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Sierra Circles Sculpture Garden

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· Murphys, Calaveras, California

100 acres hosted by Michel O.

6 RV/tent sites

Great for groups

Recent Hipcampers say this Hipcamp is great for larger groups.

Romantic

Recent Hipcampers say this Hipcamp is romantic.

Michel is a Star Host

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Family-friendly

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Thank you Hipcamper's for many great years of support. The sculpture garden and campground features, continue to grow. Historic Brice Station 100 acres, was a horse stop on the Ebbetts Pass stage line. Horses were fed, watered and swapped here, over 100 years ago. Today, Brice station hosts a ceramics gallery and school, vineyard and tasting room, Blacksmith school, Concert series, Shakespeare performances and Master artist, Michel Olson's, Sierra Circles Sculpture Garden and campground. Born in Berlin, Germany, he has spent much of his life performing, guiding, studying, while travelling and becoming an accomplished artist in wood, stone and iron. Two of his gypsy rigs and several large art installations, are in the meadow next to the forested 6 site campground. Installation include, 100 ft sacred circle, yin/yang, sun dial and calendar. Quadruple Branch Arch. Avenue of art. Glass and Brass over Grass. Stone stage with two bell racks. Wheels of time. Florence the Freightliner. Glass henge. Chain henge. Family altar. Double sand box. Stone spiral Each, of the 6 campsites, have art installations as well. Site 1 is spacious with multiple tent sites, art Steel TeePee, and nice shade oak. Picnic table and some chairs. Parking for 4 cars. Sites 1 and 6 together, with kitchen area, makes a great group site. Site 2, is our largest single site. Multiple tent sites. 2 tables. Branch arch way. Parking for 6 cars. Hammock friendly trees. Site 3, is our cozy site. Multiple tent sites. Wood wizard and frog carving. Picnic table. Parking for 3 cars Site 4, has our second metal TeePee, with melted bottle suncatchers. Multiple tent sites. Picnic table. Parking for 3 cars Site 5, has Wood Henge, made from one enormous tree. Multiple tent sites. Picnic table. Parking for 3 cars. Site 6, has a burningman bicycle fence, and ski lift chair swing. Multiple tent sites. Picnic table. Parking for 3 cars. Brice Station Winery, tasting room. Open Fri. - Sun. 12 to 6pm .Quyle Kilns Pottery Gallery, School and ceramic art studio Wed thru Sunday 10am to 6pm Paul Quyle Blacksmith school. C.B.A. member. First and third Sat 9am. Brice Station Vineyard, tasting room and concerts bricestation.com Simply put, art, nature camping, with a hint of history, at its best. Children are full price and must be attended to. No trailers over 14 ft. No campsite open fires June thru Oct. Communal kitchen/crafts area with large tables, BBQ and cook top available. Propane fire rings and counter top stoves allowed in campsite. Leashed dogs welcome, please pick up after. Please no extra loud music or voices.

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1102 ratings · 502 reviews

Stacey B.recommends

June 12, 2024

Site 1 - Iron Teepee

Celebrate Life with family/friends

Very level and spacious camp site. Trees everywhere and this site has shade in am sun 2-6ish pm this time of year. The Tee pee is 1 of a kind and would come in handy for colder weather but adds a memorable touch. Kitchen close by and very clean port-a-potty’s in shaded areas. Quiet and serene with metal, wood and glass art everywhere. So close to everything on the mountain; water, golfing, skiing, hiking, biking. It’s dry camping at its best with helpful amenities. My family held a celebration of life here and was blessed beyond words. Michel was great and helped us with so many important things and had terrific ideas on using the space wisely.

Amy K.recommends

June 10, 2024

Site 2 - Group Site

Lovely Weekend in the Foothills

Michel could not have been a better host. Always on top of our needs but a lovely, laid back personality with great stories as well. His installations are STELLAR! I plan on stealing at least one of his ideas for our back yard.

Ariel F.recommends

June 3, 2024

Site 2 - Group Site

What a special spot for a group trip, would definitely book again. Place is as described and such a welcome treat amidst the Sierra foothills!

Gabriel M.recommends

May 30, 2024

Site 4 - Teepee 2

Sierra Circles is a great base camp for exploring the surrounding area. Our preference is the Teepee 2, close to the porta potty and perfect for 2-4 people. The winery at the entrance is great to grab a bottle to enjoy at the campfire (Nov-May). The sculpture garden is perfect at sunset.

Max L.recommends

May 28, 2024

Site 2 - Group Site

Unique camping environment. We loved all the sculptures and interesting site decorations. It was cool to do a wine tasting and be able to walk back to our campsite. It was also pretty chill, with only 6 sites. The communal cooking area can make it easy to meet other campers.

Caitlin E.recommends

May 28, 2024

Site 3 - Private & Cozy

Regulars at Sierra Circles

I have lost count what number visit this is to Sierra Circles, but it was our first time at site 3. As usual, we had a wonderful time - this place is truly the best. Site 3 was a great spot - at the end of the camping area, and had lots of trees/foliage so it feels nice and private. Since we became regulars at Sierra Circles, we joined the Brice Station wine club which includes 2 concert tickets to each of the property's summer concert series. This was the motivation for booking this trip and our first time attending one of the summer concerts. 10/10 recommend. So fun - great, relaxed atmosphere. Very family friendly & dog friendly. They had wine for sale, a taco stand, and the Red Apple was selling pie as well. The best part was our 200 yard walk home to our campsite after the show. We look forward to our next trip back to Sierra Circles. Thank you, Michel for continuing to share this special place with us, and for being the best Hip Camp host in the game!

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Murphys, Calaveras, California, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Miwok and Me-Wuk (Central Sierra Miwok) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Michel O.Joined in June 2019

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