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Love Creek Sanctuary!

99%

378 reviews

· Grass Valley, Nevada, California

12 acres hosted by Shanna L.

1 lodging site · 1 RV site · 3 tent sites

Family-friendly

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Love creek sanctuary was founded in 2016. It all started with Stu the steer and his best friend Petey the goat, from there we have rescued over 90 animals, 45 make their home here at the sanctuary. Our camping areas are fenced from the animals but you are free to explore our 12 acres and interact with the animals during your stay here. We ask that children under 10 stay outside the animal areas and children over 10 are accompanied by a grownup. We have plenty of art and child friendly activities, just ask and we can set you up. We have a no dog policy because the chickens and birds are free ranging, unfortunately we have had several bad experiences with dogs attacking the birds and other animals. If you have a dog that has been around farm animals and is well behaved, let's talk about it. We have 5 dogs so the birds have NO FEAR of them. ---- We are a working farm - PLEASE READ----- There are donkeys, roosters, dogs and peacocks that make noise, sometimes at night and always early in the morning. Please be aware that you may hear the donkeys bray (usually lasts about 30 seconds), roosters crow, guinea fowl chirp. It is startling and will wake you up. We do our best to keep the dogs hushed but we cannot stop the donkeys, roosters and peacocks from doing their thing. If you are a light sleeper, please bring earplugs or select another wonderful Hipcamp in our area, thank you! In addition to the interesting sounds you will hear, you will encounter dirt, poop and spiders. Since we are a working farm, things get dirty. We spray all high traffic surfaces twice a day but things get dirty and when it rains it is muddy. Please plan accordingly. We are centrally located between Grass Valley and Auburn, giving you access to endless recreational activities, wineries, breweries and restaurants. We have 50 or so rescued farm animals, you can interact with our pig Hank, Mojo the goat or Teddy the alpaca. NOTE: Starting Memorial Day each year, we have replaced all of our wood fire pits with gas fire pits. We have increased our prices to help cover the costs of propane. Thank you for choosing us!

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99% Recommend738 ratings · 378 reviews

Kristopher C.

7 reviews

Recommends

· January 2025

Awesome!

With kids ·

Stay in our trailer

Kids loved it! Cool little spot for the kids to run around. They loved the animals! RV was cozy and Shanna was super friendly! Thank you!!

Linda W.

2 reviews

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· January 2025

Alpaca your bags and enjoy

6 m campervan ·

Park your RV

It was a relaxing getaway and nice to be surrounded by animals and nature. The chickens and peacocks roam freely and visited our site often, which I adored. If you want to visit alpacas, this is the place to book. The rooster started early, maybe before 5am, but was tolerable and its to be expected. The temps dropped down to 35 degrees so having both options of a wood fire and propane fire provided warmth while taking in the sunset. I booked the electrical, but only used it for the electric kettle. It’s an extension cord and while we had the adapter to plug into the vehicle, we chose not to use it. We took a drive to Empire Mines Historic SP and spent the afternoon exploring the grounds.

Lexie P.

2 months on Hipcamp

Recommends

· January 2025

With pets ·

Stay in our trailer

Our time at Love Creek Sanctuary was incredible. The property is so beautiful and peaceful. Our kids had so much fun exploring and hanging out with all of the animals. Shanna and Garth are incredible hospitable and kind. We can’t wait to return again. Thank you so much for having us!!

Ivan L.

3 months on Hipcamp

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· December 2024

Tent · Group trip ·

Site 1 - Camp at our farm sanctuary!

Great accommodations and super helpful! Beautiful farm as well!

Caroline S.

4 months on Hipcamp

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· November 2024

First camping trip

Tent · With kids ·

Site 1 - Camp at our farm sanctuary!

Brought my 2.5 year old for his first camping experience and we loved it! We pitched our tent amongst the apple trees and loved getting to spend our day exploring with the animals and the evening hanging campfire side with the string lights Shanna had up. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Alan C.

9 months on Hipcamp

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· October 2024

Great!

5 m travel trailer ·

Park your RV

Lots of animals! Very fun! It was a beautiful morning watching the farm wake up!

Location

Grass Valley, Nevada, California, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla and Nisenan First Nations according to

Native Land Digital.

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