Imagine a maple tree collecting sunlight into its branches for 7 long years. Then imagine a human finding that tree, felling that tree, cutting that tree up into logs, splitting those logs into firewood, stacking that wood to dry for a year, and then - log by log - feeding it to a fire for ~6 hours and heating 800 gallons of pristine mountain water to 104 degrees so that you, one human, can soak, relax, and renew for a restorative hour or two…

As a culture we have lost sight of what things are worth, what the cost of comfort and convenience is, and how to be in our bodies and on this Earth. We have forgotten that wellness doesn’t mean constant comfort, constant ease, or constant certainty. Rootstock is a safe place to unfurl back into your truth and the elemental healing sanctuary and wood-fired bathhouse that is The Oasis is one path to reclaiming your right relationship with your body and the World.

While you’re here, you’ll enjoy:

Chemical- Free Wood-Fired Hot Water: We don’t use any chemicals to treat our water because we fill our tubs fresh regularly. It’s a serious amount of work to provide our guests (and ourselves!) fresh, mountain water but this is our commitment. Guests are asked to bath prior to soaking which improves the quality of the experience for all and helps maintain the purity of the experience.

Clothing Optional Space: Reclaiming health and wholeness begins inside each of us. Coming back into right relationship with what it means to be in a body and on this Earth is a deeply personal journey for everybody and an invitation to be free is an important piece of that puzzle. Programming around beauty, health, safety, convention, and sexuality has most of our species tangled in knots and we seek to loosen that constriction and provide a deeply safe, dignified space for humans to exist in their natural state. Of course, folks may wear bathing suits if they choose, but they are not required.

Reverent, Healing Atmosphere: If your voice is louder than the sound of the wind in the trees or the peepers in the pond across the street, you’re too loud and taking up too much space. The Oasis is here for our collective health and wellbeing and, of course, we welcome the weaving and connecting and spinning that comes with time in community but we ask that all folks here respect the quiet, meditative, retreat-like atmosphere. If you want to fill the hill with laughter with your friends and loved ones while bathing and playing, consider booking the Oasis for a private gathering and enjoy a bit more spaciousness.

The Oasis includes:

- A 5-person wood-fired cedar hot tub with cold plunge

- A 5-person Finnish Sauna

- Two 2-person wood-fired hot tubs

- Outdoor shower

- Clawfoot Altar with 2 tubs for ceremonial baths

- Outdoor lounge with fire pit

- Spacious Yoga/Meditation Deck

- Hammock Lounge

- Heated cabin lounge & changing room

- Composting outhouse

The Oasis is a co-ed, clothing optional, smoke-free sober space. No person under the influence of drugs and / or alcohol will be tolerated on the site.

The minimum age required for access to The Oasis is 18 years unless accompanied by an adult.

Pets are not allowed. Not even the sweetest, kindest, quietest ones. Sorry, we love our four-legged brothers and sisters but this is not the place for them.

Towels and bathrobes are NOT included - please bring your own. Slip on shoes or sandals and a plastic water bottle are also encouraged.

In the winter, it’s well worth the time and effort to affix microspikes or Yaktrax to your slip-on shoes. A cozy robe is also a good idea!

If you will be attending an evening bathhouse, please bring a headlamp or flashlight.

Bathing is clothing-optional and nudity is held safely and respected. Swimsuits are also welcome.

You are welcome to bring a picnic and snacks - we simply request that you keep food on the main deck of the Oasis and pack out all trash/recycling that you pack in, leaving the space as nice or better than you found it.

Oasis access is booked in 2-hour increments with firm start and end times. Please arrive on time to ensure you’re able to enjoy your full two hour slot.

When you arrive, please park in Rootstock's lower parking lot under the prayer flags, across from the mailbox at 1510 Beach Hill. Walk up to the Oasis Bunkhouse, put your belongings in a cubby on the back wall, and someone will help orient you to the space.

Plan to showers prior to soaking. Biodegradable amenities are included and wildcrafted body oil is available by donation.

A bell will ring when there is 15 minutes left in your Oasis time, alerting you that it is time to start wrapping up. We thank you for respecting the time boundaries of your visit.

Please note that while we offer cubbies and hooks for your belongings, there's no locked space available so trust the unfolding or leave your valuables at home.

Phones and cameras are not permitted in the bathhouse so as to respect the privacy and serenity of all. Guests should plan to 'unplug' during their stay.

Rootstock Retreat is not responsible for any objects being lost, damaged or stolen on our site.

Before partaking of any Oasis offerings, the advice of a physician is recommended for the following conditions : pregnancy, heart and respiratory problems, hypertension and diabetes.

Rootstock takes all the necessary measures to ensure its clientele’s safety and is not responsible for prospective discomforts, falls and / or accidents on the site.

The bathhouse will operate rain, shine, ice, or snow.

Please note that the cold dunk and outdoor shower may be offline if temperatures are below freezing.

4WD/AWD vehicles with good snow tires are the surest way to enjoy winter visits, as the hills are steep here and the snow can be wild.

Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours prior to the time of your scheduled visit, otherwise the total fee will be charged.