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Wondernut Farm

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· Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne, California

37.83 acres hosted by Matt And Eve N.

3 lodging sites

Near Yosemite National Park

Within a 60-minute drive from the Big Oak Flat Entrance.

Amazing views

Hipcampers say this spot has amazing views.

Family-friendly

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

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Wondernut Farm is an upstart, entirely off grid, working farm-stead being built from the ground up. We breed milking goats and sheep, heritage pigs, and are in the process of converting to a grade A dairy and creamery! We use organic practices, management intensive rotational grazing, and dryland pasture management. We sell our animals locally so that others can have their own milking and meat animals. Our 110 year old hay barn and the roof of the former lumber mill were all we had to work with in getting off the ground. Being first and foremost a functional farm, we can't help but offer a somewhat warts-and-all look into everything it takes to be working to our goals. Our hearts are, and always will be, educational and local community focused, and we work closely with farmers and friends alike in better understanding our innovative animal husbandry, power, pasture and water systems. Whenever we have time, we'll afford the same time and opportunities to interested hip-campers. Our location is stunning and historic, and the beauty of the wild, natural landscape is powerful, yet offers easy access to both Yosemite Valley and the San Francisco Bay area. The area features excellent road and mountain biking in the immediate vicinity, vast access to hiking and backpacking trails, a huge variety of rock climbing in the area, the best whitewater rafting in California on the Tuolumne River, with some tasty places to eat or drink coffee in the nearby town of Groveland, just 10 minutes away. Accommodations at the farm are certainly rustic, and private but not secluded, with occasionally heavily project-exploded shared kitchen and living space, showers, and airy flush toilets. Do be advised that animals are pooping, hammers are hammering, sometimes we need to look into a health or animal injury related issue. Sometimes there is blood in an animal birth or slaughter, and our working guardian dogs have been known to be noisy some nights. Water and electricity are both very limited (though we reuse all our water), waste must be carefully sorted into a number of different categories, and there is always evidence of ump-teen projects unfolding at once. The most difficult condition during much of the summer are nuisance flies, which are always gone at night. We have almost no mosquitoes or ticks. Depending on the exact situation and time of year, guests may have the opportunities to snuggle with baby animals and run our herd to or from pasture, and maybe even get their hands dirty picking veggies in the garden.

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577 ratings · 415 reviews

Forest A.recommends

December 1, 2024

The Guest Cabin

This place is magic!

This is a magical place that has had so much love and care put into it. We absolutely loved our stay!

Sam Z.recommends

November 19, 2024

The Lookout

Great stay. Will stay again. Would recommend

Leilua L.recommends

November 14, 2024

The Guest Cabin

I love this place!!!

I love this place. It has such a family feel, and I loved the vibes. The toilets and the shower were great with plenty of hot water in the shower. I didn’t realize the extent of the kitchen situation but they have everything you could need for cooking there. Everyone there was so incredibly nice and I loved the little cabin we were in. Lit a fire and that gets the room verrrry toasty pretty quickly. The animals are all so cute, I loved all the dogs, the goats are friendly and I gave the pigs some belly rubs. I would stay here 100 times over again, it is such a cool place.

Meghan J.recommends

October 27, 2024

The Guest Cabin

Beautiful place, wonderful people

It’s hard to know where to begin with all the positive things to say. From the wonderful welcome and awesome conversations with Matt and Eve, to getting to know the farm, it’s animals, people, and mission, to having a beautiful view and open air while showering in a beautifully and cleverly built shower, our stay was absolutely amazing. We are feeling so thankful for our experience on this beautiful gem of a place not too far from Yosemite. On the corner of the street is a very sweet cafe with great coffee and food with a view as well. I can’t say enough. Thank you Matt and Eve and congratulations on your new babe!!!

A Manda H.recommends

October 19, 2024

The Lookout

Fun place to stay for the night !! Very accommodating hosts !

Paul B.recommends

October 16, 2024

The Wilderness Bridge

Loved it! Would return

We had a great experience staying here! The space is a fun blend between a farm glamping-like setup and a hostel-like experience. The owners were very kind and communicated everything well. Would definitely stay again.

Location

Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne, California, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Miwok and Me-Wuk (Central Sierra Miwok) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking