Safari Tents to Mountain Retreats: America’s 10 Best Glamping Spots

Glamping—camping in style—is one of the country’s fastest-growing trends. It’s the perfect blend of nature and luxury, with comfortable accommodations in quiet forests, coastal areas, or other scenic settings. These tents and yurts offer cozy beds, upscale amenities, and often private bathrooms.

Here are 10 of our favorite glamping spots across the USA.

1. Paws Up Montana, Montana

Sprawling across 37,000 acres, Paws Up Montana has six luxury glamping camps. Each one has upscale safari-style tents with private bathrooms, dedicated dining pavilions serving gourmet meals, and personal glamping butlers who provide cocktail service and fire-building.

For couples, Cliffside Camp is a romantic getaway overlooking scenic views, while families head to North Bank Camp, which has three-bedroom glamping tents.

2. Dunton River Camp, Colorado

Tucked away in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, Dunton River Camp has almost 500 acres of scenic landscape. Their eight luxury tents—four River Tents and four Mountain Tents—offer modern amenities while a restored 19th-century farmhouse serves as the main lodge.

Powered by 100% renewable energy, you can go horseback riding, fly fishing on the West Fork of the Dolores, hiking in the San Juans, or rafting on the San Miguel. Best of all, Mesa Verde National Park is just over an hour’s drive away.

3. Wildhaven Sonoma, California

Along the Russian River in Healdsburg, Wildhaven Sonoma offers a wine-country experience with luxury glamping. Their large safari-style tents have Tempur-Pedic mattresses, heated beds, electricity, and WiFi fast enough for remote work.

The outdoor kitchen is stocked for cooking, and the property holds yoga classes, live music nights, and wine tastings—all within a few minutes’ drive from popular restaurants.

4. Your Glamping Adventure, Tennessee

Located in the Cumberland Plateau overlooking Center Hill Lake, this retreat is one hour from Nashville. Morning Mist at Five Meadows Farm is a spacious glamping dome that overlooks beautiful mountain and lake views.

Outdoor amenities include a hot tub, wood-burning fire pit, gas fire pit, cornhole, Bocce ball, and an outdoor dining area. Indoors, guests enjoy queen and king-size beds. The well-stocked kitchen has a Keurig, toaster oven, pots and pans, microwave, and stove.

5. Sky Ridge Yurts, North Carolina

High on a mountain ridge in Bryson City, Sky Ridge has seven well-appointed yurts with great views of the Great Smoky Mountains. Located some 15 minutes from river rafting, mountain biking, and hiking trails, it’s just a quick drive to downtown Bryson City’s shopping and restaurants.

It also offers quick access to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

6. Under Canvas, Arizona

Near the Grand Canyon, Under Canvas has luxury tents with king-size beds, private bathrooms, and wood-burning stoves. Their stargazing tents have windows above the bed for viewing Arizona’s dark skies.

Fall is the best time to visit, with comfortable temperatures, beautiful desert landscapes, and fewer Grand Canyon crowds. There are yoga classes, private hiking tours, jeep safaris, and more.

7. Sandy Pines Campground, Maine

Sandy Pines Campground in Kennebunkport offers unique accommodations, including tents for couples, family cottages, and even authentic Conestoga wagons.

Located next to a quiet salt marsh, the campground has air conditioning, mosquito nets, electricity, a heated saltwater pool, and a retro-style general store that sells everything from snacks to lobster roll fixings.

The property is near Kennebunk, which has boutique shopping, lots of restaurants, and the ever-popular Goose Rocks Beach.

8. Bellfire, New York

Scenic view of Bellfire, New York — Bellfire, New York. Photo courtesy of Delaware County

This artist family-owned retreat is located on 10 acres of wildflower fields and maple forests in Roxbury, NY. There are four distinct cabins and camps, including Forest Belle, which is perfect for couples, and the stargazer’s paradise called Bellfire Tipi.

They accommodate between two and four guests. Amenities include private fire pits, grills, hammocks, excellent stargazing, a sauna, and a large yoga deck.

9. Sinya on Lone Man Creek, Texas

This secluded luxury retreat for two overlooks Lone Man Creek in Texas Hill Country. The authentic, custom-designed safari tent from South Africa—the only unit on the property—provides complete peace and privacy.

Named after an orphaned baby elephant rescued in Kenya, Sinya offers fishing, kayaking, hammock relaxation, and swimming in Wimberley’s famous Blue Hole. It provides easy access to the town’s wineries, breweries, and shops.

10. Timberline Glamping, Florida

Located in Jonathan Dickinson State Park (Southeast Florida’s largest state park at 11,000 acres), Timberline Glamping opened in December 2023 with six 400-square-foot Deluxe Safari Tents. These family-friendly accommodations have air conditioning, heat, Keurig coffee makers, mini-fridges, and more.

From starlit desert skies to fresh mountain mornings, these glamping destinations give you a front-row seat to nature in comfort. So, pack light and leave your sleeping bag at home. Enjoy your glamping adventure.

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Janna Graber

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Janna Graber is an award-winning American travel journalist who has written for national magazines, newspapers and websites. She is the managing editor of Go World Travel Magazine, and a member of the Society of American Travel Writers. Since studying abroad in Austria, she's been in love with world travel, and has covered travel in more than 60 countries. She's the author of three travel anthology books, including "A Pink Suitcase: 22 Tales of Women's Travel" and "Adventures of a Lifetime".