The hand-built log cabin Roughin' It sits on 10 acres at 4,700 feet elevation, providing mountain spring water via an artisan well. It welcomes ATVs and sits about 20 miles from Gatlinburg. Four beds in three bedrooms provide enough accommodation for a family.
The decor resembles an antique hunting lodge, complete with tinned bedroom ceilings, wildlife trophies on the walls and handmade stairs and quilts. Modern amenities include a fully equipped kitchen, 37-inch LCD TV with satellite and wireless Internet access.
Guests at the cabin will enjoy the outdoors with a sunken hot tub on an outdoor deck overlooking the mountains, a gas grill, fire pit with supplied fire wood, picnic table and a covered porch with seating.
The Cataloochee Ranch accommodates groups of one to 24 people, with a variety of options including guest rooms within the main ranch house, a renovated 80-year-old cattle barn, separate log cabins of varying sizes and one lodge that fits up to 24. Amenities found in the modern wood cabins include two-person Jacuzzi tubs, fireplaces, kitchenettes and wet bars.
The main house serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in a large dining room. Nightly entertainment is provided by musicians, storytellers and magicians. The ranch provides horses for mountain horseback riding, an outdoor heated swimming pool, nightly campfires, mountain hiking trails and wagon rides that travel one mile up in elevation and 25 miles from Gatlinburg.
Boyd Mountain Log Cabins provide an authentic mountainside experience with 150- to 200-year-old hand-built cabins that have been relocated from all over the region and renovated into modern cabins. The authentic theme is continued with antique furnishings and small touches like handmade quilts. Seven cabins offer accommodations for up to 10 people at this site 30 miles from Gatlinburg.
Outdoor activities on the property include three stocked fishing ponds, a trout stream, swimming hole, sledding, volleyball, basketball and choose-and-cut Fraser Fir Christmas trees. Each cabin provides a picnic table, grill and a fire pit.
Huckleberry's Hideout has a convenient location one mile from the Deep Creek area of Smoky Mountain National Park and 25 miles from Gatlinburg. The secluded, contemporary lodge comfortably accommodates eight people with two master suites and a loft bedroom with queen-sized futon beds and half bath.
The open floor plan provides space for a pool table, dining area, gas fireplace with seating, home theater and a gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances and natural stone countertops. Guests will enjoy a six-person outdoor hot tub, along with a fire pit and outdoor seating.
