The Cabins

Aerial view of Outside Inn in Salida, Colorado, showing the main parking area, cabins, and surrounding forested landscape with labeled locations including nature trail entrance, main parking, Scandinavian spa and sauna, mountain manor, and pike+san isabel national forests.

Which cabin is best for you?

Check out the amenities and features of each custom cabin below and use our map to understand the location on the property.

A cozy cabin with interior lighting visible through large windows, surrounded by tall trees in a forest at dusk or night.

Aspen Alcove

MODERN LUXURY IN NATURE

An amazing cabin where almost no expenses were spared. Complete with an accordion door that opens up to your private outdoor balcony, mirror pane windows, and a glass balcony.

Inside, you’ll find a full, custom bathroom complimented by a comfortable kitchenette, a custom topographical ceiling, a desk/working area, and a projector.

    • Queen outdoor bed and fireplace  

    • King sized indoor bed

    • Full bathroom

    • Massive private balcony 

    • Full Kitchennette 

    • Accordion door and mirror pane glass

A small modern cabin with a black exterior, a slanted metal roof, and a wooden deck in a wooded area. The deck has a covered outdoor sleeping area with a bed, and nearby a person is walking on the deck.

Hillside Haus

Custom, soaring ceiling and mirror pane windows

One of our newest cabins, complete with massive outdoor spaces including an outdoor hammock, outdoor bed, and projector,

Inside, you’ll find a custom bathroom complimented by a comfortable kitchenette, a custom ceiling, a desk/working area, and a bed that just out from the cabin itself.

    • Queen outdoor bed and built in hammock  

    • King sized indoor bed

    • Full bathroom

    • Massive private balcony 

    • Full kitchenette 

    • Mirror pane glass

A wooden cabin with string lights on a porch at night, under a clear starry sky.

Mountain Manor

Spacious, lofted interior with even larger outdoor living

The largest cabin on the Salida Site, complete with a toilet, two sinks, an indoor loft, 3 queen indoor beds, indoor and outdoor projector screens, and a massive 500 square foot private outdoor patio area. An all wood interior is complimented by two six foot windows on the sides allowing plenty of natural light in during the day.

Often rented by couples, groups of friends, or families, the Mountain Manor is private and a guest favorite due to the number of amenities it has.

    • Three indoor queen beds: one on main level, two in loft

    • One outdoor queen hanging bed

    • Large projectors inside and outside

    • Dining table with four seats

    • Half bathroom with toilet and sink

    • Kitchenette with sink, fridge, coffee maker, microwave, electric kettle, hot plate, pots, pans, and utensils

    • Reverse osmosis filtered water dispenser

    • Outdoor picnic table and sectional couch

Bright bedroom with wooden walls and ceiling, a low bed with a colorful blanket, two nature posters on the wall, a black mini fridge, wooden shelves with decor, a window with white curtains, and a cowhide rug on the floor.

Box Bungalow

The cozy and convenient cabin

Located in the center of the property is one of our coziest cabins. A simple but spacious structure designed with a covered patio that features a suspended queen bed outside and four floor to ceiling windows with shades to allow in natural light at all times of the day.

This easily accessible unit has the quickest walk to the bath house and parking right beside the building. It is great for couples or those seeking to work while staying in the cabin with its fast Wi-Fi and central location.

    • One indoor queen bed

    • One outdoor queen bed

    • Desk area and two chairs

    • Coffee maker, hot plate, and fridge

    • Central location next to bath house and spa

Small wooden loft apartment with a sloped ceiling, loft bed, and a dining table underneath. Large windows with dark curtains at the far end. Kitchen area with appliances on the right.

Skylight Chalet

STARGAZE AS YOU FALL ASLEEP

A stargazing sleep loft, this unit was designed to allow people to fall asleep under the stars in the comfort of a cabin. It has a small private, covered deck with a suspended bed.

Inside, a kitchenette and dining table are on the main level and a loft with two queen beds is set under skylights. A great option for a pair of travelers who want to stay together and are okay sharing space but have separate beds.

    • Two indoor queen beds 

    • One outdoor queen bed 

    • Dining table with four seats 

    • Sink (seasonal availability) 

    • Coffee maker, microwave, and hot plate 

    • Mini fridge 

Interior of a small wooden cabin with natural wood walls, ceiling, and floor, featuring a kitchenette with a microwave, coffee maker, and dishes, a small dining area, and a sitting space with a sofa, large windows showing rocky terrain outside, and potted plants on a shelf.

Glass Greenhouse

Ideal layout with custom wood exoskeleton

A unique, private, and striking space, the Glass Greenhouse is built into the mountain behind it with nearly all glass on the back side and privacy at the front. There’s a full bed outside in the slatted and covered deck space and barn doors that open up to it for an indoor outdoor vibe.

Inside you’ll find a kitchenette and dining table with a desk workspace behind the bed. The glass greenhouse was designed with a wood ‘exoskeleton’ and recessed lighting that gives it its unique appearance.

    • One indoor queen bed

    • One outdoor twin bed

    • Desk area and chair

    • Table and two chairs

    • Coffee maker, microwave, and hot plate

    • Mini fridge

Person lying on bed looking at a woman drinking coffee by large windows in a wooden interior space.

Rock Room

Glass windows & rock walls right next to national forest

Perhaps our most private cabin, the Rock Room is built into the mountain behind it. Designed with nearly all glass on the back and side, supplemented by a garage door that opens up to national forest land. There’s a massive outside covered deck space with a hanging bed and full picnic table.

Inside you’ll find a kitchenette and dining table and bed in a room that faces a rock wall one way and a screened garage door that opens to connect the spaces.

    • One indoor queen bed

    • One outdoor queen bed

    • Table and two chairs

    • Outdoor picnic table

    • Sink (seasonal availability)

    • Coffee maker, microwave, hot plate, and fridge

A small cabin with large windows is illuminated from inside, set against a snowy landscape at dusk with a pink sky and trees surrounding it.

Deckhouse North

Views complimented by efficiency

There are two Glass Deck House units — North + South — with a shared deck but no shared walls. These are small, basic rooms, designed to maximize the best views on the property without sacrificing privacy.

They are located a short but steep walk to the top of the property looking out towards national forest land. They are perfect for shorter stays and for those who don’t mind the slightly longer walk to the central bath house.

    • One queen bed

    • Desk and chair

    • Coffee maker

    • Microwave

    • Electric kettle

    • Small fridge

A small wooden cabin with lit windows at night, placed on a grassy hill, with a starry sky and visible Milky Way in the background.

Deckhouse South

Soaring views over the entire valley

There are two Glass Deck House units— North + South— with a shared deck but no shared walls. These are small, basic rooms, designed to maximize the best views on the property without sacrificing privacy.

The deckhouse located a short but steep walk to the top of the property looking out towards national forest land. The South facing unit runs warmer overall, with lots of sun and a stunning view of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

    • One queen bed

    • Desk and chair

    • Coffee maker

    • Microwave

    • Electric kettle

    • Small fridge

A small, dark green house with a sloped roof on a forested hillside, with a wooden deck and nearby sign reading "The Forest Frame." Dense trees surround the scene.

Forest Frame

Comfortable Camping in the Trees

A small glamping option with full size “A” window designed with an oversized deck and hanging bed nestled in the trees designed to promote spending time outside without sacrificing privacy.

    • One indoor queen bed

    • One outdoor queen bed

    • Outdoor bar seating for two

    • Small fridge

    • Record player

A wooden pathway leading to a small, black, triangular shaped cabin with glass windows in a forested area.

Hammock Hut

Laying under the stars, inside or out

An adventurous, glamping style A-frame cabin nestled in the trees designed with a huge laying hammock built into the deck accompanied by a small, simple interior with a built in queen bed and record player.

    • One indoor queen bed

    • Outdoor bar seating for two

    • Small fridge

    • Record player

    • Large outdoor hammock

Can’t find a cabin for your dates?

Join our waitlist to be the first to know when spots open up. We’ll send you an email if there’s a cancellation — no need to keep checking back. It’s the easiest way to snag a last-minute stay!

A woman sitting cross-legged on a bed in a wood-paneled attic room with a skylight window, looking up outside.

Questions about Outside Inn?

  • Many of our cabins use the central bath house at the Scandinavian Spa and do not necessarily have a bathroom inside of them. The bath house is in the center of the property, open 24/7 to guests only, and fully renovated so it’s more like a spa than a campground bathroom. Within each bathroom there is a full shower, sink, and toilet along with lockable doors. Guests end up loving the bath house as it may be the nicest building on our site. 

  • Most cabins have kitchenettes with more cooking equipment than a hotel but less  than a full kitchen. Outside of our smallest cabins, we have hot plates, coffee makers, microwaves, pots, pans, dishes, and silverware in every cabin so you should be able to cook a meal comfortably. We also have a shared grill area by the bath house.

  • Yes, we allow you to bring a pet in all cabins. We also try to keep our pet fee very reasonably priced. It’s currently only $25 per pet for the entire stay. Please add pets if you are bringing them so that our staff knows.

Mountain landscape with snow-capped peaks, green pine trees, barren trees, a small dark building on a hill, and cars parked on a dirt road.
A modern, small black house with large windows and a wooden deck, built on a hillside in a forest with tall pine and deciduous trees, under a partly cloudy blue sky.

When will you get outside?

(HINT: IT’S GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH!)

When we’re in urban environments, we can experience sensory overload, resulting in tension and mental fatigue. Studies have shown that our minds and bodies relax and focus better in natural settings.

This increases feelings of pleasure and can help us concentrate and focus more effectively, reduces cortisol, and lowers both heart rate and blood pressure according to studies in the National Library of Medicine. Maybe plan some time outside?