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Colorful Camping at Beakertopia✨️🌈

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· Bon Secour, Baldwin, Alabama

2 acres hosted by Emma G.

4 lodging sites · 1 Caravan site · 15 tent sites

Family-friendly

Recent Hipcampers say this Hipcamp is great for families and kids.

Best in Alabama: Finalist

Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2024.

Emma is a Star Host

Star Hosts are highly rated, responsive, and committed to providing incredible experiences.

Private sites

95% of recent Hipcampers say the sites felt private.

Come camp on one of the Southeast's most unique properties, Beakertopia! Our 2.4 acre artist compound is enclosed in bamboo and lush with hundred-year-old live oaks + native pollinator flowers we’ve planted. Choose any spot to pitch your tent and enjoy our magic oasis only 20 min from the beautiful white sandy beaches of Gulf Shores. You're welcome to use the "outdoor living room" as you please. This area includes a bar with rainwater catchment for washing hands/dishes, refrigerator, freezer, electric tea kettle, microwave, solar oven, complimentary coffee/tea station, 2 burner biogas stovetop with cooking equipment&utensils, games, aerial yoga silks, climbing wall, slackline, Iyengar yoga rope wall, trash/recycling, filtered alkaline drinking water and more! Feel free to use our laundry facilities, communal picnic basket, and complimentary condiments, seasonings, sauces, etc found in the door of the fridge. Attached to the lounge is our air conditioned ecobathroom with *hot* shower, bio toilet, and complimentary toiletries if you forget anything. We currently have an armadillo taking up residence at Beakertopia and he comes out every night. He is cute and harmless, but sounds like a grown man walking around if it’s dark and you can’t see him- don’t be alarmed! Please note that our growing community is not "finished" as we have many years worth of projects we intend on using this land to experiment with. With our 2 aircrete domes are under construction, there are lots of tools and materials on site. We do try to limit any loud work being done while campers are here, but we cannot fully clean up the construction site every single day. While many visitors leave with inspiration for their own homes & appreciate the chance to view our building process rather than just the final product, we understand it's not for everyone. Gulf Shores offers many nice, high-end condos+hotels if you're looking for a more luxurious experience. Just like ourselves, Beakertopia is a work in progress and we are happy to share our journey with those who resonate! Learn more about this land: Community. Art. Sustainability. At Yum Arts Collective we believe that the power lies in the collective, rather than the individual. A group of people working towards a shared goal can truly create magic out of thin air. We know this to be true because we've witnessed it time and time again through our business and life. We created Beakertopia to show that alternative lifestyles are indeed possible and can actually flow beautifully. We hope to inspire others to break out of the square boxes that society puts you in from the moment you enter this world. Beakertopia is a beautiful 2.4 acre piece of land in Bon Secour, AL that we purchased in 2020 to explore sustainability, alternative building methods, and permaculture. Due to the seasonal nature of this region we're able to devote half the year to our business and half the year to our land which allows for a symbiotic relationship for the 2 to serve one another simultaneously. Our intention for this artist community is to bring like-minded people together and make the world a more beautiful place. It serves as our primary residence and also residence for seasonal workers&traveling artists when they come here. Every year we have the opportunity to employ about a dozen people to work with us during the tourist season, from March-October. Aside from our local employees, we also wanted to create a space that would allow for fellow travelers to join our crew. Beakertopia provides the possibility for friends from around the world to come live and work. Check out our website for more info ✨️

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78 Ratings · 67 reviews

Heather M.recommends

November 21, 2024

RV/Van/Vehicle Camping 🚍⚡️🩵

Rainbows and Oaks

Emma has created such a fun and unique campground amidst beautiful old oaks. I appreciate how well she cares for the trees to keep them healthy and growing strong! The atmosphere is friendly and there's a covered outdoor hangout area for guests with loads of quirky amenities. Clean bathroom and hot shower. Lovely unexpected gem in Alabama!

Jennifer P.recommends

October 16, 2024

Tent camping under the oaks ⭐️🌳💫

Great 3 day escape!

We loved camping here! Very private,quiet and the trees are beautiful!! There's a private bathroom with a shower ( when we were there the hot water in the shower didn't work it was very cold!) There's fresh water. There's a cool place to hang out play games have a drinks, even skateboard. We have 3 dogs there was plenty of room for them to run. I would definitely recommend!

Cassie T.recommends

September 1, 2024

Alabama’s One&Only Aircrete Dome

Sustainably Beautiful

Our stay was absolutely amazing! The vibes of this location are INCREDIBLE💖 it was such a fun experience playing music in the dome. The public spaces were well kept and had a lot of options for all types of people. The property was very progressive and earth friendly, I’ve never stayed anywhere that practices sustainability so clean and beautifully. The decor and privacy of the dome made us feel so at home and I was sad to leave, we will most definitely be returning.

Paulina N.recommends

August 22, 2024

Tent camping under the oaks ⭐️🌳💫

Lovely property with everything you need for camping and more. Shaded spots available, good wifi. Fully equipped kitchen, washer and dryer. A perfect place to stay while camping.

Michael C.recommends

August 5, 2024

RV/Van/Vehicle Camping 🚍⚡️🩵

Work of Art

This place is a great reprieve, a calm quiet sanctuary with so much art and creative effort put into detail. Very nice visit that I enjoyed a lot and highly recommend. Very interesting and hospitable hosts. More than just a camp site. Easy drive to the beach which for me (not from here) was beyond what I expected. Great quiet nature sanctuaries and white sand beaches but also a thriving downtown. I would definitely visit again.

Meagan M.

July 29, 2024

Tent camping under the oaks ⭐️🌳💫

Safe & Peaceful Solo Lady Camper

This is a new favorite camping spot! Beautiful, well kept, and close to plenty of other things to do. There were tons of activities for everyone to enjoy - a phone just for music, coloring pages, yoga mats, a chess board, skateboards. As a solo female camper, I must say I've never felt more safe at a campground. This was in large part due to needing to enter the building with a gate code, which was very comforting to me personally! This is a special spot I completely recommend.

Location

Bon Secour, Baldwin, Alabama, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Mvskoke (Muscogee) and Pensacola First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Emma G.

Joined in April 2021

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