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There is something about a treehouse that follows us into adulthood. Either we are building ones for our kids, or making ones for ourselves on a much grander scale than ever thought possible in our adolescence. However, this one likely goes above and beyond anything you’ve seen before.

The sustainability treehouse is located at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean, adjacent to the New River Gorge National River.
Flicker/Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve
The Summit is billed as a "training, scouting and adventure center" for the Boy Scouts of America. The Summit is also "home to the National Scout Jamboree and the Paul R. Christen National High Adventure Base."
Built from the local lumber of the surrounding area, the treehouse is fully self sustaining - requiring no other resources than those that nature provides.
Flicker/Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve

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The four-story structure utilizes power in two ways: solar power and wind power. It also has a rainwater recovery system. Its existence is a step forward in the global effort to reduce our environmental footprint.
Flicker/Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve
However, the treehouse is not a scouts-only destination. Anybody can visit the structure and tour its many levels.
Flicker/Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve
Anybody who is environmentally conscious will appreciate the existence of this structure while still feeling a bit of childhood nostalgia when just a small little hut in the branches of a tree was a palace.
Flicker/Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve

To learn more about the the Summit Bechtel Reserve, check out their website here, and learn more about the treehouse here.

What other treehouses have you seen, or visited? Feel free to comment below and join the discussion.

To learn more about treehouses in West Virginia, check out these 3 treehouses that will give you an unforgettable experience.

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