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The Santa Fe Treehouse Camp and wilderness preserve **is a non-smoking facility**.
It features 156 acres of highland forest. The land is covered in juniper, piñon, and ponderosa pine, and various cactus. Guests enjoy seeing broad-winged, black-chinned and Rufus hummingbirds, shy cottontail rabbits, skittish lizards, grey fox and more.
The amenities included with your reservation are all-hours access to the outdoor cooking area with a community fridge, stove, microwave, propane grill, blender, coffee maker (bring your own ground coffee or Keurig pod, sugar and creamer), plates, bowls, cooking and eating utensils. Also available is the communal restroom and shower building. ***All guests are required to recycle and compost as detailed at the Outdoor Cooking Area as per our mission of sustainability.***
The camp is located about 20 minutes from Museum Hill, 25 minutes from Meow Wolf, Old Town Santa Fe Plaza and just 15 minutes to delicious food at Harry's Roadhouse, Jambo Bobcat Bite or Cafe Fina. Tree House Camp land borders the Santa Fe National Forest and Pecos Wilderness Area. There are beautiful views and access to Shaggy Peak, the southernmost tip of the Rocky Mountains and the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. Wander our various hiking trails to enjoy a 20 minute hike to a creek (in wet weather) or climb up Shaggy Peak ( seasoned hikers only please!). We look forward to sharing this unique, magical place with you in the “Land of Enchantment."
**NOTE: We are up 1.3 miles of dirt road with 2 steep hills and bumps. We are not near public transportation so you will need your own vehicle. Be aware that the roads can be snowy, icy or muddy in early spring, late fall and winter, and rutted due to rains in the summer. At those times of the year we recommend a car with front-wheel, all wheel or four-wheel drive and good traction tires.**
Please add any guests 13 years and up to your reservation as adult. (0-4 years old free, 5-12 years old 1/2 price child fee you pay upon arrival with cash, Zelle, Venmo or PayPal. ) Please also plan to pay the $10 per dog/ per night fee. We do not add this into the payments online since not all of the hosting sites we use have that option and it allows us to know that everyone with a dog will owe the dog fee.
Since the camp is minimally lit to see the stars we recommend you bring a flashlight and consider arriving while it is still light out. It makes locating us easier and you will get to experience our beautiful sunsets and have more time to enjoy this enchanted hilltop**! **
**Checkin times are 4-8PM Spring, Fall and Winter and 4:00-9:45pm in Summer. Please do not come before 4pm without prior permission. Let me know your ETA and keep me informed of delays.**
Once you have located your site you are welcome to leave and come back after the normal check in time without a fee but please be as quiet as possible.
***Cellphone reception can be spotty for some carriers, Verizon works the best here. Wifi calling is helpful.***
Drive to the very end of Treehouse Rd and turn right through the gate at 46. The home/office is the first building. Registration paperwork is in a plastic bin across from the office at the Welcome Kiosk. Fill out the registration/release form and ring the doorbell at the blue office door. If we don't answer place them through the small window. Fill out your name and the word campsite on the Check Out form and place it on your car dashboard. Fill it out and place it through the office door window the last day when you depart.
The Yurt was amazing! It is huge inside and with enough bed space to sleep 6 adults easy. The property is great and has good amenities for a camp. This was a spur of the moment thing and we stayed for 2 nights.
The Yurt was imported all the way from Mongolia where people use Yurts for a living. Me and my girlfriend spent a long time studying the construction and hand painted designs.
I will certainly stay again the next time I am in the area. Love it.
- The first thing you notice when you arrive at Santa Fe Treehouse Camp is the wonderful smell of pine in the air. The second thing is the breathtaking views of the mountains. SFTC is truly a unique & beautiful place!
- Camp Directors, Brad & Ciana, and Jonathon (their volunteer naturalist) were all extremely friendly, kind, & knowledgeable about the area. I am a female solo camper and I stayed for a month to be close to my son and to have an inspiring, natural environment to be able to do my artwork. SFTC was the perfect venue! They all work very hard to provide a positive camping experience for everyone, from the bathrooms w/flush toilets & hot showers, available well water, the cabins, campsites, hiking trails, etc. There are nice touches that you don’t find in state parks like bathrooms with hand soap, shampoo, and kleenex, an open air kitchen with fridge & stove…. It all makes for a very cozy stay.
- I thoroughly enjoyed the month I spent at SFTC & highly recommend it!
Ciana and Brad have a beautiful camping spot! The views are fantastic with a private hiking trail as well!
They have a communal cooking area if you need a way to cook your food.
They have hot showers and flushable toilets on site that we’re still under construction but clean and in working order. Very impressive!
We tent camped for 3 night and had a spectacular view. The hosts are very gracious, and made us feel right at home.
On the map it appears closer to downtown Santa Fe than it is, mainly because it’s secluded in a winding mountain road. That didn’t bother me but could be something to consider. The road at the end is all dirt but fairly well maintained.
Highly recommend and I will be back!
My wife and I stayed here with our 3mo daughter. Brad and Ciana we’re both very helpful and fabulous hosts. This private camp ground will ruin camping for you anywhere else you go. The bathrooms were great. Many clean showers with very hot or cold water. Toilets 🙌🏼. The campsites were well kept with very well cleared and mulched grounds for tent ground pads. We camped in our truck tent and felt thst we had more than enough privacy between each campsite. The property has a couple well marked trails for easy hiking and also two entrances to the santefe national forest. There is also a community dining and cooking building with ovens stoves and tables. Every path is lit at night so you can’t get lost on your way to the facilities at night. Well above and beyond all of our expectations. You won’t find another private campground that has this much access to the national forest, great clean and well built amenities, and friendly service. We will be coming back for many more years. Please keep this wonderful legacy going!
