"Hippie-like" communities in the United States

[AliceDAnon]

I'm looking for the modern equivalent of 1970s Marin County. Not too urban.

Art and music based, free-spirit-artist type communities. Is there anything like this currently in the United States?

 

[armedoldhippy]

Asheville area of western NC is the closest to that i know of. bound to be small towns in Vermont, New Mexico, Colorado etc that fit the bill...

 

[AliceDAnon]

Asheville area of western NC is the closest to that i know of. bound to be small towns in Vermont, New Mexico, Colorado etc that fit the bill...

Asheville might be the closest to me currently. Maybe I should start there.

 

[RobFromTX]

I'm looking for the modern equivalent of 1970s Marin County. Not too urban.

Art and music based, free-spirit-artist type communities. Is there anything like this currently in the United States?

I found this article fascinating. Theres a few areas of NorCal that have old school hippie communities, many have since been abandoned but some still have people. Im not sure you will find the "community living" mentality that the hippies from the 70's had. They obviously werent near as lazy or dependent as todays crowd. It was a lot of hard work keeping those communities self sustainable. I know for me its the kind of thing thats fun to think about smoking a bowl with friends but making it happen would be a whole different matter. Ive ran across a few "community farms" on the olympic peninsula when i visit my brother in Washington. Self sustained farming with urban convenience. Quilcene comes to mind. May check that out

The Last Glimpses of California's Vanishing Hippie Utopias

Half a century ago, a legion of idealists dropped out of society and went back to the land. Here's a glimpse of their otherworldly residences—and the tail end of a grand social experiment.

www.gq.com

 

[xet]

Marfa

 

[Three Berries]

They have one around me, Stelle IL.

Stelle

www.stellecommunity.com

 

[AliceDAnon]

I found this article fascinating. Theres a few areas of NorCal that have old school hippie communities, many have since been abandoned but some still have people. Im not sure you will find the "community living" mentality that the hippies from the 70's had. They obviously werent near as lazy or dependent as todays crowd. It was a lot of hard work keeping those communities self sustainable. I know for me its the kind of thing thats fun to think about smoking a bowl with friends but making it happen would be a whole different matter. Ive ran across a few "community farms" on the olympic peninsula when i visit my brother in Washington. Self sustained farming with urban convenience. Quilcene comes to mind. May check that out

The Last Glimpses of California's Vanishing Hippie Utopias

Half a century ago, a legion of idealists dropped out of society and went back to the land. Here's a glimpse of their otherworldly residences—and the tail end of a grand social experiment.

www.gq.com

Not looking to go so deep as to be on the community/farm level. More just looking for an art/music based community that has an older feel/roots. Not too busy or urban but with a happenning arts scene and a 60s-70s counter culture mindframe.

I would want to buy my own house and work my same job but looking for a place with old school vibes similar to bay area in the 70s.

 

[AliceDAnon]

I found this article fascinating. Theres a few areas of NorCal that have old school hippie communities, many have since been abandoned but some still have people. Im not sure you will find the "community living" mentality that the hippies from the 70's had. They obviously werent near as lazy or dependent as todays crowd. It was a lot of hard work keeping those communities self sustainable. I know for me its the kind of thing thats fun to think about smoking a bowl with friends but making it happen would be a whole different matter. Ive ran across a few "community farms" on the olympic peninsula when i visit my brother in Washington. Self sustained farming with urban convenience. Quilcene comes to mind. May check that out

The Last Glimpses of California's Vanishing Hippie Utopias

Half a century ago, a legion of idealists dropped out of society and went back to the land. Here's a glimpse of their otherworldly residences—and the tail end of a grand social experiment.

www.gq.com

Funny. I read this article in a print copy of GQ last month. I enjoyed it, especially the collection of photos.

 

[Thcvhunter]

Not looking to go so deep as to be on the community/farm level. More just looking for an art/music based community that has an older feel/roots. Not too busy or urban but with a happenning arts scene and a 60s-70s counter culture mindframe.

I would want to buy my own house and work my same job but looking for a place with old school vibes similar to bay area in the 70s.

Finger Lakes region, NY
Ashland, OR
Nevada City, CA
Lake Placid, NY
Outer Banks, Carolina
Martha's Vinyard

 

[flylowgethigh]

Old school hippies got old.

 

[RobFromTX]

Funny. I read this article in a print copy of GQ last month. I enjoyed it, especially the collection of photos.

And the artistic quality of the homes they built with their own two hands. Its simply amazing man. If i was gonna do it i would choose a place like that with mild weather patterns and plenty of water around. Oregon, Washington. Theres still a lot of wide open spaces up there. If you dont mind a lot of rain

 

[RobFromTX]

Not looking to go so deep as to be on the community/farm level. More just looking for an art/music based community that has an older feel/roots. Not too busy or urban but with a happenning arts scene and a 60s-70s counter culture mindframe.

I would want to buy my own house and work my same job but looking for a place with old school vibes similar to bay area in the 70s.

Bend, OR comes to mind

 

[MrGs]

Ithaca ny is a hippie themed city with multible small hippie villages just outside city that are strictly for hippies only , I've also ran into hippie communities around Woodstock ny but it's a small town but they regularly have music festivals, adirondacks mountains have a couple small secret hippie communities if u can find them . Ithaca ny is a good size city that has music festivals every weekend . Someone mentioned finger lakes area that's not true 90% of the finger lakes are farmers/rich people that hate hippies not everybody but the people that own the land are hippie haters that will turn people in for growing

 

[Lunchmoney]

Yellow springs Ohio comes to mind. Liberal arts school there.

 

[Nannymouse]

Visited Asheville a few times, i liked it. Sculptures all over downtown. There was a spa area, with a little 'artist' type shops that was nice. Been a few years, though.

Have not been to Az in a few years, but now that it's legal, i would bet that Sedona would be a neat winter hangout. Artsy, new age-ish vibes.

 

[St. Phatty]

You're probably better off looking outside the US.

Portugal or some places in Mexico.

 

[Rurumo]

A lot of these places started out that way and then developed into gentrified liberal havens for baby boomers, not that that's a bad thing! I think you are more looking for a commune type setup, and these days people call those "intentional communities." Just google that and you can find lists of them, from fun and harmless to full blown doomsday cult, there is one for all tastes!

 

[Plookerkingjon]

That's funny cuz the society that we live in in this country will go out of their way to destroy any kind of Harmony any kind of self-sufficient Community has once the masses realize hey they don't have to go to Walmart to go grocery shopping let's go there. Or you have respected and loved your community and your neighbors for so long and then all the sudden folks move in from other areas and all of the sudden that Harmony's destroyed the term hippie where I'm from meant you were an intelligent self-sufficient farmer that didn't believe the hype or watch television to get news. And the giant pumpkin Farmers that I learned how to grow cannabis from back in the day would never go online and share stuff just because they didn't trust it I just think that the mindset and the need in the request is sincere and solid but unfortunately as we've sat back over the last 30 years things have been destroyed the mindset the respect I can give you one analogy that will bring it right to the threshold of what I'm trying to say Brass Tack style look at the way people drive people driving is a perfect analogy for how f***** our society is, no patience,no respect, no understanding, White Knuckle get out of your car, get into an ego battle, get shot dead.
I guess my suggestion would be get an area by 500 to 1,000 acres of land start small keep it small and be absolutely Australia customs strict as to who you let in,and who you allow to come and be part of the community that's the only way you'd be able to do it

 

[RobFromTX]

A lot of these places started out that way and then developed into gentrified liberal havens for baby boomers, not that that's a bad thing! I think you are more looking for a commune type setup, and these days people call those "intentional communities." Just google that and you can find lists of them, from fun and harmless to full blown doomsday cult, there is one for all tastes!

Gentrification is ruining the country. Liberal haven certainly describes it where i live but i know its not so black and white. People with big money walk all over everyone else. just as they always have. The real tragedy is that our public lands are starting to be auctioned off. Pretty soon most folks wont be able to hunt or fish or go camping, much less be a homeowner

 

[Plookerkingjon]

A lot of these places started out that way and then developed into gentrified liberal havens for baby boomers, not that that's a bad thing! I think you are more looking for a commune type setup, and these days people call those "intentional communities." Just google that and you can find lists of them, from fun and harmless to full blown doomsday cult, there is one for all tastes!

I'd say from a personal experience of doing community outreach that the biggest issue with those said liberals is the children that they have raised that are out living off their credit cards that don't want to work or show up for their jobs that handle things with emotions instead of critical thinking