A yurt is a round portable structure with a collapsible wood frame and fabric coverings. Architectural Digest has deemed these unique circular structures “architectural wonders.” Traditional yurts have been in continuous use throughout the region of Central Asia for thousands of years. There are several variations of the basic design and different names used for […]

We are proud to have unveiled the Yurt Builder 3D™, a unique online tool that empowers you to experience your modern yurt prior to purchase. Use this checklist below to help guide you through the step-by-step process of building your ideal yurt, then give it a try online. Click Here to Download this Checklist

What do Jimmy Hendrix and Henry Thoreau have in common? They were both fans of tiny homes. Hendrix opted to stay in a cottage rather than a luxury hotel in Maui in the 1970s. A century and a half prior, Thoreau moved into a 10’ by 15’ cottage in Walden Woods. Today, many Americans are […]

Do you dream of waking up in your own cozy yurt, surrounded by nature? If so, why not hammer down a few design details? If you design a yurt using our Yurt Builder 3D™, you’ll gain insight into costs, window and door location options, and features. This easy online design tool can be customized to […]

Pacific Yurts have been featured in many publications over the years. Here is a sampling of some articles we’ve loved to read: Government Recreation and Fitness – “NB Ventura County Embraces Wounded Warrior Community” Click here for entire article. (PDF) The Bulletin –  “Yurts So Good” Click here for entire article. (PDF) The Oregonian – “Yakking About Yurts” Click here […]

We have another guest blogger for this entry. Below, Melissa Little tells her ‘yurt story’, which has direct ties to a previous guest blogger from April of 2011, Rosa Lee. We hope you enjoy reading Melissa’s story and consider renting one of her beautiful yurt rentals. This is the story of Sky Ridge Yurts and […]

The wide open interior of the Pacific Yurt provides practically limitless opportunities for interior design. While some people prefer to keep the interior of their yurt completely open and have a bathroom facility adjacent to the structure, many people will choose to partition the space instead. Interior walls can provide privacy for a bathroom, bedroom or […]

Every once in a while, some great press rolls along and we can’t help but share it with you! Recently we were featured in the Register-Guard in an article by Winston Ross called Yurts Endure: COTTAGE GROVE — A few feet inside the warehouses, it smells like any other wood products manufacturing center: sawdust. But […]

Many people are curious how the trend of yurt rentals in state parks got started. We thought a blog entry might be a good way to tell the story of how the popularity of yurt rentals and the success of Pacific Yurts in Oregon State Parks became a national phenomenon. In the summer of 1993 […]

If a tree falls in the forest, and the yurt underneath it is made with quality craftsmanship and durable Douglas fir, does it cause damage?  A question that is often asked about the Pacific Yurt is, “what if a tree limb falls onto the yurt?” Well, Mother Nature has decided to answer that question not […]