How to Be a 10/10 Desert Homie
Welcome to The Roamstead, where the views are big, the dirt is plentiful, and your original plan to “just stay one night” is no match for the tiny desert portal we definitely didn’t install.
The mission is simple:
Rest. Recharge. Get creative. Contribute. Leave it better than you found it.
Smooth Operations
Leave it better than you found it
Pick something up. Put something away. Improve the vibe. Become the person your campsite would write a thank-you note about.
Pick up dog poop
Your dog is welcome. Their deposits are not. If it’s mystery poop, congratulations, the desert has chosen you for a tiny side quest.
Shop use requires permission
Talk to Josh, Jack or Carson before using the shop. We’ll have you sign a waiver so we can stay insured, and give you a quick orientation.
Keep late-night noise near the building
The building is the hang zone. The rest of the property is the chill zone. Late-night gremlin energy belongs inside. Outside, let the stargazers gaze and the sleepers sleep.
Tell us if something breaks
Stuff breaks. It happens. Secret broken stuff becomes a cursed side quest for the next innocent Roamer.
Respect the land, the neighbors, and each other
Be kind. Be aware. Be the reason someone thinks, “Dang, good humans really do exist.”
Know the Lay of the Land
Forty acres, two washes, one gate. Here’s where everything lives so you’re not doing laps in the dark on your first night.
Important Places Not to Freestyle
- Grey water goes in the grey water dump only. Not on the ground. Not “just this once.”
- Trash goes in the dumpster. This can be a windy place. Tumbleweeds are great. Tumblepaperplates make everyone sad.
- Fires only in designated places. The desert is dry, dramatic, and has been known to overreact.
- No driving over brush. Plants are prettier when not flat or on fire from hot exhaust pipes.
- Camp only in designated spots. We're looking to be intentional with our footprint on the land.
Want to come through?
Stays are by invitation. Reach out with who you are, when you want to come, and what you want to work on.