On a recent winter weekend we found ourselves in a cozy micro cabin along the blustery coast of Massachusetts, comfortably entrenched at AutoCamp Cape Cod, a family-friendly glamping getaway complete with Airstreams, luxe cabins, safari camping tents, and a stylish clubhouse. It's the first East Coast location for the North America-based AutoCamp, which is best known for its upscale, design-driven glamping properties in the Russian River Valley, Zion, and Yosemite.
Co-founded in 2013 by Neil DiPaola and Ryan Miller, AutoCamp got its start in Santa Barbara, CA where the two had purchased the grounds of an old RV park. Determined to modernize the world of outdoorsy accommodations and infuse it with their love of mid-century design, the pair installed a lineup of luxe Airstream-guest rooms on site. As you might've guessed, it was a booming success. In the years since AutoCamp has opened additional glamping sites across the United States, with new locations like Joshua Tree and New York's Catskills coming soon in 2022.
Looking to experience the campground concept ourselves, we made the trek from New York City to the great outdoors of Cape Cod, MA to spend a chilly long weekend at their newly opened site.