Unique Places to
Stay in Nature

When was the last time you sipped a steamy morning beverage in the still of the forest or enjoyed a sizzling breakfast cooked in the open air? Imagine spending your days in the wilderness and your nights reconnecting around a crackling fire, as you fall asleep under a starry sky.

If you’ve been aching to spend more time in nature, there are plenty of ways to get outside in British Columbia. This is the year to try something different—to literally expand your horizons—be it in a yurt, a cabin, a wilderness lodge, or even a teepee.

Here are a few types of accommodations that offer different ways to immerse yourself in nature.

Farm stays

Nourish your spirit by waking up in a field or orchard, steps from where your food is grown. At Hidden Acres Farm and Treehouse outside of Terrace, you can stay on a family-owned working farm and purchase eggs and produce grown on site, right beside the cabins. The 36-hectare property offers access to the Skeena River, wildlife viewing, and biking trails to work up an appetite.

You can watch the sun set over apple orchards before star gazing in a romantic yurt at Merridale Cidery and Distillery. Set in Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley, this is a destination for food lovers, with an eatery open to the orchard that offers plenty of fresh air.

On Bowen Island, Alderwood Farm gives you a taste of quiet country life on a working farm. Wake up to breakfast and coffee on the garden suite’s patio and then grab an Alderwood pie and other house-made treats from the farm shop to take on a beach picnic.