Not everybody’s into camping. It gets a little dirty and messy at times. So we put together a few fall ✨ glamping ✨ ideas for those who want to take a trip outside Las Vegas and spend the night in a remote destination — without sacrificing comfort.
⛺ Vegas Glamping
Vegas Glamping knows the assignment, offering visitors luxury tents with enough room to shelter the furnishings of a small apartment. Located in the desert near Nelson — where you can explore a ghost town and tour a historic mine — the accommodations vary, but the largest tents have enough room for two queen beds, furniture, and a private bath with a shower. It’s a popular spot for stargazing and zipping around on ATVs. You’re also a short drive from cliff jumping on the river at Nelson’s Landing.
- Nelson is one of several ghost towns near Vegas. [Hey Las Vegas ✍️]
🍷 Tarantula Ranch
This eight-acre glamping site was developed by an Oregon couple who loved camping at nearby Death Valley so much, they chose to stick around a while, taking over a cozy vineyard and renaming it Tarantula Ranch. Guests can opt for a basic tent site, attach an RV to a power hookup, or stay at “The Bottling Room,” an old building renovated into a studio apartment with a kitchenette, queen-sized bed, sofa, and powder room, plus a private outdoor shower 🚿
Just west of Las Vegas in the Amargosa Valley, the property is surrounded by BLM land for a peaceful setting and unobstructed desert views. In case you’re wondering, tarantula sightings are a possibility, but rare and the spiders aren’t dangerous. (Just hairy and scary.) You’re more likely to see desert tortoises and barn cats who keep rodents in check. And yes, the ranch makes its own wine — chardonnay, barbera, cabernet, and zinfandel — and is working on a retail license to sell it by early 2026.
🛸 Outpost X
Set your hyperdrive for Outpost X. The science-fiction themed glampground has “space cave” villas in the Utah desert near Beryl, giving you a good idea of what it’s like to spend the night on the planet Tatooine. Drive a “sand cruiser,” bounce around on trampolines, and arrange for a supply of food to prepare in your own kitchenette with a furnished bedroom and living room. Costume rentals are available for a full out-of-this world experience. Sip on mocktails from drinking horns in the Cantina and mingle with other guests during a meditation session inside the Kaan Lounge.
🏜️ Ofland
Drive beyond two national parks (Zion and Bryce Canyon) and you’ll reach Ofland, a glampground near historic Escalante on Utah Scenic Byway 12. Choose between airstreams or cabins decked out with rustic, contemporary furnishings. Some have their own bathrooms. Others have access to shared bathhouses, which have the feel of luxury spas — lounge music included. Order from an on-site food truck or request ingredients to cook your own meal over an open flame. Ofland also has a pool, communal area, and a large outdoor screen to watch movies drive-in style from vintage cars.
Visit downtown restaurants and shops or hike through the elevated trails in the Escalante Petrified Forest State Park and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. A winding, white-knuckle drive between canyon corridors leads to Boulder, a quiet community with a birdviewing sanctuary and Hell’s Backbone Grill, a restaurant that prepares meals with locally sourced ingredients, including some from its own organic farm.
