Why Treebones Resort? What does it mean?

Treebones is the name affectionately coined for this wonderful place back  in the '60's by Big Sur locals. This unusual triangular piece of land is surrounded by the Los Padres National Forest and the Pacific Ocean. It was then a  crude recycling wood mill.

A local character by the name of Patrick Cassidy leased the land and struck a deal with US Forestry whereby he was permitted to haul dead wood from the surrounding coastal mountains onto the site. Once on the land the wood was milled into usable lumber and sold. The old sun-baked silvery tree-bones lying around conjured the name "Treebones" in the minds of those enjoying the local scene.

Today, Treebones Resort tries to employ the concept of re-use & re-cycle . We are making attempts to recycle even when it is at great personal cost. On our site, the extremely hot heat exhaust created from our clean burning, energy-producing turbines is used to heat the pool, hot tub and radiant flooring in the lodge, restrooms and shower area. And there's more to come!