What do you supply?
You bring your own food and drinks as well as shampoo/conditioner, and we supply most of the rest including:
Towels/Bed Linens
Pots/Pans/Dishes
Silverware/Utensils
Coffee Maker (you will need to bring ground coffee)
Microwave
Firewood**
**Firewood is available for sale at $5/bundle (like you get at Home Depot or the grocery store). We use the "honor system"; please leave cash or check on the counter for the amount of wood used.
Do I need 4-wheel drive?
Definitely not at Bear Creek Cabins, but we highly recommend AWD/4WD for Wondertree. While the mountain road leading to the cabins is winding and steep at times, the county does a great job of maintaining it during snow storms. The driveway to the cabins is paved on the steep section and then turns to gravel before getting to the cabins. Ice melt is provided in case the paved driveway gets icy.
All of our cabins now have lightning-fast fiber Internet. While we fought against getting Internet at the cabins for many years, we finally had to cave in because the phone service was just too unreliable and too often went out. Creekside and Evergreen cabins do not have cell service, but they do have landlines through the Internet, and most people can make phone calls once their cell phone is connected to the Internet, too. Wondertree does have strong cell service.
Do you have cell service? Internet?
Is there heat and air conditioning?
Each cabin has on-demand heat, and each cabin has air conditioning. At 3,000 ft elevation, even in the summer we typically only reach the 70's, so most guests keep the windows open. Ceiling fans are in both cabins as well.
Do you allow pets?
No, unfortunately pets are not allowed in any of our cabins. Although we love animals, there are no exceptions to this rule.
Do you allow smoking?
No, absolutely no smoking inside the cabins. We are smoke free for many reasons including that the cabins are surrounded by a national forest that is 100% combustible.
Do you have television?
Each cabin has a smart TV that is connected to the lightning-fast fiber Internet. Guests can log into their Netflix/Hulu/Amazon/YouTube TV accounts. We no longer have satellite TV at any cabin.
Wondertree Mountain Cabin is the largest cabin with 3-bedrooms accommodating up to 6 adults and two kids. Creekside Cabin is a spacious 1-bedroom loft cabin and is ideal for 2 adults (with a bonus full-size futon and couch for kids). Evergreen Cabin is the smallest with 1-bedroom and can accommodate up to two adults in the king bed.
How many people can stay in a single cabin?
Only Creekside Cabin has a washer and dryer available for guests. Neither Wondertree nor Evergreen have a washer or dryer.
Are washers and dryers available?
Clyde has a Food Lion grocery store that is near the exit off of I-40 that you will take to get to the cabins. It's approximately 30 minutes from BCC and 45 minutes from Wondertree. Both Clyde and the town of Hot Springs have great restaurants and are both about 30 minutes away. Asheville has amazing restaurants with award winning chefs; downtown Asheville is approximately 45 minutes away.
The Trust General Store and Cafe is located about 10 minutes from the cabins. It has a gas station, general store, cafe and wifi.
Where is the nearest grocery store? Restaurants?
Are housekeeping services available during our stay?
For an additional cost, housekeeping may be arranged for longer stays.