Location: Pismo Beach, Central Coast, California, USA (On a rural mt rd 1/4 miles from Los Padres Natl Forest) View Map
Accommodations: 1 Bedroom + Convertible bed(s), 1.5 Baths (Sleeps 1-6)
Keywords: Cabin/Cottage
Welcome to our Romantic Cabin ~ We provide a sustainable retreat for those wanting a secluded get away. We are in the Wilderness, just off the Santa Barbara Central Coast, with beautiful mountain views. The ocean and beaches are 15 miles away and can be seen on a clear day. The solar run cabin has a spring feed hot tub. At night if you step outside, you will see stars like you never see around the city – including the Milky Way! Generally, you will hear nothing but natural sounds - at night coyotes in the distance, owls, perhaps if you are lucky, a bobcat or mountain lion.
Eco-Friendly Cabin and Green Yurt
We have two secluded unique vacation rentals that are 40 acres apart for complete privacy. (Please see other listings on this page for the off-grid yurt information) Our primary commercial is that we are very non-commercial. Our place is not so much an investment, but a sustainable way of life. The wilderness cabin is very remote and less than 1/4 mile from the Los Padre National Forest. (Lots of hiking on the property as well as in the Forest!!!) We are in the mountains that sit south/east of Pismo Beach...1 hour from Santa Barbara...3 hours from Los Angles and San Francisco.
The energy efficient green cabin is built largely from recycled materials and designed to have a minimal impact on the environment. You will have a wood stove for heat with all the wood you need included (the stove is high tech efficient to minimize pollution and maximize heat output.) You will shower (hot water included) with real filtered spring water collected from our property. (We are happy to show you the spring if you like!) Your power is generated by our customized solar power system. We have a fully equipped kitchen and provide bottled drinking water (all you need to bring is your food! note-if you are a coffee drinker we have an old fashion perculator for the stove top). For a touch of luxury in the wilderness, we provide high quality organic cotton linens, and towels. In the interest of getting away from it all, we DO NOT provide satellite TV, though we have a TV and DVD player. We do provide satellite radio, a book and game library and a few DVD’s. There is great hiking in the National Forest.
The cabin is up a remote private dirt road, 6.5 miles from Hwy 166. There is a locked gate on Hwy 166. The locked gate is 15 miles from Hwy 101. The access road is mountainous and is traveled with great caution. In most cases our guest have prefered us to transport them...which we gladly do. Please contact us for the details on traveling the access road to the wilderness cabin.
One of the unique aspects of this remote wilderness cabin experience is that we are available for discussions about green design and building, energy efficiency, recycling, solar and solar water heating, composting, and in general leading a sustainable lifestyle. We live across the property, well enough away to assure your privacy, yet available if you need us or just want to chat about the area. We are friendly and love to socialize – yet have a high regard for your privacy.
The Mountain road that leads to the Eco-Friendly Cabin is a Wilderness Experience.
PLEASE CONTACT US FOR THE DETAILS....
We look forward to sharing our place with you! Feel free to call or email with questions and if you want to reserve.
Randy and Elaine Shepard
(Please include your phone # when emailing us)
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Linens Provided
- Off Street Parking
- Wood Stove
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Convertible Bed
- Entertainment
- Private Hot Tub : wood burning/solar hot tub. Red wood hot tub filled with water from our spring
- TV (No Cable/Satellite)
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen : Oven is not available in the cabin.
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- Balcony
- View/Location
- Mountain View
- Other Amenities
- Eco and sustainable friendly. We are 100% solar and "off the grid" Water is from our spring on the property. We have camp sites available with electricity and hot water.
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Waterskiing
- Parasailing
- Swimming
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Fishing
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Racquetball
- Basketball Court
- Antiquing
- Live Theatre
- Horseshoes
- Miniature golf
- Horseback Riding
- Rafting
- Shelling
- Hiking
- Rock Climbing
- Restaurants
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Museums
- Other Activities
- The mountain road that leads to the Cabin is a wilderness experience, Contact us for the details.
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Rates $190 a night $1,140/week (7th night free) $200 refundable deposit
Extended stay: 1 month is $2,000. 2 or more months = $1,700/mo
One night stays: weekends add $80/ weekdays add $50
(For one night stays you can have two full days if no one is checking in)
The rates are based on 4 or less people ~ contact us if there are more than 4
Please contact us for the details on accessing the eco wilderness cabin
Rates for Holiday's & summer will vary ($190 - $250)
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
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Map & Owner's Profile
Year Purchased: 2005
Why the Owner Chose Pismo Beach
How we came to live a sustainable life (we are learning to anyway...)
In spring of 2005 Elaine and I left city life in the LA area and decided to pursue our dreams to "live off the grid...". We owned a property in Cuyama but wanted something less desert like, with an easy drive to California’s beautiful coast – yet far enough away from the coast where we can get completely away from it all. At the time we were uncertain whether we could find such a place but were ecstatic when our realtor showed us 40 acres next to the Los Padres National Forest near the northern Santa Barbara/Southern San Luis Obispo county line. The property had everything we had envisioned - and more in a wilderness escape – rare unspoiled mountain beauty, endless hiking/horse/mountain bike trails, abundant wildlife (deer, elk, hawks, road runners, horned toads, bobcats, coyotes and more!), a short walk to the national forest, Native American history, very few neighbors and peace and quiet. We realized that since the Cuyama river has to be forded to get to the property (though it is always easily fordable except after the most extreme of storms) it was unlikely that the surrounding area would be developed anytime soon. Soon after we agreed on a contract with the owner of the property, we gave notice on our jobs and put our Simi Valley house up for sale and off to the wilderness we went!
Please feel free to call or email us with questions and if you want to reserve. We look forward to meeting you!
Randy and Elaine Shepard
661. 478. 7274
elainekeith@sbcglobal.net (When emailing please be sure to leave your phone #)
The Unique Benefits at this
The Making of a Eco-Friendly Wilderness Retreat
When we arrived in June, 2005, the timing was fortunate because there was nothing but a partially open air shack to live in on the property. This was fine for us for the summer but we did not want to spend the winter in these conditions so we got busy winterizing the cabin. We filled in wind and mouse holes, added in insulation, a wood stove and some decoration to make it more homey and got it ready just in time for the first winter rains. Since that first summer, we have completely renovated the cabin, added an 18 foot diameter geodesic dome, a teepee, developed a spring and water storage system, added camp showers and toilets, and added a 30 foot diameter yurt(To check out the yurt site see other listings on this page) We received approval for a federal 501-c3 nonprofit status to begin a sustainable educational retreat. Since the land is large and mountainous we have been able to create these structures in such a way that they all are separate from each other to insure privacy & seclusion which is not often found in State Parks.. One of the other features we appreciated about the property (believe it or not!) is that it is out of range of electrical, water and telephone land line utilities. This forced us to develop our solar power knowledge early on to create nice nonpolluting solar systems for both the cabin and the yurt and to be independent of utilities for the first time in our lives.
Please feel free to call or email us with questions and if you want to reserve. We look forward to meeting you!
Randy and Elaine Shepard
Owner's Map of Pismo Beach
This picture was taken our 1st year on the land. We were reading the instructions for constructing a Tipi that we had just purchased. We lived in the Tipi for "many moons". (HAAA HAAA...we sound so "native..." NOT!) Last year the elements totally destroyed the Tipi. We plan in the near future to purchase several Tipi's and have them for guest at the yurt. We have learned a lot about how to preserve a Tipi since that 1st year.
Property Photos
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- There are breath taking views in all directions - Central Coast of California Accommodation
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- There are many beautiful views from the deck of the cabin - Central Coast of California Accommodation
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- Check out our 30ft yurt & campground site by clicking other sites - Central Coast of California Accommodation
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- Back porch of the cabin ~ see more pictures on our personal site
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- Luxury in the wilderness~Egyptian cotton linens Yes! we have hot water for baths
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- The center island has unique custonized tile.
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- Bedroom has a rustic bowl sink, private half bath and a pillowtop queen size bed
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- Cozy dining area with small library and game shelve
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- The hills are covered with spring wildflowers
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- looking towards the Santa Barbara Coast
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- Back porch looking towards Santa Barbara California
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- The flying basenji ~ Dogs are always welcome ~ They love it out here!
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- Beautiful sunsets and sunrises~For our website click more photo's on this page
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- The wildflowers went crazy this year!!
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- I finally heard the Road Runner's call...it is not "Beep Beep"
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- It is magical when you get the rare opportunity to see the Elk.
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #166977
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