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family owned and operated. Inspiring growth and fostering community

The Barn Door Hostel and Campground

Two Miles from the Crag, One mile from The Common Cafe/ Rumney Village Store

campground, swimming hole

Eco-friendly and in the process of a LEEDS Certification

09/20/2026

This kid built Barn Door. He’s 40 years old today.

At 5 (this pic), I had no clue what my life would look like at 40. My dad was turning that age.

I certainly didn’t imagine living in Rumney, raising a family with my best friend, and running a hostel where thousands of people from all over the world have come through the door.

I didn’t know I’d build something people would care about. I could barely build the Tinker Toy on my head

I just kept following things that felt right. One decision led to another. One person led to another. One weird opportunity led to another.

And eventually I looked around and realized I had somehow built a life.

A really good one.

Barn Door is a huge part of that. But the older I get, the less I think of it as something I built and the more I think of it as something that happened because a whole bunch of people showed up and made it what it is.

People have gotten married here. Fallen in love here. Made lifelong friends here. Found jobs, climbing partners and adventures here. People have arrived as strangers and left with people they still talk to years later.

That’s a pretty incredible thing to get to be a small part of.

I think that’s what I was trying to do all along: create a place where people could feel like they belonged.

A place where you could walk through the door and feel like you were exactly where you needed to be.

You’re Always Where You Need to Be.

I got to talk about that idea in Montreal this year, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since.

Maybe there isn’t a right path. Maybe there’s just the one you’re on.

And if you pay attention, love the people around you, take a few chances, f**k up occasionally (read: a lot), keep moving, and stay open to the weirdness…

you end up exactly where you need to be.

I’m incredibly grateful for where I am. For my family. For Barn Door. For the people who have worked their asses off alongside me. For the friends I’ve made. And for everyone who has ever pulled into 30 Stone Hill Road and become part of this place.

Thank you.

I have no idea what the next 40 years look like.

But if they’re anything like the first 40, I’m going to have one hell of a story to tell.

❤️

09/12/2026

🧗‍♀️ HALF OFF CAMPING 🏕️: have you donated $20 (or more!) to the Association? Great, you get 50% off camping here at Barn Door. The RCA is a nonprofit organization and the lead steward for Rumney Rocks, in conjunction with USDA Forest Service. Funds go directly to development/rebolting routes, flora/fauna protection, trail maintenance, parking infrastructure and signage.
If you’ve ever clipped a bolt here, whipped on a permadraw, or prayed to your savior of choice that you made it to a safe, reliable anchor, you have the RCA to thank. This half off camping discount is our way of giving thanks to those that continue to support climbing in Rumney and its community members. It’s been built into Barn Door’s operation for the last 3+ years and will continue as long as there are climbers knocking on our door. Cheers to clipping chains, your first whip, your thirty-eighth attempt on Rocket Man, or your first time with a local guide at Buffalo. Climb there, save here. We love this community. Use code RCA when you book. Link in bio.

09/11/2026

Vote for me. (please)

Today voting opens for the .Lodging.and.Restaurants Association’s Rising Star Award, and somehow, after all these years, I’m a finalist again.
This is my last year eligible. I turn 40 next week.
And I really, really want this one.
Not because I need another award on a shelf. Honestly, I never imagined Barn Door would have awards to put on a shelf in the first place.
When I started this place, I had a pretty simple idea in my head.
I wanted to build somewhere people could walk through the door and feel like they belonged.
A place where you could show up not knowing anybody, sit down around a fire, and three hours later somehow have a whole new group of friends.
A place where you might arrive looking for a bed and leave with a story.
A place where, maybe, just maybe, you could look around and think: I’m exactly where I need to be.
That idea became the title of the talk I gave this year at the Association conference in Montreal: You’re Always Where You Need to Be.
And the older I get, the more I realize that’s really what Barn Door has been about all along.
People have gotten engaged here. They’ve fallen in love here. They’ve made lifelong friends here. They’ve found their next adventure, their next job, their next climbing partner, their next place to call home.
People have come back years later and told us that something that happened here changed their life.

I don’t take that lightly.

That is the part of this whole thing that gets me.
Because Barn Door isn’t really about the buildings, the beds, the campground, or the reviews or even the awards.
It’s about people.
It’s about the strange, beautiful, completely unpredictable collection of people who have walked through our doors over the years and somehow made this place what it is.
Our staff. Our guests. Our neighbors. The climbers and hikers and paddlers and bikers and families and travelers and everybody else who has shown up here and decided, even for a little while, that this was their place too.
And that’s why this award matters to me….
(caption continued in the comments. Link to vote https://www.nhlra.com/voting)

09/08/2026

REEL ROCK RETURNS TO BARN DOOR

Oct 24 come for a FREE SHOWING of REEL ROCK 20. Four new films featuring JANJA GARNBRET Michaela Kiersch Ben Mayforth and Colin Haley

A once forgotten tradition of the early Barn Door Hostel days is emerging back into the light. This event is a direct fundraiser for the Rumney Climbers Association association. Raffles, beer, popcorn. Come and get it

Oct 24
7:30pm
Free Film Admission
Overnight accommodations available

Link in bio for more info

08/14/2026

Active Fire, please avoid all western crags until firefighters have cleared the area

08/09/2026

New area unlocked.

Seeking shade? Hammock camper? We got ya 🤙

07/28/2026

** WILDERNESS RESCUE ** | Rumney, NH | Rumney Climbing Rocks parking lot 118 Buffalo Rd, Rumney, NH 03266, USA
Crew of 3 entering the woods to locate and evalutate a patient who had a delta level fell
| 7/28/2026 10:26:37 | LREA | 26-25633-FD |
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07/06/2026

There are moments in life that make you stop and think, "How the f** did we get here?"

This is one of them.

This year, Barn Door Hostel and owner Dave, have the opportunity to be recognized in THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES at the New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association's Stars of the Industry Awards:

🏆 Rising Star Award (my final year of eligibility before turning 40)
🏆 Hotelier of the Year
🏆 Boutique Lodging Property of the Year

The thought that a little hostel in Rumney could even be considered for all three is something I never imagined when this place existed only as sketches, late-night ideas, and more than a few impossible dreams.

Since opening our doors, this has never been about simply offering a bed. It's been about creating a place where strangers become friends, where outdoor adventures begin, where local businesses thrive together, and where people from around the world discover just how special New Hampshire really is.

Along the way, we've been incredibly fortunate. We've been recognized nationally, earned awards from our peers, welcomed guests from dozens of countries, built partnerships throughout New England, and watched this community grow into something far bigger than ourselves.

But none of those things happened because of one person.

They happened because of YOU.

Every guest who stayed with us.
Every volunteer.
Every staff member.
Every local business that believed in us.
Every climber, hiker, camper, cyclist, paddler, skier, musician, neighbor, and friend who chose to spend even a small part of their journey here.

If Barn Door has ever been part of your story...whether it was one night or twenty, your first climbing trip, your Appalachian Trail adventure, your weekend getaway, or simply a place where you felt welcome, we would be deeply honored if you'd consider submitting a nomination.

The judges don't choose winners based on advertising or popularity. They read the stories people share about the impact a place has had on them. Your experience genuinely matters.

Whether you nominate Barn Door for one category or all three, thank you for helping tell our story. (Nomination links in bio...caption continues in comments)

06/26/2026

This picture is WILD to me because:

1. What do you mean Barn Door looked like this?
2. Man… I was young.
3. Serena from is just casually hanging out with me in this photo. (July 2019)

And that’s really what this post is about.

From the very beginning, Serena and the whole Notch crew ( , , and everyone else) have been nothing but supportive, generous, encouraging, and kind to all of us at Barn Door.

People always talk about “community” in hospitality, but the hostel world actually lives it. The hostel community here in New Hampshire (and across the entire Northeast () is something special.

If Notch is sold out, they’re sending guests our way. If an is headed southbound, they recommend us. If we have a question, we know we can call them, and not just for an answer, but for real guidance, encouragement, and friendship.

I love the little hostel family we’ve built up here in New Hampshire (special shoutout to , too). We share knowledge. We share guests. We recommend each other because we genuinely want everyone to succeed. We swap stories while dropping off hikers’ bags at the Pack Shack or sending climbers down to Rumney. It’s collaboration over competition, and it’s made all of us better.

Without Serena, and without the example she set (while Barn Door was still just an idea), we wouldn’t be where we are today. This place would be different. I would be different.

So this is just a little love letter to Notch Hostel.

Thank you for being our big sister. Thank you for showing us the way. And thank you for believing in us long before we knew exactly what we were building.

06/19/2026

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Address

30 Stone Hill Rd
Rumney, NH
03266

Telephone

+16032541700

Website

https://www.BarnDoorHostel.com/

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