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The Light Center

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· Baldwin City, Franklin, Kansas

95 acres hosted by Susan T.

3 lodging sites · 7 tent sites

Staff verified

Accuracy verified by Hipcamp's on-the-ground team.

Best in Kansas: 3rd place

Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2024.

Creature comforts

Enjoy the comforts of home at some sites—including flush toilets, showers, and a kitchen.

Best in Kansas: Finalist

Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2023.

The Light Center is a 95 acre natural sanctuary nestled in a wooded creek valley amidst the farm land of Kansas. • We have a refinished community barn with two private rooms and a community kitchen, a 30ft Pacific Yurt and lots of great places to camp. • If you're just driving through or want an 'easy' camping experience with wifi, pitch your tent in the spacious yard around the barn. • We have lots of places to hike to and several wonderful remote camping spots. Choose from hiking out to camp near the large creek that winds through our land, gathering with friends in a meadow or tucking into a spot in the woods with a beautiful view of the Kansas plains. • Out here, on a clear night, you can see all of the stars. We are an organic, sustainable farm providing natural sacred spaces for hiking and camping. We welcome peaceful camping for people with reverence for the land and all beings. We have goats, free-range chickens, guinea hens, dogs and cats. For the safety of our livestock and other guests, we do require visitors to keep their dogs on a leash at all times. The Light Center is a retreat center serving as a beacon, lighting the way into a vibrant future. We are creating new paths with open hearts. We offer events, celebrations and ceremonies about harmonizing with the earth and inspiring personal, local and global connections. We provide a safe space to nurture and inspire spiritual growth and empower youth.

Activities

Biking

Hiking

Wildlife watching

Natural features

Forest

River, stream, or creek

Field

Farm

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380 ratings · 243 reviews

Sean X.recommends

September 18, 2024

Beside the Barn 3, park & camp

Camping with extras.

I loved it. Except the bugs. Awesome trails, fantastic people. They have a common space that is for open use, kitchen supplies etcetera. Bathroom/shower included. Freeroam chickens are around too. Goats across the way.

Stephen L.recommends

September 14, 2024

The Redtail Yurt

First time stay.

The Yert is much bigger then it seems, the pics dont do it justice. For the price its wonderfull. The land is exactly as advertised, this is the campground you go to be closer to nature.

Lawrence K.recommends

September 14, 2024

The Redtail Yurt

The yurt is huge and really cool. Great, well mantained, trails to hike. There is a clearing where others may camp just beyond the yurt and the trail to that is only about 20ft. from the yurt and maybe 10ft from the fire pit, sitting area. This is a great place to camp, no question. However, if you dont want folk walking through your camp site every 10 minutes I would suggest checking to see if anyone else is going to be camping out there at the same time. Great place to camp though, I fully endorse it.

Andrew S.recommends

September 10, 2024

Beside the Barn 1, park & camp

Beautiful site, friendly people. You hear coyotes at night, but they were not close to campground.

Ricki B.recommends

September 10, 2024

The Redtail Yurt

Great experience

Everyone at the light center was kind and welcoming. We stayed in the yurt and we had a great experience. The property was beautiful and relaxing.

Summer F.recommends

September 9, 2024

Beside the Barn 4, park & camp

I had a great time staying here! I didn’t arrive until 10pm and Susan still made time to come introduce herself and show us around and even offered to show us around more in the morning incase we wanted to do any hiking! The communal space in the barn was very clean. Overall this was a great experience and was very affordable. I’d absolutely stay here again when I’m passing through!

Location

Baldwin City, Franklin, Kansas, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Washtáge Moⁿzháⁿ (Kaw / Kansa), 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒼𐓂𐓊𐒻 𐓆𐒻𐒿𐒷 𐓀𐒰^𐓓𐒰^(Osage), Jíwere–Ñút’achi Máyaⁿ (Otoe-Missouria), Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Kaskaskia, and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking