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There are many educational, and adventurous vacation
sites in Southern Oregon, but there is only one where
you can, lit-treely, "go out on a limb"... and learn something
while you're there.
Located in southern Oregon, The Treesort and Institute
features Treehouse accommodations for kids of all ages.
If you come to learn, relax, romance or just have fun,
there is plenty for all.
Out 'n' About is an actual treehouse wonderland. There
is a total of 14 different treehouses, platforms, forts
and one floating ship "piratree" (8' to 52' off the ground),
four swinging bridges (8' to 32' off the ground and 12'
to 90' long), five swings, 16 flights of stairs, four
ladders and a ropes course with a 160' long zip line.
On the ground there is also a fresh water swimming pool,
stage, bath house pavilion, campfire site and barbecues.
The treesort has 36 acres backed up to the national forest
with 13 horses, two rocking horses,
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3 dogs, 2 cats, and 8 chickens running around.
Out 'n' About hosts small business retreats and seminars.
Meals are prepared by local caterers and are served on-site
at the Treesort or at the nearby community center which
can also be used for meetings.
The complex includes the Tree Room Schoolhouse Suite
(which includes a bathroom, kitchenette and "sitting to
ponder area"), the Swiss Family Complex (a pair of treehouses
connected by a swinging bridge), the treezebo (our tallest
residential treehouse, sleeps two to four, with toilet
and sink), the Peacock Perch (designed for, and best enjoyed
by, two: very romantic), the Treeplex (18' tipi on the
ground with a 8' tipi in the trees, "treepee", connected
by a swinging bridge to a cavalry fort in the trees, "cavaltree")
and the Serendipitree (for two adults or two adults and
two small children). Also available is the Cabintree (a
deluxe "on the ground" gem
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accompanied by an open air treehouse).
The Treehouse Institute, established over the summer of
1996, is the only place in the world that offers avocational
instruction in basic engineering, design and construction
methods for building treehouses.
There are also plenty of other things to learn and have
fun with here. We are like a summer camp for families. The
courses are tailored to groups and families. Our staff teaches
a ropes course, horse back riding, rafting and treehouse
construction.. Craft courses are taught by local artists
including tile mosaic, tie-die, stain-glass, whittling and
water-color classes. Summer thematic school sessions, in
majors and alltreenut majors, run from two to four days.
There is also a library, with books about treehouses
and a section that traces the histree,both physical and
political, of Out 'n' About.
All guests and students at the Treesort have complete
run of the facility. You must make yourself at home. A
full breakfast is served in the main house kitchen every
morning during the main season and is a good time to meet
the other guests.
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