The Big Adventure Begins

So here is the story. We have kept the location and plans pretty much a secret for the past 8 months while we negotiated, re-negotiated, strategized and wrote and re-wrote business plans and bank proposals. Today at 10am we finally made it to the closing table and completed the purchase of what will become our tree house resort!

What we have been working on is the purchase of a 45 acre campground and RV park. The facility has 79 RV camp sites and 6 beautiful cabins. Along with a screened in pavilion that accommodates about 100 people, a pool, game room, laundry, small store and gift shop, shower houses, playground and all the amenities you would expect at a very nice campground.

The Campground and RV Park occupy about 13 acres right on the flat crest of the property. The rest is made up of sloping hillsides covered with Ozark hardwood forest. This leaves about 32 acres for us to select tree house sites and build.

While strolling around the property, you can hear the steam train whistle from Silver Dollar City on the next hill over. White squirrels run around in the trees and under growth. (I tried getting a video of one today but he got up into the trees too quick for me) all in all the park is a well kept and very comfortable property.

We spent some time today doing a little surveying and have already ordered the structural material to start on the first tree house. I am excited to get this thing underway. We spoke to one of the staff members of the camp today after we laid out our vision for the property. He's a retired gentleman (that is actually in the photo to the right by the pool) He responded, "I haven't been this excited in 20 years!" .............. That's special!

The campground is Acorn Acres and we will keep that identity as we are building the Branson Tree House Adventures identity. I believe the two will go together just fine. You can book campsites and cabins RIGHT NOW! Call them in or reserve them on-line.

As far as the Tree Houses...........We start construction this weekend. Our target completion date is early August. Just 2 months from now.

I'll be posting information on making advanced reservations within a few days! I'll be throwing a couple of videos out on facebook later too. You can see them at our Branson Tree House Adventures page.