Cloudcroft, New Mexico
Shep's Artist Retreat & Bunkhouse is available as an 8 person cabin..
This cute cabin is located in the Lincoln National Forest & is the summer home for portrait artist, Shep. His private art studio is located next door to the cabin where he teaches his "Paint Like a Venetian" classes every August. If you are interested in purchasing any of the artwork in the cabin, please let us know. Most are for sale with a few that are his wife's private collection. We feel that this cabin in this tiny village is our happy place & we would like to share it with you when we are not in resident.
The cabin has fantastic views of the trees and mountains from a private deck. It contains 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, a 55 inch TV with YouTube TV, a wood stove to build a fire for those warm and cozy winter evenings. A propane heater is also available. Living, dining & kitchen create a large open space for family gatherings.
With a full kitchen with almost every gadget known to man, a washer and dryer, you will have everything you could need on vacation. It is also across the street from the OSHA Hiking trail for your outdoor cravings. Wildlife wander through the yard almost daily.
Upstairs off the main living area is a large deck that looks out into the trees. There is a table & plenty of chairs for viewing wildlife & a BBQ grill. The yard below has a swing, picnic table & lots of chairs to chill out at the end of the day and is fully fenced.
Bunkhouse has 4 built-in bunks, couch, YouTube TV, mini fridge, microwave, coffeemaker, full bath with shower. Stairs to bunkhouse are located outside off the back deck. The bunkhouse is a totally separate area.
Cloudcroft has lots of shops & several great restaurants including the BEST Texas BBQ around at Mad Jack's & Brother-InLaw's BBQ, burgers at Dave's, home cooked meals at Big Daddy's and Dusty Boots, Lepree's Global Comfort Food, food trucks, coffee shops, amazing bakeries & the famous Cloudcroft Brewery which features pizza, live music & crafted beers, The Lodge with fine dining & golf course & finally, Mayhill Cafe in Mayhill. Check out all the great restaurants! Ruidoso is 45 minutes away where there are more restaurants, shopping, horse race track, ski area with a huge zip line, hiking. Alamogordo offers shopping, restaurants, zoo, train museum, art gallery, movie theatre, bowling, petroglyphs, White Sands National Monument & more.
Winter fun can be had skiing, cross country skiing, tubing, ice skating in outdoor arena, hiking. Summer fun offers festivals, hiking trails, fishing, melodramas, museum, horseback riding, ATV rentals.
You must be 21 to secure a reservation. This is a quiet neighborhood with many year-round residents. Please be respectable of others by not playing loud music. Please do not park in or block our neighbors driveways.
Quick trip to NM for fall break. Found this cabin for a great price and everyone loved it! Had my folks, my 3 kids and 2 nephews. We all had plenty of space. The bunk house was perfect for the 3 boys and myself. Teens and grandparents took the other 2 rooms. Kitchen perfect! Property was neat / kids loved the tree house and woods. Very convenient location. We even walked down to the brewery for pizza. Saw lots of deer. And the neighborhood cat. Owners were quick with responses to questions. Couldn’t have asked for a better stay. Highly recommend this property and little town!
The house was beautiful. The kids had a great time and look forward to another visit. They really loved being able to paint rocks to leave at the property. I had them put their names an date of visit on the bottom of their rocks. We really do appreciate the opportunity to be a guest in Shep's Artist Retreat. Thank you
We enjoyed our stay at Shep's Artist Retreat. Although the main bedroom's mattress was much more firm than we prefer, that's just a matter of preference. Everything else was clean, well-appointed, and comfortable. Communication with the owner was very good and appreciated.
Very clean, easy to communicate with owners. House has a balcony with stairs to lower level yard. The balcony had gates and it was easy to keep toddlers safe outside on the balcony. The yard looks out at a wooded area. Plenty of seating inside and outside! We had a great stay!
My son wanted to spend time in that area for his birthday so I found this beautiful cabin. Once we got to the property it was even more beautiful than we expected. Loved that it was stocked up on a lot of things, even though we were prepared, there were things we overlooked and instead of having to drive to a store all we needed was supplied. The mornings and evenings were my favorite. I really hope to be back again soon!
We felt right at home during our stay. The kitchen, pantry, and bathrooms were well stocked. Bedrooms were delightfully decorated and extremely comfortable. I will definitely keep this property in kind for our next getaway.
I am not very good with words , but I shall try. Renting this home was such a breeze , I had a million questions and all were answered in a timely manner . The home was clean and comfy they had all you could need , of course we took our own stuff and don’t use theirs . But if by chance you needed something they had it. We loved that the kids had their own space downstairs so adults Could have quiet time upstairs. Would I recommend this home . YES !
Been visiting cloudcroft for 20+ years and this was the nicest place we’ve ever stayed. The cabin is lovely with lots of room for our entire family to have their own space. It was fully stocked with everything we could have possibly needed and then some. We celebrated Thanksgiving there and had all the plates, serving dishes and silverware needed. Lots of spices and condiments and coffee as well as a cute welcome basket of goodies that was much appreciated after our long drive from Texas. Donna was a gracious host and quick to answer any communications I had. It was the perfect holiday getaway.
We had a wonderful stay in Cloudcroft. The cabin was lovely and well stocked. We recommend this listing for a quiet getaway in New Mexico.
Wonderful experience
Highly recommended
Great place to spend time with wife and kids. Kids loves bunk beds room.
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