Dragon's Tooth Bed and Breakfast logo — green dragon over geodesic domes

Drop your pack.
You made it.

A hiker-built, off-grid spot in Catawba Valley — one mile from the Dragon's Tooth trailhead.

BYO Tent SitesHiker ParkingWalk-In Crash Pad Coming2027 Stays in Progress Bamboo ShowerA Mile from the AT
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A quick trail update: Locomotive broke her kneecap on June 15th, so we're keeping things small while she heals. Hikers can still camp and shower with us — weekends only, limited resources — until she's back on her feet. Reach out and we'll take care of you.

Built by Hand, One Project at a Time

We're making the place we always wished was on the trail.

No corporate campground. No chain motel. Just a quiet patch of Catawba Valley, an outdoor shower under the trees, and two thru-hikers who know exactly what a tired hiker wants at the end of a long day. The dome cabins and bunkhouse are still coming. The land is already special — and the trail is already calling.

Future reservations closed

We are building the next places to stay.

Three supplied 10 × 14 glamping tents on wooden platforms and two dome cabins are planned for spring 2027. Online reservations and card payment are not open yet while the booking system, final rates, policies, and opening date are being completed. The current BYO tent request form remains available below.

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Three creations are free. Your uploaded photo is deleted after processing; only the finished gnome is saved.

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Current Manual Requests

Bring Your Own Tent

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Tent Site

$10 / night
or $25 for a three-night weekend

Your own spot to pitch a tent on quiet, wooded land. The outdoor bamboo shower is yours to use while you're here.

  • One adult, plus one child under 12
  • Ages 12+ count as adults — grab a second site
  • Check-in 3 PM · checkout 10 AM
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Hiker Parking

$10 / day
or $40 for a three-day weekend

Leave your car safe with us while you're out on trail. Walk to the Dragon's Tooth trailhead and go log your miles.

  • A mile from the trailhead
  • Shaded, off-road pull-off
  • 5 spots — first come, reach out ahead
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The Bamboo Shower

Yours while you stay
a real hot rinse under the trees

A custom two-person outdoor shower we built from bamboo — seven heads, a Buddha in the corner, palms and sky overhead. The thing trail dreams are made of.

These current BYO tent and parking requests are confirmed by hand. Reach out, we'll sort it out together, and you settle up when you arrive.

Planned Hiker Crash Pad

Walk in. Rest easy. A simple place for AT hikers and ALDHA members arriving on foot to drop a pack and breathe for a while.

We expect the main Crash Pad area to be along the creek beside the ponds, about 250 feet uphill from the planned dome cabins, giving dome guests room to breathe.

Furnished glamping sits at the top of the hill. The wide flat path gives the two areas some breathing room, and the main front lawn may work too if it calls your name.

Come in gently, keep the creek, ponds, and hillside peaceful, and leave the place quiet and clean.

Still growing and not open just yet. If you are curious, send a question and we will keep you posted.

Meet the Crash Pad

Planned for Spring 2027

Glamping tents and dome cabins

These future stays are under construction. Reservations and prices are not open yet.

Planned · Reservations closed
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10 × 14 Glamping Tent

3 planned
supplied tents on wooden platforms

Three supplied glamping-tent stays are planned for the spring 2027 opening phase. Final amenities, rates, policies, and the first available date will be posted before reservations open.

Planned · Reservations closed
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Dome Cabin

2 planned
woodland cabins planned for the opening phase

Two dome-cabin stays are planned for spring 2027. Construction photographs show real progress, not completed guest rooms. Finished details and rates will follow.

Three-dome cabin

Future phase · reservations closed. Targeted for completion by the end of summer 2027. The target may change as construction continues.

Bunkhouse

Planned · reservations closed. Designed as a later guest option, with construction expected roughly 24–30 months from October 2026.

Not accepting future-stay reservations yet. Visit the booking-status page for the latest opening information, or follow the dated construction progress.

Fully Off-Grid

The Land

The bamboo outdoor shower with a Buddha statue and palms

The Bamboo Shower

Built by hand from bamboo, tucked into the trees with a Buddha in the corner. Open sky, hot water, no walls between you and the woods.

The finished well house with gnome garden behind it

The Well House & Gardens

Our own well, a hand-built well house, and Thumper's gnome garden growing in around it. A stone cairn marks the way into the garden.

The off-grid solar array on the property

Off-Grid Solar

Every watt here comes from the sun. We cleared the land, ran the lines, and wired the shed ourselves — this place runs on its own.

A hand-stacked stone cairn marking the garden entrance

The Stone Cairn

Stacked by hand to mark the garden entrance — the same kind of cairn that's pointed the way for hikers on the trail for as long as there's been a trail.

Three unfinished wooden dome shells on raised platforms among trees

Dome Construction · updated Oct. 2, 2026

Three wooden dome shells under construction on raised platforms in the woods. See the dated photos and the honest plan for what comes next. Follow the build →

Inside the solar shed with inverter and batteries

Wired Ourselves

Inverter, batteries, charge controllers — the guts of an off-grid home, built and dialed in by the two of us. Nearly ready for startup.

Catawba Valley, Virginia

Find Us

One mile from the Dragon's Tooth trailhead.

We're tucked into Catawba Valley, Virginia — right in the heart of the Virginia Triple Crown country, with Dragon's Tooth, McAfee Knob, and Tinker Cliffs all close by.

Thru-hikers, Triple Crown day-hikers, and Bike Route 76 cyclists are all welcome. We're a few miles off Route 76, an easy detour for a shower and a quiet night.

Find us on the FarOut app, or reach out below and we'll send you exactly where to turn.

This is the place

Dragon's Tooth Bed & Breakfast

Catawba Valley, Virginia

About one mile from the Dragon's Tooth trailhead.

We send the exact turn after we confirm your stay.

Ask us for directions

House Rules

Guest Guidelines

We want everyone to relax, recharge, and enjoy their stay. Keep these simple things in mind.

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Parking

Park neatly in designated areas only.

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Wellness Environment

A calm, relaxing atmosphere is our focus. Alcohol isn't permitted on the property. Cannabis use (where legal) is welcome outdoors if done respectfully. No smoking of any kind — tobacco or cannabis — inside any structure.

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Firearms & Trail Knives

Firearms aren't permitted here. Trail knives are fine, including the larger survival-style ones some hikers carry, but keep the bigger ones inside your pack around camp so everyone can relax. Thank you. 🙏

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Dogs Welcome

Friendly dogs are welcome but must stay under control at all times. Not everyone is comfortable around dogs, and even a playful pup can cause anxiety.

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Clean Up After Pets

Please pick up after your dog — no exceptions.

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Respect Others

Treat everyone with kindness and respect. Simply put: don't be a dick.

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Clean Up After Yourself

Leave shared spaces as you found them.

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Quiet Hours

Be mindful of noise, especially in the evenings and early mornings.

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Fires & Safety

Only use designated fire areas and follow any posted safety guidance.

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Children

Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

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Wildlife & the Outdoors

Keep food secured and dispose of trash properly. Be aware of wildlife (bears, snakes, ticks) in the surrounding area.

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Use at Your Own Risk

Use of the property, trails, fire pits, and all amenities is at your own risk. Please report hazards or concerns to your host.

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Damages

Guests are responsible for any damages caused during their stay.

Thanks for helping keep Dragon's Tooth a laid-back, welcoming spot for everyone.

Settle Up Easy

How to Pay

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Current BYO tent and parking requests are confirmed by hand. Pay the posted rate when you arrive — we'll have the QR codes ready, or just ask and we'll point you the right way.

Reserve Your Spot

Request a Site

Tell us when you're coming and what you need. We confirm every request by hand, so we'll get back to you personally — usually within a day.

This goes straight to Locomotive & Thumper. We'll get back to you personally — keep in mind we're weekends-only right now while Locomotive heals.

More to Come

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Hikers

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Cyclists

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Events

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The People Behind It

Locomotive & Thumper

We're Monika and John — Locomotive and Thumper — and we met on trail before we ever met in person. Both of us hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in 2019, started two days apart, knew all the same hikers, and somehow never crossed paths until a spring about thirty miles north of Cascade Locks, on the morning of July 21st.

We didn't hike together after that morning. But we kept running into each other in trail towns the rest of the way, and, well — the rest is history.

We hiked the Appalachian Trail together after that, then the Continental Divide Trail in 2023. We actually bought this land mid-CDT — John doing the closing paperwork while bouncing in and out of trail towns, pack still on his back. Triple Crowners twice over, building the place we always wished was waiting at the end of a hard day.

There's a song about that morning "Pink Plaid & Pigtails"

Thirty miles south of Cascade Locks. July twenty-first. And the morning gave us everything.

Locomotive and Thumper together
At the Katahdin summit sign, the start of a southbound thru-hike Locomotive and Thumper at a waterfall on trail The two of them at a misty mountain overlook