Harvest Host
Is anyone familiar with Harvest Host camping?
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New owners bumped up the price. It was $49 a year when I joined.
This is a great "club". Most hosts will take you in with short (1 or 2 day) notice. In fact, the couple of times I called more than a few days in advance, I was asked to just call when I'm on the way. We've stayed at farms, vineyards, alpaca farms and berry orchards. Never a bad experience. Although HH says 1 night only, most hosts are happy to have you stay as long as you would like (within reason of course).
They have added golf courses to the list of places you can stay. Some require you play a round, others not. On that note, it is customary to make a purchase from the host as a kind of good will gesture. This can far exceed the cost of an overnight stay at a campground if, for instance, you're a wine drinker. :) However, HH does not specify the amount you're expected to spend. We spent as little as $5 at a farm's bakery and $95 at a vineyard on Cape May. The Sunday brunch at the berry orchard near Hartford CT was well worth the $30 we spent. I can still smell the Belgian waffles.
The alpaca farms off I-95 in Maine.
The berry farm near Hartford CT
Cape May vineyard
This is a great "club". Most hosts will take you in with short (1 or 2 day) notice. In fact, the couple of times I called more than a few days in advance, I was asked to just call when I'm on the way. We've stayed at farms, vineyards, alpaca farms and berry orchards. Never a bad experience. Although HH says 1 night only, most hosts are happy to have you stay as long as you would like (within reason of course).
They have added golf courses to the list of places you can stay. Some require you play a round, others not. On that note, it is customary to make a purchase from the host as a kind of good will gesture. This can far exceed the cost of an overnight stay at a campground if, for instance, you're a wine drinker. :) However, HH does not specify the amount you're expected to spend. We spent as little as $5 at a farm's bakery and $95 at a vineyard on Cape May. The Sunday brunch at the berry orchard near Hartford CT was well worth the $30 we spent. I can still smell the Belgian waffles.
The alpaca farms off I-95 in Maine.
The berry farm near Hartford CT
Cape May vineyard
