This is our yurt at Cape Disappointment State Park in Washington. It's a cross between a cabin and a tent. There are canvas walls, windows and a high roof with a sky light at the top so you can see starts at night. The yurt also has electricity and heat.
The inside has a futon couch that makes into a queen bed, a twin bed on the top of the bunk and a full sized bed on the bottom. There's also a small table. It was quite comfortable and warm. Much better than our tent we used over the 4th of July holiday.
This is another view of the inside. You just have to bring bedding, clothes, cooking utensils and food. There is water outside. The restroom with showers (50 cents for three minutes of hot water) is a short walk away. The kids have already said they want to rent this exact yurt again next year.
There is a picnic table and a fire pit. We cooked hamburgers (grilled portobello mushrooms for me!), hot dogs, corn on the cob, salmon and lots of s'mores on the fire pit grill. With kids, yurt camping is much easier than tent camping. Less stuff to bring and more room. On the coast, it can be overcast and cold so having a place to warm up and play inside for a few minutes is key. Of course, the kidlets cared less about the gray skies and were in the swimsuits on the beach. They couldn't play in the waves due to the strong current, but there was a little pool of water leftover from high tide that was perfect for them to splash around in!
My plane is boarding, but I will post more pics of our hike and the North Light House once I'm in Dallas!
Bye for now!!!!!
