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Buck's on the Brazos, an hour southwest of Fort Worth, Texas, offers two-room safari-style canvas tents on the banks of the Brazos River, with queen-size beds and fresh coffee delivered tentside. Set on ten acres, the tents are shaded by 100-year-old pecan trees. Buck's doesn't offer fancy food, but they'll make your bed, lay out your campfire, and stack the grill with charcoal. Tents run $100 a night. 254-898-2825, www.buckbrazos.com El Capitan Canyon, in Santa Barbara, California, has canvas safari tents with handmade willow beds, full linens, maid service, and massages. Tents are set in a canyon across from El Capitan State Beach, amid old-growth oak and sycamore trees. There's a solar-panel-heated pool, 35 miles of hiking trails, and miles of Pacific Ocean shoreline. Prepared meals are available at the Canyon Market and Deli, at the canyon entrance. Tents, $135; 866-352-2729, www.elcapitancanyon.com On the Loose Expeditions' two luxury yurts are in a secluded corner of a 150-acre working organic farm in Vermont's Green Mountains. Specialty meals include pasta with a sauce made from farm-raised grass-fed beef and homegrown tomatoes. Yurts, $135; 800-688-1481, www.otloose.com Sky Camp's isolated tents come complete with log beds, reading lamps, and a view of British Columbia's Crystal Lake. There's a wood-fired lakeside sauna, and meals are prepared by a graduate of the Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Four-day trips to the fly-in camp, with floatplane airfare from Whistler, from US$1,250; 866-455-1601, www.whistleroutbackadventures.com
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