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Belle and Beau Acres

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· Baxter, Putnam, Tennessee

33 acres hosted by Christine K.

5 RV/tent sites · 2 tent sites

Best in Tennessee: 3rd place

Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2023.

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Private sites

98% of recent Hipcampers say the sites felt private.

Best in Tennessee: 3rd place

Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2024.

Whether you're looking for peace, relaxation, or riverside adventure, Belle and Beau Acres hits the mark for any nature enthusiast. Location, location! BBA has taken the guess work out of rustic camping. Consistently ranked as a Best of Tennessee Hipcamp and situated in a convenient spot for Upper Cumberland waterfalls, hiking, kayaking, lake life and more. A short list of what to expect on site includes: PRIVACY - ADVENTURE - GETAWAY Quick response time/Clear communication Spacious, shady, leaf-bed campsites 360 degree views of relaxing nature 27 Foot Waterfall (365 days of flow except during severe drought) Rock shelter under Ledge Waterfall Two shallow lazy rivers for soaking Hiking trails onsite Multiple spring-fed creeks Countless water cascades for exploring Star gazing over wide pastures Old forests for ample shade and hammock hanging Cellular reception at campsites (usually at least 1 bar) Please read the site descriptions carefully to match your style of camping with the appropriate campsite. BBA guests frequently camp with a tent, vehicle, smaller camper, hammock tent, roof top tent, pop-up camper and similar styles depending on their selection. Most of the photos in this listing are taken onsite. Please keep in mind this is primitive and wild Tennessee landscape that may also contain poisonous plants and wildlife in or around campsites. Access to fresh water fun is a short down-hill hike for all guests, with the exception of our hike-in campsites which are positioned alongside the river. Each spot has been strategically selected to provide as much privacy as possible, and comfortably accommodates groups with two vehicles. We provide a rock fire pit and heavy duty cast iron grill grate. You provide everything else, including drinking water and personal toilet waste bags if you plan to use our system. The hike-in sites come with extra seating. Every guest must be included on your reservation, and adult guests may be required to provide identification. Thank you! COMMUNITY COMFORT STATION: There is a comfort station with an outdoor shower stall for hanging your own solar shower bag. The comfort station also includes a changing room which doubles as a private place to use your portable camping toilet. A toilet seat and bucket system is provided but guests will need to use their own waste disposal bags, available at most camping supply stores. The backside of the comfort station has a rain barrel (not potable) collection system for extinguishing fires. OFF-ROAD CONDITIONS: Due to the primitive nature of our location, all reservations should expect hilly terrain and potential bumpy or soggy road access, especially after heavy rain. We ask all guests to help us minimize impacts by driving with care. We do not recommend vehicles with low ground clearance or low profile tires. An important note, guests always have the choice to park their vehicles at the entrance. We close road access December-March and guests are required to hike in from the entrance of the property, less than a mile distance total. When the road is open in Spring or unusually wet seasons, we recommend AWD or 4WD as a precaution. Belle and Beau Acres is a farm homestead with a personal campground, conveniently located less than five minutes from I40. Expect nothing short of 360 degree views of relaxing nature, privacy, and spontaneous adventure when recreating at this agritourism location. Central to the most beautiful middle Tennessee destinations, BBA is the perfect home base for day excursions to at least 10 nearby state parks and lakes. Conveniently located on the Eastern Highland Rim between Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga in the lower Appalachian mountains, this area sits at the Upper Cumberland Plateau and is part of Tennessee's largest micropolitan area of Cookeville. Visit popular nearby attractions such as Cummins Falls, Burgess Falls, Fancher Falls, Greeter Falls, Fall Creek Falls, Blue Hole, Rock Island, Center Hill Lake, Dale Hollow Lake, Caney Fork River, Standing Stone State Park, Virgin Falls, Rock Island, Cordell Hull, and Edgar Evins State Park. The choices are endless! The Klein family purchased their home in 2015 after grieving the sudden loss of a beloved family member and realizing that life is truly too short. They traded their bustling city life for a more permanent connection to nature. This small family of four lives at the entrance of their 33 acre old ranch, hosting primitive camping and leaning into a homesteading lifestyle. It wasn't until the family started shaping the land for their personal use until they realized the abundant beauty that surrounds the home. Hidden away and inaccessible were gorgeous rocky cliffs, rivers and even a waterfall! Hipcamp has provided an opportunity for them to carefully share this experience with others. On the land, they enjoy cooling off in the spring water, growing organic food, foraging for wild edibles, hiking, and exploring their onsite rivers and natural springs. Your host Christine is creative and loves working in her onsite fiber studio while her husband David is often found tending to his young fruit and nut orchard and organic crops. Their son Elliott and daughter Freya are both students at Tennessee Tech University. David, Elliott, and Freya also enjoy playing music together professionally in their band My Heart Your Heart.

Activities

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1076 ratings · 535 reviews

Daniel L.recommends

September 5, 2024

9 Drive-In Campsite

Rainy Camping

Campsite #9 has a slope to it, but two areas for smaller tents at the top and bottom of the site are more flat. We pitched our Gazelle hub tent at the outside of the campsite in the flat area at the entrance. It was the only place it really fit. We were able to park our rig in the site area no problem. The firewood was waiting for us, good and dry after we had a lot of rain. The campsite never got muddy. We will be back in October.

Salvador V.recommends

September 5, 2024

6 Drive-Up Campsite

Beautiful place

We really loved camping at Belle and Beau, it is a really beautiful place, it's not even that secluded (has stores and the interstate just a few minutes away) but as soon as you get in the property you can actually feel connecting with nature. Campsites are not close to each other, which is a big plus, you can actually have aome privacy while camping here. Also, directions were pretty clear and Christine's attention was really good, she and her team are very nice people, they'll make sure you're comfortable and have a good time with them. Our only mistake was underestimating campsite #6's slope, it is very unleveled, not really suitable for tent camping, would be much better if you have leveling equipment for this (as it says in the description). Anyway, it does say this in the campsite description and Christine even warned us about this before confirming the reservation, so that's totally on us. Bottom line, we would definitely love to come back to camp in Belle and Beau, just maybe not at campsite #6.

Brooklyn M.recommends

September 2, 2024

1 Drive-In Campsite

Amazing!

Very beautiful site, lovely owners, easy set up. Would definitely come back again!

Alyssa M.recommends

September 2, 2024

5 Drive-Up Campsite

We stayed at campsite #5. It is a perfectly shaded location and we really liked how private it was. We would definitely stay here again!

Gerardo P.recommends

September 2, 2024

3 Drive-In Campsite

Excelente get away from all technology, would recomend spot 3 as it seams a little traffic then the rest.

Maribeth M.recommends

September 2, 2024

2 Hike-In Riverside Campsite

Christine was very nice and accommodating. The site/property was wonderfully clean, well kept and nature filled. Loved the feel and will definitely be back for a longer stay!

Location

Baxter, Putnam, Tennessee, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East), S’atsoyaha (Yuchi), and Shawandasse Tula (Shawanwaki/Shawnee) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking