Below is everything we think you'll need to know to get to Sweet Root Hollow and enjoy your time to the fullest.

A note about impact on the land before we get to the nuts and bolts. Sweet Root Hollow is a wild place. Please tread lightly and consider that you’re in a complex environment loaded with unique living creatures.

In general, we prefer that you not bring dogs here. If you’d like to bring a pet, please reach out via the contact page and we can make arrangements.

Please stay on the trails (find a gorgeous trail map here).

Please do not dig up or remove plants.

Please do not hunt, catch, or kill animals.

Please leave the creek as it is: no digging swimming holes, building dams, or disturbing the banks.

If you can’t find an answer to a question here please reach out. We're so happy to help.

Sweet Root Hollow is located at 15575 Farmer Creek Rd. Cloverdale, OR 97112.

We are off Highway 101 (the turnoff’s near milepost 83), right between Tillamook and Pacific City. Please drive slowly up Farmer Creek Rd out of respect for our neighbors. We are the last house on the left before the road turns to gravel, roughly 1.25 miles from the 101. If the pavement ends, you've gone too far.

When you make a reservation you’ll receive a 4-digit PIN code that controls access to the front door during your stay. To use your PIN:

Press the "Yale" button on the deadbolt to activate the keypad.

Enter your 4-digit PIN.

Press the check mark at the bottom right of the keypad. 

Your PIN will be active from the beginning of your reservation until the end of your reservation. 

If for some reason the keypad doesn’t work, call Nathan at (503) 754-1892 or Seth at (503) 481-9349 and we’ll get you in another way.

Please take off your shoes when you enter the house.  It's often muddy out there and we like to keep it tidy inside.

Especially when the weather’s nice, you may be tempted to leave the doors open. Please don’t. Why? Mice. We prefer they stay outside, please. Trust us: You will too.

We keep the house cool and a dehumidifier running when the place is empty. When you arrive you'll find the thermostat in the hallway between the bathroom and bedroom, and the dehumidifier next to the fridge in the kitchen. Feel free to set the heat to a comfortable temperature during your stay, and turn the dehumidifier off if the sound bothers you.

This is our preferred method of heating because it is so wonderfully warm and cozy and delightful to look at. Please enjoy!

There is a wood carrying bag by the fireplace that you can use to bring in wood from the shed outside. There is paper and cardboard in the little semicircular bench at the end of the kitchen counter, and matches on the shelves in the living room.

The damper is controlled by the coiled handle on the bottom right of the stove. Pulling that handle out all the way lets more air into the stove and will keep the fire burning stronger and hotter. Conversely, closing it down partway or fully will dampen the fire. 

When lighting, it often helps to leave the stove door cracked a smidge to let in extra air and really get the fire whipping.

When you’re done for the night, please leave the damper all the way out. This prevents the buildup of creosote in the flue.

After a fire, you can get rid of the ashes by opening the little trapdoor in the floor of the stove and sweeping the cold ashes into the bin below. After a couple of fires, carefully pull the bin out and dump it outside. Thanks!

The kitchen is well-stocked with pots, pans, baking sheets, toaster, microwave, French press, tea pot, tools and knives. Help yourself to the oils, herbs, and spices we've made available. Please hand wash, dry, and put away chef’s knives. On a similar note, the cast iron will be happier just rinsed, wiped out, and dried.

Also, we generally skip the dishwasher as it’s not very effective.

Our water comes from a well and goes into a septic system. This means our water comes from the land and goes back to the land. Most of the time the water is great to drink right from the tap, but sometimes it gathers a sulphuric aroma.

Sulphur isn’t bad for you but we totally get why you wouldn't want to drink it. 

In the laundry area (to your right when you walk in the front door) there’s a container of filtered water for drinking if the tap water isn’t good.

We are on a septic system which takes a little more care than a regular urban sewage system. Please put as little down the drains as possible! The only thing that should go down the drain is poop, pee, and toilet paper.  Everything else—food bits, tampons, paper towels, etc—should be put into the trash.  Thank you for that!

The Network is Sweet Root Hollow

There’s no password.

There's a web of trails on the property and a beautiful watercolor map in the living room that you can view to help yourself find them. Please let the wild spaces stay wild. Do not make new trails or wander through the woods off-trail. Also: The land across Farmer Creek does not belong to us. It is part of a protected reserve; please let it be. Continuing west, Farmer Creek Road turns to gravel just beyond our house and travels for miles through the Siuslaw National Forest and private timberland. This is an amazing area to explore! There are multiple forks and no cell service here, so please keep track of your route and make sure you get home safely!