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The Sugarpine Cabin an off the grid retreat for the no fuss family who prefers a place to comfortably rest and enjoy the outdoors.
Providing a private Deck and Fire Pit. Clean and Comfortable beds with hot shower.
Fully stocked Co-op Shared Kitchen is included with rental.
Set amongst a forested hillside in small community. Inside the Mendocino National Forest.
20 min from Lake Pillsbury and Eel River
The space
We have a couple of cabins and lodge nestled in the hillside of Lake Pillsbury Ranch. Pines, Madrone and Fir trees surround each structure. Our property is about 35 acres. There is ample space between the cabins but you are in shouting distance and plain view of them. Still plenty of privacy to enjoy fire pits (operational in NON-High Fire Danger Season) or your deck space.
Huge polo field below to enjoy stargazing or fetch with your dog.
Horseshoe pit and hammock also available on grounds.
**All activities are seasonal. Please do your research if you are looking for a specific activity and ROAD CONDITIONS.
For example: Mid-August-January lake is no longer shore friendly. Unless you have a boat to use lake activities are no longer accessible.
**August-October-Pond and Creeks area all dried up. No Firepits allowed-High Fire Danger.
**Autumn- Highly recommended: Hang gliding, photography, kayaking, hiking, deer hunting and superb wildlife activity.
**Spring -(Mid March-Mid June)Hiking, fishing, kayaking, photos, boating, biking
**Summer-(Mid-June-Mid-Sept) HOT! Boating, swimming, Summer Fun!
**March-End of July- Ponds and creeks running
This Cabin provides sleeping and full bathroom amenities. You can enjoy the upgraded camping feeling in the Hull Mountain Cabins. Plenty of room in and outside to not feel crammed. Linens and Sundries supplied.
The co-op kitchen is a stone's throw from our cabin for all cooking needs. Shared Fridge, Mini-oven, oven, 4 burners. All utensils, cookware, dish and cleaning supplies. Coffee maker as well. This is a shared space. Other guests will be using facilities, so we ask that everyone be considerate and clean. Only item that we ask you to bring is Ice for coolers. We do not provide ice for guests on site.
Soda Creek Store down the road sells ice.
++our property provides plenty of room to tow in boats or trailered toys for your stay
++no 2 or 4 wheelers can be driven into ranch without being trailered
This area rest's the end of an hour long dirt road once you get through Potter Valley or Clear Lake Area. Well worth it and 2wheel drive accessible during summer and early fall months.
You have access to entire ranch area behind the gates. There are a couple hundred homes spaced out with paved one gravel roads. Please be respectful of other cabins, guests and full time residence that are on the property.
Please do not enter any buildings or gardens.
Co-op. Plenty of room for coolers to be stored to keep safe from bears.
I will be giving a guest code to enter gate to enter on directions once confirmed-
This is a truly unique area set in the Mendocino National Forest. We are off the grid here and fully operating on Solar Power in the summer. Way less crowded then Lake Sonoma and Tahoe but still within 4.5hrs hours of Bay Area. A good excuse to escape social media and traffic for a weekend!
All roads are dirt and slightly paved the last hour in. Drive with caution. Bring your bikes, boat or kayaks for more access to adventure during your stay. Always stay at about 15mph within the gated Ranch area.
Similar to camping list ,Pack: Bring smore's, flashlights ,cameras, bug spray, binoculars, ice for coolers, beach chairs and maps. Pack clothing for all types of weather. Pack all of your food for your stay. Only store is 15 minutes away and it's a bait, ice and beer kind of store. Grocery store is an hour and half away.
Remember there is no cell/internet service!!! You will feel so free without it. We have landline for emergencies.
Guest access
Attn: If you are not familiar with the Lake Pillsbury Basin area please be aware that it is over an hour long dirt road to the area from town/ stores and restaurants. Due to recent Mendocino Complex Fire & August Complex Fire we lost half of our beloved forest. It does not directly effect the area where your accommodations are located but some trails are burned out. Our area remains in great condition along with the lake shore and Elk Habitats, mainly damage on Hull Mt.
We have a beautiful lodge and cabins nestled up in the hills of Lake Pillsbury Ranch. Our historical Lodge holds many old Hollywood Memrobilia from past owners, Jackie Gleason & Jack Hailey. We love to give our guests a tour before the day of departure. Our property rests on about 40acres of pines and oaks. Inside the ranch gates we share with about 200 other homes. Our property is the largest and most spacious on the Ranch.
You will have access to the pond(April-July) (10 minute walk from doorstep) lots of beautiful creeks and gravelly roads/trails to stroll along. Our property lies face to face with the stunning Hull Mountain. A nice drive up (with a sturdy vehicle) to Hull would take about 1 1/2hours from our property.
Lake Pillsbury is only a 15minute drive away to enjoy boating, fishing and kayaking. The historical Bloody Rock hike Trail Head only 40 minute drive from cabins.
++Once inside the gate use of ORV's or any motorized vehicles is forbidden.
++The speed limit is 15mph inside the ranch
Other things to note
Plan Ahead with:
All of the food you plan to have for stay, ample coolers with ice to store it, flashlights&lanterns, layers of clothes for shifts in weather, handy mosquito and sunscreen, and plenty of H20 for daily adventures!!! (Our water is safe to drink out of tap) Bikes and kayaks are welcome too!
*** This cabin provides a charcoal grill w/charcoal or a propane with1 mini tank attached per weekend.
**We have a great snack, beer and ice store down the road at Soda Creek(15 min) and another general mini store at Lake Pillsbury camp Resort (20minutes away) if you need anything.
Since we currently are off the grid please remember to plan accordingly. We will provide you our personal landline for emergencies to be reached at.
Print out all maps, directions, gate code and activities for handy use before arrival.
**We have been experiencing a lot of County issued -RED FLAG WARNING DAYS summers and fall- Which means it's likely that Fire Pits will be banned on certain days- this is out of our control and we must comply.
