Building With Community Before Opening
Building With Community Before Opening
Lucky Star Retreats does not exist yet. No site is finalized, no domes are up, nothing is bookable.
That is on purpose in one respect. Everything is still changeable, and this is the only stage where community input can actually alter the plan rather than get filed under future phase.
Designed for the disability community, with the disability community
That is the standard we are holding ourselves to. Not designed for, on behalf of. Designed with.
In practice that means talking to disabled community members, including people living with spinal cord injuries, while decisions about layout, lodging and paths are still open. It means asking people what has gone wrong for them at other places, and treating those answers as requirements instead of feedback.
Colleen brings a background in movement, wellness and neurological-focused work. Mike brings operations, logistics and emergency response. Neither of those replaces the knowledge of someone who has actually tried to book an accessible cabin in February.
What is still open
Quite a lot, honestly. We are evaluating long-term location opportunities in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, including the Hagg Lake region and an opportunity in the Columbia Gorge. Lodging mix, buildout phasing, amenities, programming and funding structure are all being worked out.
Target rates are in the plan at around 75 dollars a night for accessible tent-ready sites, 130 for safari tents and 280 for glamping domes, and those will firm up with the site.
What we are not trying to be
Not a high-density campground. Not an event venue. Not a party destination. Not a one-size-fits-all resort dropped onto land that was doing fine without it.
We want to fit the place we land in, work with the recreation and organizations already there, and grow slowly enough to do it well.
Ways to be part of it now
- join the interest list and follow the build
- tell us about a place that got accessibility right, or badly wrong
- introduce us to an adaptive recreation group, disability organization or outdoor nonprofit we should know
- tell us what you would need before you would book a night
- connect us with people who work in accessible design, outdoor hospitality, or funding
We would rather hear it now, while it can still change the drawings.
Start at the Lucky Star Retreats home page, read about our community approach, or reach out directly.