Pl. 01 · The place
Ten flat acres under an open sky.
B:30 sits on 10 acres of open high desert outside Prineville — no tree cover, no neighbors visible, just sagebrush, gravel, and the unobstructed ring of the horizon. The Cascade peaks show themselves across the flat all day; at night the sky fills edge to edge with stars. Zero light pollution means the Milky Way comes out on a clear new moon, and guests with telescopes have reported shooting stars so bright they lit the ground.
Three separate gravel-pad sites sit spread across the property — "very well maintained and low key," as one guest put it. Larry and Gretchen have thought through the desert reality: propane fire pits at every site (year-round burn ban means no wood fires, but the propane runs warm), path lighting so you can find the outhouse after dark, and a fully equipped outdoor kitchen at the group site with a propane stove, BBQ, and sink. The group site's outdoor shower runs Memorial Day through Labor Day — a genuine luxury on a hot August afternoon.
No potable water on site — bring your own. No shade trees — a canopy is worth packing in summer. Those are the honest realities. What you get in return: a short walk from parking to your pad, a compostable outhouse that multiple guests called the cleanest they'd found on Hipcamp, and 10 acres where quiet hours mean quiet. The Crooked River, Prineville Reservoir, and the Millican Valley OHV system are all 15 minutes away. Bend and Prineville are each about 30 minutes.
