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Between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day, cabins are rented by the week, and rentals begin on either Saturday or Sunday depending on the cabin. This requirement is reduced to a four-night stay three months out and dropped to two nights in the last month before arrival. A two-night minimum stay is required the rest of the year. There are no extra bed rentals. Cabins and lodges are open year-round and may be reserved up to 11 months in advance. Cabin check-in is 4 p.m., check-out is 10 a.m.
The cabins are on a ridge offering mountain views and access to the park’s trails. Winter weather can vary here, so be sure to read policies regarding transferring and cancellation of cabin rentals because of inclement weather. Late arriving guests should phone the park to arrange check-in several days before arrival, if possible. Because new cabins have been built, one cabin, which had been no. 11 is now cabin 8. All others remain the same. The new cabins are numbers 11 through 14.
Cabins: When a week-long stay is required, cabins 1, 5, 12 and 13 rent weekly starting on Sunday. Cabins 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 14 rent weekly starting on Saturday.
Cabins 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 14 are two-bedroom frame cabins. They sleep up to six and have parking for two vehicles. The cabins have one queen bed and two sets of bunk beds (sleep four) in a second bedroom. Each has one bathroom with a shower. No extra bed rentals.
Cabins 3 and 10 are three-bedroom frame cabins. Cabin 3 is ADA-accessible. They sleep up to eight and have parking for three vehicles. The cabins have one queen bed, two twin beds in the second bedroom and two sets of bunk beds (sleeps four) in the third bedroom. Cabin 3 has an ADA-accessible bathroom, which adjoins the room with a queen bed, and another bathroom with a tub-shower combo. Cabin 10 has two bathrooms with tub-shower combos. No extra bed rentals.
Cabin 8 is a two-bedroom frame cabin. It sleeps up to six and is ADA accessible, including an accessible bathroom and shower. The cabin has one queen bed and a set of bunk beds (sleeps two) in a second bedroom. No extra bed rentals.
Features:
Kitchen: Refrigerator, stove, coffeemaker, dishes, silverware, cooking utensils, pots, pans, microwave oven, toaster, can opener, clock radio.
Bring food, dish detergent, dishcloths, coffee filters, coffee, salt and pepper, nonstick cooking spray, soap, bath towels, etc.
Bedrooms: Bed(s), nightstands, dresser, closet with hangers.
No linens are provided. Guests must bring all linens: sheets, pillowcases, blankets, towels, bath mats, kitchen towels and cloths.
All queen and twin beds have Tempur-Pedic® mattresses.
No dishwasher, phone, TV, washer or dryer.
Wrap-around deck; open porch with rocking chairs and end tables.
Air conditioning and heating.
A picnic table and a campfire grill are in the yard beside the cabin. Firewood is for sale at the campground host campsite by the road near the cabin area entrance.
Gas log fireplace.
Mission-style rustic furniture.
No smoking.
Two vehicles are allowed for two-bedroom cabins, and three vehicles are allowed for three-bedroom cabins. A daily parking fee is charged for additional vehicles. All vehicles and trailers must be parked in designated areas at the cabin.
Pets are allowed. There is an extra fee plus tax per night per pet.
Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. through 6 a.m. Only overnight guests are allowed in the park after 10 p.m.
Natural Tunnel has one six-bedroom lodge (LOD 09-SAT). When a week-long stay is required, rental begins on Saturday.
Features:
Kitchen: Refrigerator, stove, coffeemaker, dishes, silverware, cooking utensils, pots, pans, microwave oven, toaster, electric can opener and large dining table.
Bring food, dish detergent, dishcloths, coffee filters, coffee, salt and pepper, nonstick cooking spray, soap, board games, bath towels, etc. A washer and dryer are provided.
Bedrooms - Bed(s), nightstands, dresser, closet with hangers, clock radio. Two bedrooms have queen beds, two bedrooms have twin beds, and two bedrooms have two sets of bunk beds. The queen and twin beds have Tempur-Pedic® mattresses.
No linens are provided. Guests must bring all linens: sheets, pillowcases, blankets, towels, bath mats, kitchen towels and cloths.
No dishwasher, phone or TV.
Front and back decks have rocking chairs.
There are three bathrooms, two with shower-tub combo and one with an accessible shower.
Air conditioning and heating.
A picnic table and a campfire grill are in the yard beside the cabin. Firewood is for sale at the campground host campsite, which is by the road at the cabin area entrance.
Accessible to the disabled: kitchen, dining area, living room, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
There’s a gas log fireplace in the living room and a gas grill on the deck.
Mission-style rustic furniture.
Maximum occupancy is 16; no extra bed rentals.
Maximum six cars, including trailers, at the cabin. A daily parking fee is charged for additional vehicles. All vehicles must be parked in designated areas.
No smoking.
Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. through 6 a.m. Only overnight guests are allowed in the park after 10 p.m.
Pets are allowed. There is an extra fee, plus tax, per night per pet.
Total sites of each type: two-bedroom frame, 11; three-bedroom frame, 2; lodge, 1.
Lodges
The park's Cove Ridge Center can accommodate up to 48 overnight guests.
Came for the Christmas lights experience. It was a lot of fun (fire pits, free marshmallows, letters to Santa, create your own ornament) and the tunnel is pretty incredible. I recommend riding the chairlift back up.
We had lots of fun as a family exploring and seeing the tunnel. There is also a cabin that is from 1774. It's very cool to see. Kids had fun playing in the water. We used the ski lift to go down to the tunnel and back up. They also have a small information area and a gift shop back up at the top. They charge a daily fee to come in and park $5 per car. And there is an optional trail instead of the ski lift. We opted to pay to use ski lift for both ways $5 per person. Overall, we had lots of fun and will be back.
Wonderful place! My family went here for Sukkot. The mountains were beautiful!! Our cabin was clean … cleaner than most hotels. My only complaint were the stink bugs cause we were near the woods. We hiked the mountain (which I do not recommend in flats, lesson learned, easy to hike down, had to take several stops going up) as well as took the lift (a short ride)to see the tunnel. So many nearby places to visit and see as well. I would definitely like to go again sometime.
Very nice in the fall. Camping facilities are clean and well kept. The weekend before Halloween, they had Appalachian storytelling and music on the platform at the base of the gorge/tunnel entrance. It was unique and fun. A lot of good, friendly people here.
Beautiful place to visit! It is a switch back hike down to the train tracks, but they do have a lift for those that struggle with incline/decline hike. It is amazing to see it when you time it just right with train.
