Happy to recommend fav hikes, where to catch sunset views, activities, or where to eat. Sip coffee on the porch. BBQ, fire pit, or hot tub on back deck. Listen to the sounds of the backyard stream. 2 private community lakes/trail access to Dolly Sods. Make memories in this secluded 4 bed/3.5 bath mountain cabin. Well cared for, 3 acres. 2 en-suite bedrooms. Deer, turkey, coyote, and the occasional bear. Canaan Valley offers something for everyone, we're here to help make your trip a success.
The space
This 2 story mountain cabin, on 2.5 private acres, was built in 1986 and has been a vacation rental for decades, with hundreds of glowing reviews on other platforms. We’re new to Airbnb. The property is maintained by Best of Canaan, and they are available for any maintenance needed.
It is our family’s favorite place to be. We are stocked with nearly everything you need in the kitchen, blankets, books, games, duplo blocks, and other toys for rainy or just chill hang out days. Basic cable channels and WIFI provided.
Our cabin is located “behind the gate”, which means it’s inside the Old Timberline community, adjacent to the Timberline Ski Resort. Our community is only accessible to owners and guests, and therefore upon booking we will collect information about the # of cars, make/model, to ensure you are able to enter through our Security Gate with proper authorization.
Our community consists of 2677 acres in the center of Canaan Valley and the uplands of Cabin Mountain. We are bounded on the East by the Dolly Sods Wilderness, on the North by the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, and on the South and West by the Blackwater River. Our neighborhood is officially a wildlife sanctuary. Hunting is strictly prohibited and so is feeding of wildlife.
The center of our community is a 500 acres common conservancy containing two large lakes (each with walking trails and fishing spots). Located on one of them is our 2 person fishing kayak - please ask us for details and discuss bringing life jackets please.
Our conservancy is crisscrossed by a series of walking trails which provide access both to the valley floor, to the Refuge, and directly into Dolly Sods Wilderness (Valley View Trailhead). We are frequented by deer, bear, beaver, wild turkeys, fox, coyotes, bald eagles and many other species of both animals and plants native to this area. In June enjoy the mountain laurel and rhododendron blooms, and in July the yummy wild blueberries.
There are 23 miles of private gravel roads. A gatehouse and security staff assure twenty four hour, seven day a week. To access our mountainside cabin, and to reach the top of the ridge, we highly recommend an AWD or 4WD vehicle. In any ice or inclimate weather this is an absolute must!!! We do sometimes get snow as early as November and sometimes into April and rarely a day in May, but it happens!!!
We do not have, nor need, air conditioning, but there are ceiling fans and screened windows in all bedrooms.
The house does have a steep driveway, and a few steps up to the back deck, so for people who have accessibility concerns, please be aware. The first floor bedroom is a queen room and has en-suite bathroom.
Guest access
About a week before your booking begins, we will send you a form to complete about the vehicle(s) you will be driving - this is REQUIRED so that we can ensure your gain authorization to our gated community. No admittance will be granted to any guest/car not pre-registered through this process.
The driveway can only safely accommodate 4 cars max, as there is no turnaround at the top. Guests can only park on the gravel areas. If more than 4 cars are needed, there is an overflow lot near the entrance to our community. In the winter (which can be from Nov to March), 4WD or chains are required. Our driveway is no joke in the winter. We will only accept guests during the winter who have 4WD or chains, not AWD.
The whole house and property is yours to enjoy. We do keep a locked owners closet, and we ask that you respect that lock.
Other things to note
The area is full of 4 season activities to enjoy, please tell me what you and your family are interested in, and I can give you some trip planning advice. Our community has two private lakes, plus a trout pond. You can fish in both lakes, but no swimming. One lake has a 3/4 mile walking trail, and the other a 4 mile.
Nearby is Canaan Valley Resort (golf, swimming, tennis, hiking, bike rentals, scenic chair lifts, and restaurants). Explore the mountain towns of Davis and Thomas, where food and drinks are excellent, souvenir or artwork shopping can be fun, and ice cream in the summer is the best. Mountain bike rentals in Davis. Visit Blackwater Falls State Park, pick out a hike in the Dolly Sods Wilderness, Otter Creek Wilderness, or the Roaring Plains Wilderness. Sunsets from the Valley View Trail overlook in our community are amazing, and even quite lovely from our back deck (obscured when leaves on the trees). Weather is unique in the Valley, so even in the summer be prepared for chilly mornings, and not always well-forecasted weather conditions. Many articles describe the unique flora in the highlands (4800 feet above sea level) as looking and feeling like Canada. We offer a boot dryer for those soggy hike days.
The cleaning fee is for full house cleaning, inclusive of linen service and hot tub fees.
