Imagine a summer vacation where you can enjoy incredible natural beauty without crowds.

Where jet boats up the Rogue, golf or the giant redwoods are all within a gorgeous hour's drive. Or, you could just stay in town, visit nine art galleries, a working lighthouse, a dozen hiking trails and an uncrowded beach to hunt for agates.

Start here. Central to the spectacular south Oregon coast, WildSpring is a small, eco-friendly resort in Port Orford, 60 miles north of California. Private and secluded, on five acres of old Native American grounds and with a zero carbon footprint, it offers comfortable luxury in a naturally beautiful environment.

You will feel like you're visiting a private estate rather than a hotel.

Stay in cozy, elegant cabin suites filled with art and antiques, in a quiet forest of 100-ft trees. Relax in the Guest Hall with a floor-to-ceiling ocean panorama. Help yourself to refreshments at any time (including chocolate!) and play a game or work on an old-fashioned jigsaw puzzle.

Sleep in a peaceful forest where the loudest sound you hear all night is an owl. Enjoy a breakfast buffet overlooking the ocean and look for whales and fishing boats. At night, float in our open-air slate spa, listen to the surf and watch the Milky Way.

You could ask for an incabin massage or just find a hammock and read all day long. And you think...maybe I'll just hang around here with the deer.

A perfect summer vacation. Think of it as nature with four stars.