Nonprofit turning parking lot into a teardrop trailer campground called Revive 66

The Gathering Tree, a nonprofit organization that runs the Eden Village tiny home communities for the homeless in Springfield, Missouri, has opened a Revive 66 Campground in that city stocked with tiny teardrop trailers available for rent.

Nate Schlueter of the Gathering Tree said the organization bought the property in the spring and accelerated its plans to convert the parking lot into a campground.

According to the Springfield News-Leader:

The campground will have tiny, solar-powered teardrop campers that can be rented by anyone — including homeless people — overnight for $10. […]
The campground is located at 3839 W. Chestnut Expressway. It’s called the Revive 66 Campground, based on the premise of Psalm 66:5.
“It says ‘Come and see the awesome things that God has done for all of humanity,'” Schlueter said. “We are trying to tie into the Route 66 theme. This is on Historic Route 66. We are going to have a 1954 Ford Fairlane vinyled out in front with our logo and use that as a sign.” […]
Schlueter and Brown said they expect it to be in operation about the middle of January 2021 with just the seven teardrop trailers. They could put as many as 51 tiny trailers on the lot, but all that depends on funding.

Schlueter said anyone can rent a trailer at the campground as as long “as they follow campground rules.”

Quiet time would be 10 p.m., and no smoking would be allowed. Tents won’t be allowed because it’s an all-asphalt lot.

To get a sense what The Gathering Tree and the Eden Village tiny-home communities are all about, this well-produced video will explain:

(Screen-capture image from OzarksFirst.com of teardrop trailers at the Revive 66 Campground in Springfield, Missouri)

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