A wedding venue where guests
can sleep under the stars.
Most wedding venues hand out hotel recommendations. Reed Ranch hands out a camp map. Pitch a tent, park a trailer, build a fire — and wake up to breakfast on the porch with the people you love.
Hotel weddings end.
Camping weddings linger.
The thing nobody tells you about wedding venues that allow camping: the weekend doesn’t stop at last call. Guests don’t leave for a hotel at 11 PM and drift home in the morning. They stay. Someone tends the fire. The bride and groom change into sweatpants. The aunt who never sees her brother gets another hour together over a beer.
The next morning, instead of a complimentary continental breakfast at the Holiday Inn, there’s coffee on the porch and people in pajamas walking the field. The wedding doesn’t feel like an event you went to — it feels like a weekend at someone’s family ranch, because that’s what it is.
What guests can expect.
Tents
Flat grass areas around the property. Bring stakes — the ground out here can be hard depending on recent weather. Most weddings, 20–60 guests pitch tents.
Trailers & campers
Pull-through space for trailers, campers, and small RVs. No hookups, but plenty of room. We’ll show you where to park during your tour.
The stars
The reason people stay. We’re an hour from Spokane and a long way from city lights. On clear nights, the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye.
A real dark-sky site, an hour from town.
Eastern Washington is genuinely dark at night. We sit in Bortle Class 3 skies — rural night skies where the Milky Way is bright enough to cast shadows on the right night.
Couples who get married here and stay through the night usually have a story about it. We get reviews that mention the Milky Way unprompted. Bring a star chart. Bring a friend who knows the constellations. Bring a telescope if you have one.
See it on Instagram
“At night the sky was covered with stars — we saw the Milky Way during our stay. It was such a peaceful spot.”Courtney G. — Married at Reed Ranch, 2025
A few honest details about camping here.
No hookups
We don’t have water, sewer, or electric hookups for RVs. Most guests come self-contained or rely on the indoor bathrooms and porta potties.
Limited lighting after dark
On purpose — it’s why the stars look how they do. Tell guests to bring headlamps or flashlights for the walk back to camp.
Bring layers
Summer days can hit 90°F; nights drop into the 50s. A 40°F sleeping bag handles the worst of it.
Bathrooms
A full indoor bathroom for the bridal party plus included porta potties. Couples can rent additional restroom trailers if they’d like.
Quiet hours
Music wraps with the reception. After that the night is for fire, conversation, and stars.
Dogs welcome
Well-behaved dogs are welcome to camp too. Most family weddings out here have at least a few four-legged guests.
