Tours and Camping
Note: Because of Hurricane Helene, travel to Earthaven is currently limited pathways on sketchy roads, and not recommended. All tours are cancelled and the campground is closed for the remainder of 2024.
Tours
Earthaven’s School of Integrated Living (SOIL) offers in-person and virtual tours of Earthaven. Book a tour today!
Tours are a great entry point into learning the history, purpose, and development of Earthaven Ecovillage. These tours are designed to provide learners with a deeper understanding about living in community as well as the strategies and solutions possible for doing things another way.
In just a couple of hours, you’ll get a very informative introduction to this 26+ year experimental journey of social, environmental and economic sustainability. You’ll not only learn of things you might want to do, but also what you might NOT want to do.
Visiting with children? Read This.
Saturday In-Person Tours
Saturday tours are scheduled most Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Arrive at 9:45). $25-35 per adult (kids free).
More schedules, information, and registration:
- Tour only
- Tour with camping (the campground is generally open April through October)
Virtual Tours
If you can’t visit in person, experience Earthaven through a live, online, two-hour presentation followed by Q&A. The tour examines the concept of sustainability at Earthaven through social, ecological, and economic lenses. More information and registration.
Customized Tours
Our School of Integrated Living (SOIL) also offers customized in-person and virtual tours. With a customized tour, you can schedule a tour on your schedule, tailored to your interests. More information and registration for customized in-person tours.
Also, check our calendar for classes, events, and other tours.
Visiting in Person
Please do not arrive at Earthaven without having made confirmed arrangements for a tour in advance. You will be asked to leave.
See How to Get Here, Maps of Earthaven, and Earthaven Weather.
Camping
The Earthaven campground serves participants in organized in-person programs, including Earthaven Ecovillage tours. The campground is generally open April through October.
The campground is in a forested area near the village center. The campground has drinking water, a compost toilet, propane-heated shower, and a tarped camp kitchen. The campground does not have electricity. Please bring your own food. Earthaven does not have facilities to serve food to the public. The campground is near the Council Hall for emergency phone calls.
Most camping is in tent sites, with cars parked in a nearby parking lot. Two sites are available for vans, small RVs (30 ft maximum), and car camping. There are no water or electric hookups at these sites.
The campground also has a rustic, screened cabin with bunks.
Options for camping at Earthaven
- Earthaven SOIL in-person programs
- In-person Earthaven Ecovillage tours
- Customized onsite education programs
- Other programs at Earthaven that include camping – for more information see our calendar.
Unless you are participating in a program that includes camping, you must have an in-person tour of Earthaven in 2022 or 2023 to be eligible to camp. The campground is open to the public by reservation only. More information and camping registration.
Offsite Lodging
For lodging near Earthaven, consider:
- The lodge at the Light Center (for rooms with kitchenettes).
- Sky Island Campground at 88 Flatlander Drive, Old Fort.
- A Creekside Airbnb 3-Bedroom Cabin in Old Fort.
- An Airbnb 3-Bedroom Cottage in Old Fort.
- An Airbnb RV/Camper in Old Fort.
- An Airbnb room+private bath in Old Fort.
- Room in an Airbnb house called Mystic Retreat in Old Fort.
- Nancy Rose, 828-559-5271, offers an apartment at Solairus Community in Old Fort.
- An Airbnb Cabin with Hot Tub in Black Mountain.