About Twisted Run
Twisted Run Retreat, an official Gulf Coast Outpost business in Vancleave, Mississippi, invites you to slow down and relax. The 15 acres of natural woodlands and landscaped grounds border Bluff Creek. The retreat is only ten miles from the interstate but a world away from your busy life.
Drive through the gate and enter the woods leading to your private cabin. The screened porch and comfortable seating give you no option but to sit down and listen to the birds, cicadas, and tree frogs. Through the stands of cedar, pine, and oak, the sun glistens on Bluff Creek.
The covered floating dock and kayak launch are a short walk from your cabin. Sit with a cool drink, bait your hook, or launch your kayak or canoe for a paddle. You’re welcome to motor in from two local boat launches and tie up for your stay. Depending on the season, you can spend your days sunning, photographing the flowers and trees, swapping stories, enjoying a fire in the common fire pit, gazing at the stars, or walking the trails surrounded by fireflies. Have quiet days and nights. Rest.
“Have quiet days and nights. Rest.”
About the Owner, Mary Ann
Twisted Run Retreat is my dream. I am revived by nature and solitude and love sharing this beautiful place with others who feel the same.
When I’m not doing chores, I’m walking with my dogs, always encouraging them to take a good run after rabbits or the scent of deer into the woods. Come afternoon, I can be found reading on my back porch and listening to the whir of hummingbirds and the buzz of the bees around the Mexican heather, bottle brush, and cashmere bouquet. At sunset, I take a drink down to the floating dock and listen to the neighbor’s cows lowing as the sky lights up behind the trees.
I’ve taught yoga since 2009 and am Yoga Alliance Certified. I'm happy to teach a private yoga session in Woolf Pavilion upon request. As a lifelong poet and non-fiction writer, I support imagination and creativity in my guests and resident artists.
Twisted Run is an amazing work in progress. Edible gardens and an extension of the current pollinator garden are on the menu. Please check in with me to see what’s edible! I’m happy to share whatever is growing on the property.
