We are stewards of the mountain and we offer guests an off-grid Appalachian experience on 500 private acres atop the Newfound Mountains in Western North Carolina.
Cabins & Campsites
Originally built in the 1800’s in Douglas Lake, Tennessee, our Main Lodge is two stories and offers a loft upstairs with beds that accommodate up to 10 people. Downstairs offers one private bedroom, a cozy den with a library, a dining area, and a kitchen complete with a wood and gas stove. The front porch is spacious with ample seating, a porch swing, and one of the most iconic sunrise views in Western North Carolina!
Our upper cabin, located about 200 feet from the main lodge in a wooded setting, is a dovetail-style antique log cabin which includes a kitchenette, wood stove, half bathroom, campfire pit, and idyllic front porch. There is a king size bed in the main room and a loft that can sleep an additional 6 people.
Our cabin adjacent camp space features two spectacular campsites and is located 100’ from our Main Lodge. Camp 1 and Camp 2 both measure 12’x15’ and feature a soft grassy surface surrounded by natural boulder walls. Both campsites are bordered by our neighboring property owned by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and feature long-range mountain views.
The Hike-In
Our Trailhead is located 45 minutes west of Asheville, NC and our Hike-In trail is 2 miles long with 1,250 feet of elevation gain and is marked with green trail blazes. Our Hike-In trail utilizes an old forest service road which follows a creek providing verdant landscapes and soothing sounds as you make your way up the mountain to our cabins and campsites.
The Property
We are located on 500 private acres at an average elevation of 5,000 feet atop the Newfound Mountains in Western North Carolina. Our only neighbors are a couple of cattle farms and a few hundred acres of conservation land protected by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.
We have 5 natural springs on property, including one that feeds crystal clear water directly to our cabins. A network of moderate to challenging hiking trails on property offers guests a self-guided tour of our property which features 450 acres of forest and 50 acres of open meadows.
The high point of our property, Sandy Mush Bald, is the highest point in Madison County, NC and rises to 5,138 feet in elevation. This iconic mountain top meadow, or Bald as we like to call it, looks directly over the infamous Max Patch and into the Great Smoky Mountains National park offering guests what is arguably the best sunset view in all of Appalachia!
