No gear infrastructure
Muddy bikes on the deck. Dirty ropes slung over chairs. Wet gear in the trunk. No wash station. No storage. Every stay is an improvised gear room.
LIVE ON INDIEGOGO · FUNDED IN UNDER 2 HOURS
SLEEP WHERE YOU TRAIN
Ten cabins for athletes on 37 acres in Foresthill, CA. Sauna and cold plunge steps from your door. The Western States® trail ten minutes away.
- 37 ACRES
- 10 CABINS, PHASE 1
- MILE 62, WESTERN STATES® TRAIL
- OPENING SUMMER 2027
THE PROBLEM
You plan your trips around the trail. Your lodging should too.
You drive hours to reach world-class trails, only to stay in places designed for someone else. Cramped Airbnbs with nowhere to wash gear. Hotels 30 minutes from the trailhead. Tents with a nice bed that treat the outdoors like a backdrop instead of the whole point.
There's no lodging built for how you actually travel.
Recovery is an afterthought
After miles of trail or a full day on rock, you want a clean sauna and cold plunge, not a shared hot tub with other sweaty guests.
Nowhere near the dirt
The best training grounds have the worst lodging. So you commute 40 minutes to your trailhead from a hotel built for conference travelers.
INTRODUCING
Foresthill Basecamp
Rugged modular cabins with a gear wall, shared and private saunas, a cold plunge, and rooftop decks on 37 acres above the American River canyons.
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Designed around the way you move
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Perforated steel mounts for bikes, packs, and ropes. Lockable conditioned storage. An exterior wash station and rinse shower. Mud stays outside, gear stays organized.
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Some cabins have their own sauna. Every stay includes the shared sauna, the cold plunge, and a change area. Contrast therapy steps from your door. No schedule. No waiting on the sweaty guy.
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Floor-to-ceiling windows. Kitchenette with induction cooktop. Terrazzo walk-in shower. Queen bed under exposed timber. A work nook for the Monday you didn't drive home.
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Floating thermal spruce deck with ladder access. Coffee at sunrise. Stars at midnight. The Sierras stretched out in front of you.
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Central fire pit. Outdoor kitchen with grills and a pizza oven. Where the day's war stories get told.
WHERE YOU'LL BE
45 minutes from Sacramento. A different planet from Tahoe.
Foresthill sits above the American River canyons in Placer County, surrounded by the trail systems that host the Western States® 100. World-class trails, granite, and whitewater without the Tahoe traffic, the endless lines, or the $15 smoothie.
- SAN FRANCISCO · 2.5 HR
- SACRAMENTO · 45 MIN
- AUBURN · 20 MIN
- WS® FORESTHILL AID STATION · 10 MIN
THE BACKYARD
Trail running
The Western States® course ten minutes out, hundreds of miles of canyon singletrack, and a one-mile loop on the property for shakeouts.
Mountain biking
Foresthill Divide Loop and OHV networks. Technical descents and long ridge flow within riding distance.
@daltonjohnsonmediaClimbing
Auburn Quarry, 20 minutes out. Over 50 routes from 5.6 to 5.13a. Sport, trad, and bouldering.
All-Outdoors RaftingWhitewater
Class II to IV on the American River. Folsom Lake for flatwater days.
Road cycling
Mosquito Ridge Road. 40+ miles of quiet pavement on one of NorCal's most scenic climbs.
Guided days
Partnered outfitters for rafting, climbing, MTB shuttles, and group runs.
MILE 62
The most famous 100 miles in the sport run through town
“Western States® is the oldest, most prestigious 100-miler in the nation”
Nick Bare paces Sally McRae at the 2024 Western States 100, starting from their crew basecamp in Foresthill.
CAMPAIGN CLOSES OCTOBER 15
Back a stay now, or get the details first
Our Indiegogo campaign funded in under two hours and runs through October 15. Backers lock a two-night stay at the campaign rate and get first access to the booking calendar when it opens. Not ready to book? Get on the list. It's free and takes ten seconds.
- 1The campaign link, the rates, and what each tier includes, in your inbox
- 2A reminder before the campaign closes on October 15
- 3Build updates as they happen, from county permits to cabin one
- 4A vote on what we add next
WHO WE ARE
Built by athletes, for athletes
We're YJ and Tyler. Trail runners, mountain bikers, and climbers who got tired of staying in places that weren't built for people like us. So we're building the place we've always wanted to stay. 37 acres in Foresthill. Ten cabins to start. Every detail designed around gear, recovery, and community. We're building this in public and bringing the list along for the ride.
YJ Tung
Strategy & Marketing
Tyler Mitchell
Land & Operations
“Having built a hospitality bootstrap from scratch, I know how hard it is for founders to go from inception to launch in the physical space, especially coming from digital. YJ understands this better than most, he gets the details... the funnel, the marketing, the branding, the positioning, the space creation. I'm excited for this next chapter for him and Foresthill.”
FAQ
The campaign link, the rates, a reminder before the campaign closes, and a build update every two weeks. Signing up is free. Backing a stay is separate, and it happens on Indiegogo.
Your basecamp is coming.
The campaign closes October 15. Ten cabins, one opening season, and backers pick dates first. Get the details before it closes.