Dade County Glamping Resort

The Dade County Glamping Resort is a 39.2-acre site in Trenton, Georgia, planned as a multi-phased resort with 25 keys, a Welcome Center, and a network of paths that connect the cabin units to the central amenity. The land was an empty lot with an approved land development permit when Studio RNB came in.

The developer wanted a master plan that could carry the project from horizontal groundwork through final occupancy. Each glamping unit is pre-fabricated, manufactured overseas in China, and shipped to site, which set a specific design problem: how to accept a vendor-engineered cabin into a U.S. development without losing accessibility, code compliance, or the kind of site response that a Southern Appalachian property deserves. The site also needed a septic strategy that could serve 25 keys spread across nearly 40 acres without compromising the natural drainage of the parcel.

Studio RNB acted as Design Architect on the project. We shaped the master plan and the road network, documented the placement of the keys across the terrain, defined the Welcome Center program, and reviewed the manufactured cabin drawings for accessibility and safety. We worked the septic layout in parallel with the road and utility design so the infrastructure could be permitted as a single coordinated package.

The LDP is approved. Construction is starting on the horizontal scope: groundwork, roadwork, utilities, and septic. The vertical phase will follow once horizontal infrastructure is in place.