Welcome to the Starry Night Skoolie! We are a 10-acre desert glamping site only 1.5 hours from Los Angeles. No Cleaning Fee!
This cute tiny home has a very warm, loving, and inviting feel. We curated our air conditioned skoolie to attract couples, nature lovers, and adventurers looking for a homey retreat in the desert.
You will experience true hospitality during your stay—it feels a lot like staying at a friend’s secret clubhouse in the middle of nowhere. Because of this, our unique tiny house is one of the best kept secrets in the desert.
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Guests love how peaceful and quiet our part of the desert is, and how bright the stars, comets, meteors, and moon are.
This is the perfect getaway from the city if you're looking to reconnect with sacred, starry night skies.
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ACTIVITIES
Bring your special someone for a romantic candlelight dinner underneath the stars.
Lay down and listen to a guided stargazing workshop.
Invite your friends for a bonfire and hammock party.
Enjoy quality time with your family and play games inside the bus.
You can even come by yourself to relax with a quiet, private, luxurious self-care stay.
The Starry Night Skoolie is perfect for a special one-night evening...but guests who stay longer often tune into the slow, healing rhythm of the desert by the second day.
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STARRY NIGHT SKY
Out here, away from the smog and light pollution of Los Angeles, you can see:
✨ The Big Dipper
✨ The Little Dipper
✨ Polaris (The North Star)
✨ The Milky Way
✨ And much, much more!
Lay down in the hammock and fall asleep while you watch the magnificent starry sky reveal itself to you, sparkling before your eyes.
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ACCOMMODATIONS
✅ 100% Solar Powered
✅ 1 Full Bed
✅ Space Heater
✅ Propane Heater
✅ Fast WiFi
✅ Shower + Sink (well water)
❌ Hot Water (under construction)
✅ Hammock
✅ Metal Fire Pit
✅ Toilet (compost)
✅ Kitchen (camper stove, convection oven, hot plates, pots, pans, tea kettle, dishware, utensils, refrigerator)
🪲 There are flying insects and moths in the desert that are attracted to lights at night
✅ 600W of Solar Panels power 2 LiFePo4 12v batteries; plus, there are 2 extra power stations for your glamping needs
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SUSTAINABILITY
100% of your booking goes towards cultivating, maintaining, and watering our desert trees. You can help us reach 40,000 trees in 10 years by booking a stay! 🌲
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VACATION VIEWS
Our property is located just over the mountain butte range. It is normally extremely silent, but on occasion you will hear a distant generator or an airplane. Some nights, you can hear music playing or fireworks going off in the very, very far distance. You will be able to see clear skies, 360 degree mountains in the distance, and pure desert without any main roads.
Our land is a stargazers' paradise.
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PRIVACY AND NEIGHBORS
The property is enclosed within a wire fence, and there is a locked farm gate at the entrance. It feels very quiet because we are hidden by a slight hill that conceals us from the main road; this means people driving by will not be able to see you.
We have security cameras located on the fencing of the property, as well as one near the door of the bus. We will cut the audio feed to make sure that you maintain 100% of your privacy.
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WILDLIFE
Lizards, beetles, dragonflies, grasshoppers, moths, butterflies, bees, birds (especially crows), chipmunks, ants, and mice have visited our garden.
At night, desert insects--no mosquitoes or roaches!--will be attracted to the lights. If you do not like bugs, make sure to turn off all the lights. This includes candles, headlamps, and the solar lights. You can also set aside a large light away from the skoolie, so that the insects will be attracted to it instead of to the bus.
There is an owl that has taken residency in a nearby joshua tree. We’ve seen its long white wingspan at night.
We rescue stray dogs who are dumped in the area. During your visit, we round up our dogs and take them for an overnight stay in the city 🐶 You can also request the dogs stay with you for the night if you’re a dog person! They will be fenced on the other side of the garden.
Early in the morning, you can hear the roadrunner calling from a nearby joshua tree.
We have also seen/heard a rattlesnake, a scorpion, and a baby coyote.
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NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
- Sattleback Butte State Park: Water, Hiking, climbing, picnic, camping, restrooms.
- Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary: Water, Wildlife, hiking, socializing, theater, swimming, classes, fitness, restrooms.
