Cabin in the Point Arena Woods
A non-spooky self-made writers retreat
Unlike the horror movie by the same name, this Cabin in the Woods was not* horrifying at all.
*okay, it was a little scary when I first arrived and realized I was VERY alone in the woods, and then again when I had to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, but we'll pretend that never happened.
Airbnb Rating: 4.93
My Rating: 5/5 (a mini score for a mini cabin)
Quick Facts:
Location: Point Arena, CA. About 3 hours north of the Bay on the coast.
An off-the-grid studio cabin - there's a living area, small cooking stove, and a loft bed. I went alone but would probably be a bit tight with more than 2 people.
The cabin is set up as a writers cabin - there's a thoughtfully appointed writing table looking out the large windows, a comfy desk chair, a mini-library, and lots of paper and pens.
Cost: $93/night*
Many pathways through the forest from the cabin
HEATED OUTDOOR SHOWER
*note - when I visited I only went for two nights, but it has since been updated to require a minimum of 5-7 nights
What I did (other than taking a hot shower in woods)
Writing! I went to this cabin a self-made writing retreat (as the listing suggests) to get a big chunk of work done. I was worried that because it was so magical and surrounded by so many great adventures that I wouldn't actually write, but I did - and it was great!
Visited the Point Arena-Stornetta Unit, which I hadn't heard of it until that week. It's essentially lots of coastal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and it looks like Australia/what I imagine Ireland to look like.
Drove through the tiny town of Point Arena and soaked in the cuteness.
Went to a Cove Coffee, coffee shop right on the beach.
Made some stops on Highway 1 on the way back.
