Higher Ground
A barn-style cabin on a wooded hillside in Burnsville, one mile from Firecreek.
- Sleeps
- 4
- Bedroom
- 1
- Bath
- 1
- Access
- AWD
The cabin
Pine plank walls, some run on the diagonal, wrap a living room built around a deep gray sectional and a live-edge coffee table. A glass door opens straight onto the deck. Off the kitchen there is a separate den with two swivel chairs and a window into the woods.
The bedroom is a loft up the stairs, under the curve of the gambrel roof, with a king bed and its own mini-split for heat and air. The bathroom has deep green glazed tile, brushed brass fixtures and a full tub with shower.
What's in the cabin
- Loft bedroom
- King bed. Open to the living room below, with a railing and no door. The ceiling slopes at the sides.
- Extra sleeping
- Sofa sleeper, bringing the total to four
- Bathroom
- One full bath with tub and shower
- Kitchen
- Full galley kitchen with gas range and oven, dishwasher, full-size refrigerator, coffee maker and grinder
- Dining
- Table for four at the end of the kitchen
- Living
- Living room with TV, plus a separate den
- Outside
- Deck with a cedar hot tub and outdoor dining, fire pit with Adirondack chairs on the lawn below
- Parking
- Room for two to three vehicles
Four is the maximum: two in the king, two on the sofa sleeper.
Outside
The deck runs along the side of the cabin with a round cedar hot tub, a table for four and a pair of lounge chairs, all looking out over the trees and the ridge. Stairs lead down to the lawn, where Adirondack chairs circle a steel fire pit.
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Where it is
Burnsville
A wooded hillside in Yancey County, in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Firecreek Retreat
One mile down the road.
Before you book
AWD or 4WD required
The road up to the cabin is not passable in a two-wheel-drive car. Plan for an all-wheel or four-wheel drive vehicle, especially in winter.
Stairs
There are stairs to enter the cabin, stairs up to the loft bedroom, and stairs from the deck down to the fire pit.
Check-in and check-out
Check-in is at 4:00 pm. Check-out is at 11:00 am.