Hip Camp?

Has anyone ever stayed at a really awesome hip camp? My partner and I are tentatively planning a roadtrip from MA to Banff and then down through California and want to try some hip camps. We're also interested because we just purchased land on the edge of our property line so now own more of the wooded area near us. We've been toying with trying to establish a hip camp over the next couple of years and want to know what features people really love!