Hosteling is more an attitude than a physical environment.

Many years ago, a teacher named Richard Schirrmann got the ball rolling.
Each night the desks and benches would be set against the walls and the boys would roll out their bedrolls to sleep.

They tried to promote an atmosphere where young people of all nations could mingle in a homelike place-cementing friendships and understanding that would last lifetimes.

That was in 1907.

Today, we have huge hostels and international organizations, like Hi-Yah. Yet there are still Mom and Pop places like ours, where you can stay cheaply , do a few chores to help out and meet interesting people.

One of our goals is to give our guests a chance to live farm life.

We often barter chores for a part of our fee.

We have lawn to mow, fence to build, goats to milk, garden to weed. And we live in the middle of one the most beautiful parts of the United States.

We are on a beautiful Creek that feeds into the Little Buffalo River, and back on the Ozark National Forest as well being central to miles of hiking trails and a wilderness area.
What better spot to live in and share with others?

Our Creek is a Class IV Kayak run during the high water season.The trail from Smith Mt. is a 4 wheeler trail , very rough, but a beautiful ride, while ther road in from Lone beech church is impassable in high water times.