Rendering, Sanctuary Treehouse Resort

For those one or two of you in the audience who grew up watching Swiss Family Robinson, a new resort in Tennessee will jump to the top of your destination list.

130 tree houses are slated to be built over the next few years in the woods near Great Smokey Mountains National Park, representing the largest tree house resort on earth.

Called Sanctuary Treehouse Resort, the idea came when an inter-generational, entrepreneurial Tennessee family called the Jensens decided that since their children were all grown up, they would rent out their childhood tree fort as such things were becoming popular glamping opportunities.

Once they saw how popular it was becoming, they decided to turn 40 acres into the largest collection of tree houses and forts in the world.

There are plans for three types of treehouse rentals: Tree Fort, Tree Fort Double, and The Luxe. Tree Fort will accommodate 2-6 guests and feature unique amenities such as a spiral slides. Doubles will feature unique ways to link the rooms mounted on different trees, such as rope bridges, and even drawbridges.

The Jensens are working with a mountain-modern architecture firm called MossCreek designs to fulfill their dreams. The first group of apartments will be ready and available for rental by the end of summer 2022, and each year will feature a few more until the resort is finally completed.

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For visiting employee groups and conferences, sections of the forest floor will be turned into enchanted woods filled with lights and amenities for such group activities.

“We are cultivating a unique resort like no other anywhere for guests to stay, play, and retreat for a one-of-a-kind experience,” said Amanda and Brian Jensen, the heads of the family told Travel and Leisure.

“We hope to provide our guests with lasting memories, breathtaking views, and customizable options to leave them with a desire to come back and stay with us year after year.”

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If this wasn’t an excellent-enough idea for a vacation with the kids, every spring in the Great Smokey Mountains, a lottery is held to win one of 800 parking passes to witness one of the largest gatherings of fireflies in the country.

Combining an enchanted forest with a treehouse apartment and watching a “life-changing” natural light show sounds like the experience of a lifetime.

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