Celine and Philippe Bossanne founded the family-owned business. After living in Canada for a couple of years in the 90s, they came back to their homeland France inspired by their time spent in the Canadian and American national parks.

“It was then that the idea of Huttopia emerged,” the company stated.

“They cherished being able to pitch tents in the heart of beautiful, natural spaces and sharing that experience with friends and family. And they wanted to give others the opportunity to have those kinds of experiences as well.”