I'm pleased that you're considering our Appalachian Mountain home mountain for your vacation or romantic getaway. The lodge is located in an exclusive gated resort community, offering you privacy, security, and peace of mind. It is surrounded by majestic mountains and has views of the Great Smokies, meadows, forest, and streams. The private back deck offers big skies by day and romantic moon-lit star gazing by night. It's our hope that our cabin exceeds all your wildest expectations and that you return year after year to enjoy our beautiful home.
According to the National Park Service, the bear population in the park is over 1600 bears and growing, along with deer, elk, turkey, groundhogs, wolves and many other small forest animals making the park their home. The fall leaf color displays start in mid-September in the elevations higher than 4000 feet (Mt. LeConte, Mt. Guyot, Clingmans Dome, Newfound Gap and along the Appalachian Trail) in the Park and surrounding Smokies, reaching their peak from October 1-15. In the lower elevations of about 1000 feet (Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg) peak color is usually seen October 15- November 7. Some suggested drives to enjoy the colors are Little River and Laurel Creek Roads between Sugarlands Visitors Center and Cades Cove. Keep in mind that traffic on Newfound Gap Road and Cades Cove Loop Roads are very heavy during leaf season, especially late in the day. So get up early and enjoy—then go for pancakes! or pack a picnic lunch.