With recreational pot legal in eight states plus Washington, DC, it's a little surprising that no one has opened a weed-friendly campground until now.
What used to be Lake Selmac resort in Selma, Oregon, is now Smoke on the Water campground, which offers boats, kayaks, paddle boards, fishing, a general store (which opens May 6), and, coming soon, a dispensary.
The campground was bought by Wayne Zallen, the CEO of Grow Condos, which helps connect cannabis entrepreneurs (growers, bakers, etc) to real estate. He just opened the campground on the appropriate day of 4/20, but said the campground is still in its early stages and needs lots of upgrades.
According to Oregon Cannabis Connection:
"We bought Lake Selmac Resort and we are re-branding it to the Smoke on the Water brand and doing a bunch of improvements," Zallen told Oregon Cannabis Connection. "It was a pretty run-down park when we got it."
"We will eventually have a dispensary on the property, we have a general store, and we will have munchies and camping supplies available," He said. "we are putting up three custom tipis by [Nomadic Tipi Makers] out of Bend, Oregon and we have a couple of cottages for rent and plan on remodeling a [home] on the property into an Air BnB."
Besides cottages, they have plenty of room for tents and RVs. And they're now taking reservations (541-597-2277).
Photo by Sam Howzit
