Places You Can Stay in a Teepee

Staying in a teepee is decidedly cooler than staying in a hotel room, and it happens to be cheaper, too. Here are a bunch of places where you can stay in a teepee for as little as $20 a night. Most of these teepees sleep four to six people, and come furnished with beds or cots. Some even have air conditioning and full bathrooms.

Tip:Book a teepee as soon as you have firm travel plans. Reservations fill up fast. Some businesses use the alternate spelling of “tipi” or “tepee,” so don’t let that throw you when you go to book your stay.

KOAs With Teepees

You can book any of these teepees through the KOA website. Save an extra 10% by signing up for their Value Kard Rewards.

Flagstaff – AZ
Williams/Exit 167/Circle Pines – AZ
Acton – CA
Ventura Ranch – CA
Buena Vista – CO
Carbondale/Crystal River – CO
Glenwood Springs West/Colorado River
Ouray – CO
Jacksonville N/St. Mary’s – GA (even has AC)
Craters of the Moon/Arco – ID
Lena – IL
Terre Haute – IN
Missoula – MT
Winnemucca/I-80 – NV
Thompson/Grand River Valley – OH
Grants Pass – OR
Delaware Water Gap/Pocono Mountain – PA
Erie- PA
Uniontown – PA
Hayward – WI
Dubois/Wind River – WY

Jellystone Parks With Teepees

Larkspur, CO

Wigwam Village Teepees

Stay in a concrete teepee in one of the remaining Wigwam Village locations. These unique motels were built in the 1930s and 1940s, and are on the National Register of Historic Places. Only three of the original seven locations are still in operation; two of those are on the historic U.S. Rte. 66.

Holbrook, AZ #6
Rialto/San Bernandino CA #7
Cave City, KY #2

Preserves With Teepees

Forest Glen Preserve, IL ($27 for the first night, $13 for each additional night!)

State Parks With Teepees

Traveling to a popular tourist spot? Save money by booking lodgings in a state park. All of these parks have teepees that you can reserve. For more information about any of them, just Google the name of the park. Some state parks handle their own reservations; others use Reserve America.

If you don’t see a state listed, it’s because I wasn’t able to find any parks with teepees in that state. Let me know, if you’re aware of any parks that I missed.

Michigan

Cheboygan State Park – Cheboygan
Baraga State Park – Baraga
Bewabic State Park – Crystal Falls
Tawas Point State Park – East Tawas

Minnesota

Blue Mounds State Park – Blue Mounds
Upper Sioux Agency State Park – Granite Falls

Montana

Big Arm State Park – Big Arm
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park – Whitehall
Beavertail Hill State Park – Clinton
Bannack State Park – (located in a ghost town close to Dillion)
Missouri Headwaters State Park – Three Forks

Nebraska

Platte River State Park – Louisville

North Dakota

Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park – Mandan

Oklahoma

Roman Nose State Park – Watonga

Oregon

Clyde Holiday State Recreation Site – Mt. Vernon

Utah

Fremont Indian State Park and Museum – Sevier
Red Fleet State Park – Vernal
Scofield State Park – Helper

Washington

Fields Spring State Park – Anatone

Wisconsin

Kettle Moraine State Park –Northern Unit – Mauthe Lake campsite
Kohler-Andrae State Park -Sheboygan
Devil’s Lake State Park – Baraboo

Canadian Parks with Teepees

Waterton Lakes National Park – Crandell Mountain Campground
Grassland National Park – Saskatchewan

Private Campgrounds, RV Parks and Resorts With Teepees

All of these privately-owned properties have teepees that you can rent for $100 a night or less (most fall in the $30-$70/night range). To help you with your vacation planning, I’ve noted which city each property is located in.

If you know of another location that deserves to be included, please let me know.