The pine-floored yurts at Cloudland State Park are 20 feet in diameter and sleep up to six people. Each unit has two chairs, a table/serving bar, a couch and a couch-bunk combo.Does the concept of camping sound appealing, but the idea of sleeping in a tent doesn’t?
Or maybe you like being in the out of doors, but think staying in a cottage is like showering in a raincoat.
For those who fall in between these categories, four Georgia state parks have added yurts.
What’s a yurt? They’re circular, tent-like structures traditionally used in central Asia.
“It’s for the in-between market,” says Bobby Wilson, park manager at Cloudland Canyon State Park on Lookout Mountain near Trenton, Ga. “It’s between tent camping and staying in a cottage.”