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Handcrafted Log Home with hot tub backing into National Forest

Family-friendly cabin in Cloudcroft with a hot tub

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Cabin facing National forest
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Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 152500 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Parking available
  • Washer
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

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Cloudcroft, NM
  • Place, Cloudcroft Ice Rink
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Sacramento Mountains Museum
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Sacramento Peak Observatory
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, Alamogordo, NM (ALM-White Sands Regional)
    ‪34 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 15)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Downstairs (1st floor) entertainment room

2 Double Futons

Upstairs (3rd floor) Large sleeping loft

1 Double Futon and 1 Single Bunk Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Handcrafted Log Home with hot tub backing into National Forest

Enjoy a relaxing retreat in our newly built handcrafted log cabin. Step out the back door into the National Forest to enjoy miles of hiking, biking, or snowshoeing; or go for a short walk (½ mile) out the front door to Burro Street for a little shopping or a bite to eat. The perfect place for a romantic weekend, a get-away with friends, or a fun-filled family vacation. Enjoy the view of the woods from our outdoor hot tub.

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Amenities

Hot tub
Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 24
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
Books, toys, games
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Firewood is strictly for indoor fireplace, no outside fires are permitted
In the event of a violation of this agreement, your security deposit will be used to cover costs.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Cloudcroft

Located in Cloudcroft, this cabin is in the mountains. Sacramento Mountains Museum and Old Apple Barn are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include New Mexico Rails-to-Trails and World's Largest Pistachio. Travelling with kids? Consider Sacramento Peak Observatory and The Tunnel Stop. Take in the nearby slopes with cross-country skiing and skiing, or try out other outdoor activities such as sledging and ice skating.
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Cloudcroft, NM

What's nearby

  • Cloudcroft Ice Rink - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Sacramento Mountains Museum - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Sacramento Peak Observatory - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • New Mexico Rails-to-Trails - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Trestle Recreation Area - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • Alamogordo, NM (ALM-White Sands Regional) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cloudcroft Brewing Company - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Mad Jack's Mountain Barbecue - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Brother-N-Law Bbq - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Western Bar & Cafe - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪High Rollin Cafe - ‬12 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Handcrafted Log Home with hot tub backing into National Forest pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Handcrafted Log Home with hot tub backing into National Forest?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Handcrafted Log Home with hot tub backing into National Forest?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Handcrafted Log Home with hot tub backing into National Forest?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Handcrafted Log Home with hot tub backing into National Forest located?

This family-friendly Cloudcroft cabin is located in the mountains, within a 15-minute walk of Sacramento Peak Observatory, Sacramento Mountains Museum and Cloudcroft Ice Rink. New Mexico Rails-to-Trails and Trestle Recreation Area are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy
Rating 10 - Excellent. 123 out of 172 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 34 out of 172 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 172 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 172 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 172 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kayla L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Phil C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Loved the log cabin. Close to town. Was very clean. A lot of stairs but overall great
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hillary S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The hot tub water was cloudy and had a foul order when we turned the jets on. Other than that, we all agreed it was the best cabin we had ever stayed in! It was perfect for our family! A beautiful home in a great location! We loved the hike to Burro Street!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janelle A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful cabin with everything you need. Very clean. Great for school age kids and dog friendly. We especially enjoyed the trail right outside the back door and listening to the elk bugle at night. The location was great. We would definitely recommend, and plan to stay here again in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Annie W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was great, well stocked , clean hot tub, and comfortable beds!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelsey D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Amazing location and beautiful house!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elaine B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
One of us lost an earring on or around the bottom bunk, wondering if it was turned in? The front door was very hard to get in but finally worked. Enjoyed our stay so much!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melinda W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a wonderful and relaxing ladies weekend. Enjoyed all the amenities the cabin had to offer. It was beautiful!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lorenzo V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful home! We absolutely loved our stay in the Log Home with plenty of room for everyone. Kitchen was equipped with everything we needed. The house as clean and comfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Fantastic

The cabin was clean and beautiful and well stocked! Our favorite part was watching the deer from the back deck!
Deer view
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shyla B.

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

Beautiful home

We enjoyed our stay! The cabin is amazing with a view of the forest. A trail in the back makes walking the dog an adventure! Close to shopping and food. Everything was perfect!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ronnie C.

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

Awesome looking cabin

We always enjoy our visit to this cabin, the kids love it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Wonderful getaway

Plenty of space for our family vacation! Quiet and close to town.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

David J.

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

Great Family Cabin

Our family enjoyed our stay at this cabin. Location and proximity to the OSHA trail was very enjoyable. Amenities were good - the kitchen is particularly well equipped to handle big family meals and it was great that they’re dog friendly. We had a couple minor plumbing problems and the owner was quick to reply and get it resolved. Minor gripe is the “just enough to get you started” for paper towels, tp, trash bags that so many properties seem to be doing now. Seems a little cheap for a property at this price point. That aside, we’d happily stay here again if we came back to Cloudcroft.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott H.

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

Amazing beauty

The house is well maintained, the location is absolutely beautiful. We loved being able to see the wildlife. Communication with property manager was great. If we go back to this area for vacation, we would love to stay there again
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sabrina W.

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

Beautiful mountain getaway

This was our second time staying here and once again it did not disappoint. Its so spacious and accommodating. Close to Alamogordo if you need to get to the base or anything. Cute nearby town provides a fun shopping experience. There's a delicious pizza place & brewery within walking distance too!by as well. and brewy wirhin walking
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa L.

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

Family weekend

We loved our stay and will be coming back! 100% recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lucy G.

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

AMAZING STAY

This cabin was the perfect place for a family getaway. Everything was immaculate and ready to use. The owner answered us within 5 minutes when we had a question. We would definitely recommend this cabin to any family . We can’t wait to rent this property again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amberley H.

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

Bear Lodge

My family and I really enjoyed our stay. Overall rating was a 4 because the beds on the main floor were not comfortable, per the mother in laws that slept in them. I also think it would be good to put command hooks in the bathrooms for towels. The downstairs bed was amazing!!! The home is beautiful with lovely scenery. Loved the stay!!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mikel S.

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

Perfect family cabin

We will definitely be staying again. My family plans a trip to Cloudcroft about twice a year and this was by far the best place we have stayed. The house was just as listed. Clean, very well stocked, comfortable beds and so much room for kids. Having the cabin back up to the national forest was awesome. Not having a house behind us and all the wildlife was perfect. The location was perfect also just a short drive to the shops and restaurants.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

jaime b.

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

Clean cabin great open space see you next year

Great clean place had fun in the snow
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lynn W.

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

Peaceful location and amazing cabin

Location of the cabin was spot on, backing right into Lincoln National park, dear came almost right up to the hot tub! We walked the Osha trail which was great as we had 2 elderly dogs and they managed really well, very spacious cabin with excellent facilities, thank you for letting us stay 🙂
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jackie C.

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

Beautiful stay.

Great!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bill and Ruth L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Family Christmas!

We had a wonderful time! Beautiful log house, beautiful setting in Cloudcroft. We enjoyed having the National Forest right out the back door. And the hot tub was a nice plus too.Our family had ample room to spread out in. Thanks for providing the Christmas tree and decorations.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

mary beth h.

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

Cloudcroft Wedding

Great base camp with excellent facilities and super clean was perfect for our wedding weekend
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

About the host

Hosted by Kristine

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Our first visit to Cloudcroft was in 2004. We had recently moved to El Paso from Oregon and had heard that Cloudcroft, just a short drive away, had forests like we enjoyed in Oregon. We decided to take a camping trip with our one-year old boy and our dog. After a great campfire cookout, we called it a night. At about 2:00 am, we heard our dog barking and opened the tent to quiet her. Instead we found ourselves next to a large black bear. We managed to scare the bear away, but decided against another night sleeping with just tent fabric between a bear and myself. We went into town the next day to look for a rental cabin. While we were waiting for the cabin, we drove around Cloudcroft and completely fell in love with the village and the forest. We saw some property for sale that backed into the National Forest and bought it the same day. A year later we began construction on a log home and named it Bear Ridge Log Home. We had the bear paw carvings included in the design in memory of our bear.

Why they chose this property

A handcrafted log home is a home built with full round logs using many handheld tools such as axes, chisels and scribers. It captures the authenticity of log homes built many years ago. Log homes usually fall into two categories, milled (or manufactured) and Handcrafted. With a milled homes mechanized high-speed woodworking machinery are used to precut uniform logs. The logs are usually no more than 8 in. in diameter and 12 ft. long. With a handcrafted log home logs will vary in size and shape and are limited only by the trees. Bear Ridge log home is a Handcrafted log home built by three expert carvers at Pioneer Log Homes. It uses an average of 16 in diameter logs some over 35 ft long, and integrates many of the unique characteristics of the logs in the home. The artistic logs, benches, front arch, and bear paws were part of the creative woodworking skill of the carvers. There is no other home designed like it.

What makes this property unique

We love sharing our cabin and creating great memories. Here are a few comments from guests:

"“The cabin is a work of art & the accommodations show great thoughtfulness to detail. Every comfort is supplied. Thanks for sharing paradise with us.”
Odessa, TX

“What an amazing “cabin”. We had seen the photos on the website, but walking in took our breath away. Thank you for this wonderful place”
Alburgueque, NM

“Your backyard kept us plenty entertained. A deer welcomed our first morning and a family of raccoons visited us in the evening. Hiking through Licoln National Forest was a breathtaking experience."
El Paso, TX

“We enjoyed our stay at the Bear Ridge Lodge! Our time was spent playing cards, eating, shopping, listening to music, laughing, and just enjoying each other's company by the fireplace. We would like to Thank You for sharing this amazing cabin with us. We had the best time ever.”
Malaua, NM
Loving, NM

"This has been one of the most wonderful trips of my life. We watched birds and saw the biggest jays we have ever seen. You have a real treasure in this cabin and its location. The views are breathtaking and the sky was so blue. We created a lot of memories that we will take back to New Braunfels. Thanks for sharing your little piece of heaven with us.”
New Brainfels, TX

“We had a great time here! The house is beautiful! We loved sitting in front of the fire and watching the snow fall in the woods.”
Athens, TX

“What an absolutely beautiful home. We feel blessed you shared it with us. The kids all went into the woods and were amazed by the sheer size of it all. When we travel, we always rent cabins or stay in B&B’s and I must say this is by far the nicest home we have ever had the pleasure of staying at”
Staton, TX

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