Glamping in North Alabama

Glamping is all the rage now, and we have a lot of cool places in North Alabama to go camping, glamorously! 

 

 

Lake Guntersville State Park

If you want to be outdoors but don't like the idea or sleeping on the ground, then glamping is for you! These new Glamping Safari Tents at Lake Guntersville State Park combine luxury and the great outdoors, and some can sleep up to six people. (photo courtesy of Lake Guntersville State Park)

lake guntersville state park glamping

Monte Sano State Park

Check out the new Glamping Safari Tent accommodations at Monte Sano State Park. You get the luxury and the great outdoors in these super cool safari tents that are perfect for couples or families! These glampsites are managed by Timberline Glamping Company, a concessionaire for Alabama State Parks. Information, questions, and reservations can be found through their website: huntsville.tlglamping.com. (photo courtesy of Monte Sano State Park)

monte sano state park glamping

Palomino RV Resort at Burrow-Hamilton Farm

Go glamping at Palomino RV Resort at Burrow-Hamilton Farm near Cullman! This new RV resort has five glamping sites that are perfect when you love camping, but you don't love sleeping on the ground. The perfect, unique weekend getaway! (photo courtesy of Palomino RV Resort)

Palomino RV Resort Glamping

ReTreet Resort

Discover the pinnacle of glamping glamour on forty acres near beautiful Lake Guntersville, Alabama at ReTreet. Seventeen resort-style vacation rentals await with three extraordinary options: luxurious treehouses, extreme glamping tents, and charming tiny cottages.

retreet glamping

Starlight Haven on Weiss Lake

Starlight Haven redefines what it means to stay in nature. At our properties, guests enjoy modern comforts while being immersed in the great outdoors. ​Enjoy an outdoor stay in one of our unique treehouses, cabins, safari-tents or geodesic domes. We make it easy to enjoy nature with unique accommodations, resort-style amenities and curated nature-based experiences.

starlight haven on weiss lake

River Rocks Landing

Cozy up in a tree house, cabin, or go camping at River Rocks Landing! This unique getaway spot on the Coosa River near Gadsden has several cozy cabins with gorgeous views, and they have recently built two new treehouses: Tree House and Tree Stump. There's even a container home for rent that has a rooftop view of the river. (photo courtesy of River Rocks Landing)

river rocks landing tree house

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Melea Hames

A 1995 Auburn University graduate, Melea has been a social media manager in the tourism industry since 2010 at Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association. At AMLA, Melea is responsible for creating content on Visit North Alabama’s social media platforms, writing blog posts on the website, coordinating the North Alabama Ambassador Program, and speaking at various events and meetings about social media. Melea is also the host of Unexpected Adventures in North Alabama, AMLA’s new podcast, produced by Relic Agency. The podcast won a 2022 Muse Award - Silver in the Audio/Podcast category. Melea was honored in October 2023 with the Tourism Promoter of the Year Award from the Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality Association for her work on the podcast.

Prior to working for AMLA, Melea received her Masters at UNA in Secondary Education and taught middle school English and coached middle school cheerleaders for three years. She also taught English at Calhoun Community College for 8 1/2 half years. Before that she worked in public relations for an advertising agency in Atlanta, a minor league baseball team in Columbus, Georgia, and for Auburn University in the development office. In 2020, Melea created her very own social media marketing agency called M and M Social. She loves to write, travel, walk in the park (she walked over 600 miles in 2020), go to Auburn games, and read books about WWII.