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Forgot your tent? Rent a yurt
Want to find the biggest collection of yurts outside of Mongolia? Head to Oregon's state parks. Since the early 1990s, the state park system has installed 190 yurts in its campgrounds. 170 of those are in coastal areas where the weather can get nasty, especially during the winter. The sturdy, circular, canvas-covered structures provide a more comfortable experience than the average tent. Rental costs run about $30 per night. Yurts remain an extremely popular option long after the novelty should have worn off. More than 15 years in state parks and still in high demand. In fact, the main problem with the Mongolian tents: they are usually booked months in advance, meaning that a spur-of-the-moment yurt excursion is out of the question. Oregon has been building cabins at some coastal state parks in an effort to draw more campers who don't want to pack a tent. However, the wooden structures cannot compete with the canvas ones in terms of popularity.
[Via Seattle Times]
Filed under: United States, Camping
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Tyler Nov 19th 2008 3:05PM
Glad to see this form of acomodation thriving. I just spent a month in Mongolia in these and they impressed me so much I will buy one in the future. Since it is most associated with Mongolia these days I wish it was referred to as a 'ger' though.