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The Forest Retreat The Forest Retreat offers starry nights, no phone, no TV, and no interruptions. 2 hrs N of NOLA. The Forest Retreat is a secluded adult getaway open year round.

The Forest Retreat was designed in the Adirondack style by noted Louisiana antiquarian, Don Didier. We welcome visitors and their dogs. We are on the edge of the Homochitto National Forest approximately 10 miles NE of Gloster, MS.

It’s cooler in the country!  Bring your friends and dogs and enjoy the cool, clear rushing water at the spring-fed creek...
12/08/2024

It’s cooler in the country! Bring your friends and dogs and enjoy the cool, clear rushing water at the spring-fed creek. On Airbnb we rent our treehouse cabins 2 hours north of Nola, 1.25 hours from Baton Rouge, and 2 hours south of Jackson.
Lookup Thunder Ridge and Fallen Tree on Airbnb in zip 39638.
Hope to see you soon! Bess

07/07/2024

Spring-fed creek with fossils and year-round cool water flows by the Forest Retreat.

15/06/2024

For me, it’s the South and the West

01/06/2024
Lovely guest review!  I confess to feeling proud every time I read about a guest’s happy experience!
09/11/2023

Lovely guest review! I confess to feeling proud every time I read about a guest’s happy experience!

Openings are available in November for your fall getaway. Fallen Tree is our most remote house with a wood-burning stove...
02/11/2023

Openings are available in November for your fall getaway. Fallen Tree is our most remote house with a wood-burning stove and starry nights.

Time for a Fall getaway? Openings in November are available. Fallen Tree is our most remote house. Two hours from New Or...
02/11/2023

Time for a Fall getaway? Openings in November are available. Fallen Tree is our most remote house. Two hours from New Orleans.

We have weekday openings in October for Fallen Tree.  The days are warm and the nights are lovely and cool.  Owls are ne...
05/10/2023

We have weekday openings in October for Fallen Tree. The days are warm and the nights are lovely and cool. Owls are nesting near Fallen Tree and calling to each other from eight o’clock until eleven. Not loud, but interesting sounds off in the woods.

This is at my place, a fossil-filled spring-fed creek.  While down there yesterday, I noticed a few sounds: burbling wat...
25/09/2023

This is at my place, a fossil-filled spring-fed creek. While down there yesterday, I noticed a few sounds: burbling water with occasional tinkling as the rocks pushed downstream. In the Game of Thrones, Blackfish and Kat are in the castle in The Riverlands, looking out a wide castle window at the river below. It’s a particularly stressful time in GOT for Blackfish and Kat: war with the Lannisters, and with it the dozens of dead and captured —much weighs heavy on this pairs shoulders. The Blackfish rubs his beard and says, “There are some places in the world where absolutely nothing is happening.” They gaze back through the window at the river flowing below. “Sometimes it is good to remember this.” (photo by Tony)

Unexpected opening at Thunder Ridge (book on Airbnb) 2 1/2 hours NW of Nola. +❤️❤️pet-friendly +❤️surrounded by Homochit...
21/09/2023

Unexpected opening at Thunder Ridge (book on Airbnb) 2 1/2 hours NW of Nola. +❤️❤️pet-friendly +❤️surrounded by Homochitto National Forest.

UPDATE! Fallen Tree has an opening from Sunday afternoon September 24 until Friday morning around 11 a.m.
16/09/2023

UPDATE! Fallen Tree has an opening from Sunday afternoon September 24 until Friday morning around 11 a.m.

We’re only 2 hours and fifteen minutes from New Orleans and 90 minutes from Jackson.  Yes!  There’s still time to cool o...
06/09/2023

We’re only 2 hours and fifteen minutes from New Orleans and 90 minutes from Jackson. Yes! There’s still time to cool off in the spring-fed creek, and we have weekday openings in September! Gather your best friends (and dogs) for a relaxing stay on the edge of the Homochitto National Forest.

Today’s late-afternoon soundtrack is by several finches and a nearby woodpecker drilling.
08/06/2023

Today’s late-afternoon soundtrack is by several finches and a nearby woodpecker drilling.

24/05/2023

When you arrive, the most relaxing thing to do is to head to the spring-fed creek, lie down on a sand bar and listen to the water, only the water.

As summer begins, you’ll enjoy a pet-friendly getaway in our pristine forest where guests enjoy starry nights, long walk...
18/05/2023

As summer begins, you’ll enjoy a pet-friendly getaway in our pristine forest where guests enjoy starry nights, long walks at the spring-fed creek, no phone, no internet, and no interruptions. We have openings at The Forest Retreat in June and July. We’re 2.5 hours from New Orleans, 90 minutes from Baton Rouge, and 2.2 hours south of Jackson, MS.
To reserve a treehouse cabin, please go to these links on Airbnb.

Fallen Tree

https://www.airbnb.com/h/fallen-treehouse-pet-friendly

Thunder Ridge

https://www.airbnb.com/h/thunder-ridge-pet-friendly

Fallen Tree house has openings in December! Come and enjoy the starry nights, warm days, and evenings by the fire in our...
19/11/2021

Fallen Tree house has openings in December! Come and enjoy the starry nights, warm days, and evenings by the fire in our secluded Adirondack house, Fallen Tree. Please book your retreat on Airbnb by searching for Fallen Tree pet-friendly; we’re 2 hours from NOLA and 90 minutes from Baton Rouge.

Only two hours from NOLA, our rustic getaway has a rare open at Thunder Ridge: November 7, 8, 9, 10, 11!  No other openi...
04/11/2021

Only two hours from NOLA, our rustic getaway has a rare open at Thunder Ridge: November 7, 8, 9, 10, 11! No other openings at this Adirondack-style house until January 2022. Only booking through Airbnb.com. Please reserve by looking up Thunder Ridge entire house pet-friendly. Come to enjoy a warm fire in the wood-burning stove and no phone, no TV and no interruptions!

Suddenly, we have two rare openings in October and early November.  We are two hours from New Orleans on the edge of the...
03/10/2021

Suddenly, we have two rare openings in October and early November. We are two hours from New Orleans on the edge of the Homochitto National Forest. Please look up the houses’ calendars on Airbnb.com to match your availability with ours. Search on Airbnb for Fallen Tree pet-friendly and the second house is Thunder Ridge pet-friendly. Book on Airbnb! Read our wonderful guest reviews on Airbnb. Many of our Facebook posts have guest comments too. Hope to host you at the retreat.

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The Forest Retreat is a pet friendly, secluded adult getaway open year-round. Here, deep in the woodlands surrounded by the Homochitto National Forest, we welcome visitors and their dogs. We are only two hours from New Orleans and ninety minutes from Baton Rouge. You can see how immense the forest is by using Google maps. Look for the green area located between Mc Comb and Natchez, Mississippi.