Location: Wears Valley, East, Tennessee, USA (15 Min. to Pigeon Forge or Townsend; 5 Min. to National Park) View Map
Accommodations: Cabin, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths (Sleeps 6-8)
This private cabin is located at the back of Wear's Valley on the edge of Cove Mountain, with spectacular views of the mountain and across the valley to the west. The cabin is in a beautiful pastoral setting overlooking a tranquil scene with pastures, stone fences and grazing farm animals. Few cabins offer such seclusion and views.
The cabin is only 15 minutes from Pigeon Forge or Townsend. Immediate access to the park is a 5 minute drive to the entrance near Greenbrier School and Metcalf Bottoms. Local roads also allow access to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg while bypassing the traffic on the parkway. However, all amenities, including restaurants and groceries, are available right in Wear's Valley.
The cabin is located at about 2200' of elevation within sight of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park boundary. This setting affords panoramic views of the mountains and across the valley to the west. The cove where the cabin is located is very private and well off the beaten path. The cabin is not near any developed resort or subdivision; the setting is still quite rural. There are no neighbors to the rear between the cabin and the park boundary. Also see our Florida beach rental at VRBO #105873.
Directions: From Pigeon Forge Parkway, turn west (pass the B. King, away from the malls) at red light #3 onto Wears Valley Road (U.S. 321/TN 73). Stay on Wears Valley Road for several miles; winding past the Cove Creek Cascades and into the valley. Just when the vista opens up in Wear’s Valley, turn at the first left onto Valley View Road. Valley View will turn right just before a church, and then left at Bryan Road. Stay on Valley View until the intersection of Valley View, Sugar Camp Road, and Covemont Road. Turn left onto Sugar Camp Circle. When the road soon forks, take the left fork. Pass a small stone house on the right, then take the circle around a bend to the right. When you pick up a stone fence on the right along the pasture, the drive is the third drive on the left. There is a small white storage building in the lower pasture. The cabin is set uphill and well back from the road up a long grassy drive (the drive is a private road - Swearingen Way). If you pass a stone house on the left, you went one driveway too far.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning: Separate A/C units for each floor enables visitor to adjust settings for comfort
- Washer: Separate full sized laundry room off game room includes iron and ironing board.
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Off Street Parking
- Gas Fireplace: Real Soapstone and Porcelain Cast Iron Wood Stove with Gas Logs for Convenience and Efficiency
- Wood Stove
- Beds
- King Bed: Master Bedroom
- Queen Bed: Downstairs Bedroom 1
- Double Bed: Downstairs Bedroom 2
- Convertible Bed: Sleeper Sofa in Living Room; Screen Porch off Rear Deck
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV: 42" LCD with Satellite In Living Room TV in All Other Bedrooms and in Game room, all with Satellite
- DVD
- VCR
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Private Hot Tub: On the Downstairs Porch with Spectacular Sunset Views
- Pool Table
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill: Park Style Grill Located Outside with Spectacular Views from Front Yard
- Deck/Patio: Rear Screen Porch and Deck for Dining or Sleeping Front Porch with Two Swings and Hot Tub
- Balcony: Rear Deck Upstairs includes Screen Porch
- View/Location
- Mountain View: Exceptional 220 Degree Views toward Cove Mountain and the park and to the west across Wear's Valley for sunset. Pastoral setting with stone fences along pastures in foreground. Secluded - NOT in a resort
- Communications
- Telephone
- Other Amenities
- Large Downstairs Game Room With Rustic Tin Walls
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed: Exceptions with permission of owner
- Kid Friendly
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters: Renters must be 25 or older
- Smoking Not Allowed: Smoking accommodations on rear deck
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Theme Park (Amusement Park)
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Rafting
- Kayaking
- Swimming
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Cross Country Skiing
- Wildlife Viewing
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Rock Climbing
- Spelunking
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Racquetball
- Basketball Court
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Museums
- Horseback Riding
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Winter ................ Jan 01-Mar 12 .. $125/night .. $750/week
Spring ................ Mar 13-May 31 .. $135/night .. $810/week
Summer ................ Jun 01-Aug 15 .. $155/night .. $930/week
Back-to-School Value .. Aug 16-Sep 30 .. $135/night .. $810/week
Holidays and Oct (3 Night Minimum)...... $185/night .. $1100/week
Sunday to Thursday: 20% discount, excluding Summer, Oct, and holidays
$75 Cleaning Fee , Waived with Three Night Stay
Rates Based on Six Overnight Guests; Additional Guests (Max. 8) $15 Each
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Map & Owner's Profile
Secluded Wear's Valley Cabin
Year Purchased: 2005
Why the Owner Chose Wears Valley
From my earliest childhood memories, my family often visited the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. During undergraduate school, I visited the park while camping and then while backpacking along the Appalachian Trail. Later still, I would paddle whitewater kayaks on the local rivers. My parents retired to their second home in Wear’s Valley in 1983. I was then working for the National Park Service during graduate school at the University of Washington in Seattle. When I moved back east, it was a given that I would eventually have a cabin in the Smokies to share with my own family. Access to the largest wilderness in the eastern United States is very important. The tranquility and beauty of this setting are forever an inspiration. Now my children are learning to love these mountains, rivers, and wilderness.
The Unique Benefits at this Cabin
The front of the cabin has continuous slider windows (over 50 ft. of glass) which afford uninterrupted views of the surrounding landscape. These windows create a porch across the front of the cabin, similar to a solarium, yet still allow the area to be heated and cooled. The master bedroom has a private seating area off this living room viewing space and shares these panoramic views to the west and south. Visitors literally awaken with views of the mountains from the master bed. A writing desk in one corner nook of the living room creates a private contemplative space. The entire area in the front of the cabin is designed and furnished to enhance relaxation while enjoying the exceptional, open mountain views offered by this secluded location. Beyond the outstanding views, the greatest benefit of staying at this cabin is the privacy and seclusion afforded by this rural, undeveloped location. The immediate access to the park and other amenities without traffic doesn't hurt either.... We also offer access to an exceptional luxury condo right on the golf course at Sandestin in Florida (VRBO Listing #105873). Please check out that listing. Our goal is to develop a personal relationship with repeat visitors who share our two vacation hideaways year after year.
Groceries, restaurants, shopping and churches are five minutes from the cabin in Wear's Valley
Owner's Map of Wears Valley
I had been going to the Smokies since early childhood; these mountains have always been a part of my life. As a child in New Orleans, Boy Scouts took me outdoors. These experiences lead to an interest in backpacking and whitewater paddling early in my adult life. Living on the Gulf Coast, the Smokies were the nearest wilderness destination. Later as a professor, my academic background was greatly influenced by exposure to the joys of outdoor activities in wilderness. Now this mountain cabin offers an opportunity to share this love of nature and wilderness.
Property Photos
- Our Mountain Escape - Wears Valley Vacation Cabin with Mountain View; Close to Pigeon Forge & Restaurants
- View of Cove Mountain & Great Smoky Mtns. National Park from Front Yard - Wears Valley Vacation Cabin with Mountain View; Close to Pigeon Forge & Restaurants
- Downstairs Front Porch - Wears Valley Vacation Cabin with Mountain View; Close to Pigeon Forge & Restaurants
- Summer Sunrise View from Front Porch
- Upstairs Living Room Faces South and West
- Living Room and Kitchen Bar
- Fall View from Living Room
- Sunset from Living Room
- Upstairs Master Bedroom
- Winter View From the Master Bedroom
- Upstairs Dining Room Adjoins Rear Deck
- Screen Porch off Upstairs Deck
- Tin Walls in Downstairs Game Room
- Queen Downstairs Bedroom
- Second Downstairs Bedroom with Full Bed
- Cabin is Halfway Between Pigeon Forge and Cades Cove
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #255594
There have been 1969 visitors to this page since the counter was last reset in 2009.
This listing was first published here in 2009.
Date last modified - October 08, 2009
