How do you enhance a popular luxury resort located inside a 700-acre state forest, listed on the Select Registry of Distinguished Inns of North America and home to a fine dining restaurant? If you’re Savage River Lodge in western Maryland, you add yurts – specifically, eight 30-footers from Pacific Yurts. Guests who stay in a […]

Cherry Hill Park is more than a premium campground in Maryland for the Gurevich family. It’s their livelihood and their legacy, and for thousands of families from across America and around the world, it’s been a popular camping destination for over 100 years. History of Hospitality Jacob and Rose Gurevich established Cherry Hill Poultry Farm […]

The windows of your yurt can have a dramatic impact on your yurt’s interior design. They invite natural light into the space and enhance the overall yurt interior design. Whether your yurt is for personal use or you’re using it to run a business, the windows you choose matter. Here, we’re delving into how a […]

Curtis, Brian, and Loren established Radius Retreat at Radium Hot Springs Village in British Columbia, Canada as an ideal combination of comfortable yurt accommodations and an off-the-beaten-path experience in nature. Radius Retreat is a hike-in only, mountainside retreat that offers home-like yurt lodging for their guests. Visitors stay in a cozy yurt accommodation while having […]

Every yurt requires a sturdy and precisely-sized platform to support the structure. When it comes to yurt platforms you have several options. While the standard platform rises 6 inches above the ground, some yurt owners opt for raised or concrete yurt platform plans. Building a yurt with a raised platform can allow for more storage […]

On a surprise anniversary trip seven years ago, Terry and Sherry McCracken stayed in a yurt and fell in love with the experience. They wanted to bring that same experience back home to share with their community in Brevard, North Carolina. For them, staying in a yurt is a chance to reconnect with loved ones […]

Pacific Yurts founder Alan Bair was recently featured in the July 2021 publication of Recreation Management. In the article, “Alternate Routes” by Joe Bush, yurts are highlighted as durable, year-round structures that “provide rest and relaxation”.  What is even more special about the yurts mentioned in the article is the fact that the Idaho Department […]

Pacific Yurts offers six different sizes, and base prices range from around $7,500 to $16,000 (as of June 2022). The price per yurt, including all standard features, varies depending on the diameter. The smallest option is 12 feet in diameter and 115 square feet, with a center height of nine feet. On the other hand, […]

This article is republished with permission from The Chronicle and author Dana Merryday. The article can be found here. Pacific Yurts is grateful to Dana and The Chronicle for this wonderful feature! Alan Bair never intended to start a company or a movement.  Then one day, he read an article on yurts in National Geographic […]

Warm weather is approaching and that means more chances to spend time outdoors. Luckily, there are several prime Pacific Yurt destinations near national and state parks for you to explore. We’ve compiled a list of the must-see yurts near national parks to help you find the perfect getaway. Keep reading for some of our favorites […]