BIG OAK LODGE- 3.5 miles to lake & Chester Frost Park, boats & trailers welcome

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A turquoise door with a decorative S on it, a welcome sign, and a black metal staircase leading up to a white porch.
A fire pit surrounded by six wooden Adirondack chairs arranged in a circle on a concrete patio.
A modern kitchen with white cabinets, a stainless steel refrigerator, a microwave, an oven, a sink, and a dishwasher.
A coffee and tea bar with mugs, coffee makers, and tea bags.
A staircase with wooden steps and white balusters.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade/game room.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Chickamauga Lake

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Arcade/game room
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air conditioning
  • Internet
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Middle Valley, TN
  • Place, Chickamauga Lake
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Tennessee Aquarium
    ‪26 min drive‬
  • Place, Ruby Falls
    ‪30 min drive‬
  • Airport, Chattanooga, TN (CHA-Chattanooga Metropolitan)
    ‪24 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

The Bear Room

1 Queen Bed

The Bee Room

1 Queen Bed

The Sunshine Room

1 Queen Bed

Wish Upon A Star

2 Twin Beds

1 bathroom, 2 half bathrooms

Hall Bathroom

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Hair dryer

Laundry Room Bath

Towels provided · Shower only · Hair dryer

Master Bedroom Bath

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Outdoor play area
Garden

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About the neighborhood

Hixson

Hixson is home to this vacation home. Historic Dent House and Citizens' Cemetery are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and Insane Paintball. Traveling with kids? Consider Boyd-Buchanan School Performing Arts Center, or check out an event or a game at Tri-State Exhibition Center. Motor boating and fishing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails and rock climbing nearby.
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Middle Valley, TN

What's nearby

  • Chickamauga Lake - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum - 22 min drive - 26.0 km
  • Hamilton Place Mall - 25 min drive - 32.2 km
  • Tennessee Aquarium - 26 min drive - 40.8 km
  • Ruby Falls - 30 min drive - 47.3 km

Getting around

  • Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Circle K - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Circle K - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Sonic Drive-In - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Sonic Drive-In - ‬7 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is BIG OAK LODGE- 3.5 miles to lake & Chester Frost Park, boats & trailers welcome pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at BIG OAK LODGE- 3.5 miles to lake & Chester Frost Park, boats & trailers welcome?

As of Nov 9, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at BIG OAK LODGE- 3.5 miles to lake & Chester Frost Park, boats & trailers welcome on Nov 10, 2026 start from $320, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at BIG OAK LODGE- 3.5 miles to lake & Chester Frost Park, boats & trailers welcome?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at BIG OAK LODGE- 3.5 miles to lake & Chester Frost Park, boats & trailers welcome?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is BIG OAK LODGE- 3.5 miles to lake & Chester Frost Park, boats & trailers welcome located?

This family-friendly Hixson vacation home is within 2 mi (3 km) of Chickamauga Lake, Dallas Island, and Hixson Flight Museum. Chester Frost Park and Tennessee River are also within 6 mi (10 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 22 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 22 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 22 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 22 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 22 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our family had a GREAT stay!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location. Since we grew up in this area, it was convenient for us to visit with family.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location for fishing groups, close to ramps, gas and groceries. Room to park 2 full size bass boats and tow vehicles. Quick communication with host. Will stay here again if fishing this area.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Everything about this property was fantastic, would highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Everything we needed was provided and house was quite comfortable. Spent a nice Christmas holiday here.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Jan 6, 2025
Thank you for the kind review and please come again anytime.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family fun

Great house, loved the location!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Easy check in and even had a early check in time with no extra cost. We stayed here while in town for our sons wedding and had 6 men stay there with plenty of rooms and bathrooms. I highly recommend for any occasions or just to get away.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Oct 7, 2025
Thank you for the kind review. We were happy to be part of your special day!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My son and I booked the Big Oak Lodge as we were fishing in the Chickamauga tournament. The location was perfect with a grocery store, gas station, and restaurants nearby. Everything was clean and well kept. The neighborhood was quiet. I wish we could have enjoyed the awesome fire pit! Grill fired right up. Tanna checked in on us to ensure we had everything we needed. Would definitely book this house again!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very close to several fast food places and a Dollar General; we visited the aquarium and the zoo - not too far at all! We loved the game room downstairs - air hockey, fuse ball, toys for kids, bean bags and a big high top table for 8 to play games and cards! We enjoyed corn hole outside, throwing a football, and sitting around the fire pit and sitting on the back deck. Enough bedrooms and room for all of us to still be together but yet have privacy with separate bedrooms. Host was very prompt with arriving and departing instructions!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay and Great Location

This property is well maintained and clean. We came down to fish for the weekend and is close to Chester Frost, and has many restaurants close by. I will definitely book in the future. Tana is a great host and has a great home.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend Stay

The property was convenient to our activities and met our needs. The fire pit, firewood and fire starter were a nice touch. The game room was a nice feature. Communication with property owner was A! We would book again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Family Vacation

We came down to visit family. This home was perfect for our family. Everyone had their own bedroom. We did share the bathroom, but there is an additional shower downstairs, and a half bath in one of the bedrooms. The hostess was great at communication. She was also a sweet lady. We would stay here again!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 14, 2025
Shelly you and your family were a pleasure to host! Please come again any time and thank you for the kind review.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place, Lovely Host!

The property was awesome and had lots of nice little things provided by the host like universal phone chargers. It was clean and exactly as pictured. The downstairs game area was perfect for us to play board games! The host was very kind and responsive. It was just a short trip to Chattanooga to visit the aquarium and other fun things. I would absolutely recommend this place!!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family friendly ❤️

We were in town to visit family and to celebrate the life of my sister in law. Big Oak Lodge made it possible for us to stay together as a family. It was a great location. Quiet area. We were able to have family join us and enjoyed the games fire pit grill air hockey and the overall home. Our host Tanna was quick to respond with and concerns. Great place.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on Nov 22, 2023
Thank you Ann for the rave review. I am very glad the house was just what you needed in your time of sadness. You are welcome any time!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Guys Fishing trip

No issues
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Perfect Property for Our Needs!

The host was wonderful! She was very attentive and friendly. The house was perfect for our needs, close to family and things to do. The kids loved playing air hockey and running around at the playgrounds across the street (jungle gyms on other side of school too)! We enjoyed the fire pit - wood and fire starters worked perfectly! Beds were so comfy, nobody wanted to wake up in the mornings and we had such sound sleeps. We would recommend this place to others and would have no qualms about staying again! Thank you, Tanna!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Thanksgiving at Big Oak Lodge

We were very pleased with Big Oak Lodge. The balcony off the kitchen and fire pit were especially big hits for the entire family. We found the kitchen well equipped with pots & pans, cooking utensils, dishes and silverware. There were plenty of bath towels for all seven of us. Our seven grandchildren spent much of their time in the game room. The large table allowed them to play board games and work on jigsaw puzzles together. Property owner was always helpful and responsive.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great spot for family to stay

Was in town with a other family for fishing. Place worked well for us and really enjoyed the game room downstairs. Driveway is quite steep but knew that going in. There was ample room behind the house to pull our boat around to re-rig, cover, charge, etc. Coming down the hill to leave with the boat we needed to take it at an angle so the trailer did not bottom out (21 foot skeeter). But doing that it ended up working very well for us. Would stay again. Very close to grocery store which was very nice. Host was very responsive and had great communication.
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 10, 2024
Sloping driveways and yards are a common thing around here in the Chattanooga area. As the pictures show the driveway is a gradual slope and does not cause any issues to our guests. We appreciate your review that reassures other boaters that the driveway is functional. Thank you and come again any time!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Rule Follower’s Resort!

The property itself is decently nice. However, I’m certain they’ve had some pretty bad guests in the past. EVERYTHING around the home is labeled with directions on what to do and NOT to do (shut the fridge all the way, don’t cut directly on countertops, wash towels in this order, and many more). There were also many threats to charge you if you did or didn’t do things. I likely wouldn’t stay here again just because I felt like I was going to mess something up. Location is fairly close to downtown Chattanooga. Just my thoughts as a frequent VRBO user!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 28, 2025
The sarcastic heading in the review was unneeded and unfair. There are not MANY threats to charge guests if you do or don't do something so please take this review with a grain of salt if you are considering staying here. It is so hard to please everybody. In the past I have had guests say "it would be nice to have helpful notes telling us how to use things" so I provide the notes and now I am being judged for providing the helpful notes. We have never had any bad guests at all. The purpose of the notes are to be helpful. If you look at prior reviews there are guests that say how much they appreciate all the helpful notes. Most of the notes are to help guests know how to use things such as how to turn on the TV, how to turn on the air hockey table, how to set the AC thermostat, etc. It is very costly to repair AC units, cook tops, towels, and other items that guests misuse out of ignorance so this is the reason we try to offer help so that guests will not damage things and then be charged for errors that could have been avoided. Lastly, none of the notes in the house affected the quality of their stay. It is very sad to me that nothing was said about the clean, cozy home that was provided along with the many free things included in their stay. These are the things that are important to me as a host and these are the things that I will keep concentrating on to insure all guests have a 5 star stay. So if you want a clean, cozy, convenient to things house with many free things provided and a proactive host then please book Big Oak Lodge and that is what you will get. The many many 5 star reviews will back this promise up.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Good location was perfect for our fishing trip host was great thanks
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 6, 2025
I am at a total loss why this review is only 3 stars and the guest left no feedback whatsoever to substantiate its validity. The guest did not communicate any issues at all during their stay even when I checked in with her the first day. I am hoping this is a mistake and the review will be amended. I have never received a review below five stars so this is very disheartening to say the least. Thank you, Tanna
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
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