Burnsville, North Carolina
"The Fox Den" is a peaceful mountain cottage nestled in a valley, above a creek, just down from Deep Gap on the Black Mountain Ridge Crest Trail that leads to Mount Mitchell, tallest mountain east of the Rockies. Enjoy the all wood interior, the deck with gazebo that feels like a treehouse above a mountain stream. Cottage equipped with kitchen, full bath, 3 bedrooms, deck with gazebo, 2 swings under the house, and Japanese Garden.
This is a real getaway space, great for relaxing and being with the ones you love. Burnsville and stores are 11 miles away. Nearby are crafts, gifts and groceries, hiking trails and rivers. 45 miles from Asheville with its city attractions. Lounge and dine on the deck in the gazebo, enjoy the fun master bedroom, and listen to the mountain stream down below. Take a deep breath. No pets please. Restore. Refresh. Relax.
Guest access
You have the entire home all to yourselves, with kitchen, full bath, 3 bedrooms, deck with gazebo, stone patio, plus 2 swings under the house, and Japanese Garden. Area has: nice 20 minute walk along the creek right from Fox Den, or hike 2.5 hours up to Deep Gap right up the hill, or 6 hour hike to Mount Mitchell (leave a car there), Burnsville, Asheville, the Blue Ridge Parkway, groceries, theater, restaurants, arts and craft studios and stores.
Interaction with guests:
You are on your own, and I can be reached easily.
Other things to note
This is a fun, rustic mountain cottage. The interior is all wood floors and walls except the master bedroom with carpet and white walls. It is a small cozy place with three dining areas outside, two swings, and the deck.
You have the whole place to yourselves with your own kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, living room, deck, gazebo, and under the cottage are two swings also for your private use.
The well water here is different from city water. It is rich in minerals and has a high iron content. It is clean and safe, but most people prefer bottled water. We provide a jug of drinking water. Welcome to the mountains!
**Sorry, Pets are currently Not Allowed due to some bad experiences recently. Sneaking in a pet results in a $100 fine. Sorry to have to do this.
You will be in the area of one of the countrys premier artist studio tours. The artists can be contacted from list. In case you are interested. You will find arts/crafts categories and maps to the studios. Search: Toe River Arts Council, TRAC Studio Tour
REVIEWS
Amazing hospitality and great place for a mountain get-away! -Samuel April 2019
Ron was very courteous and responsive. Cabin would be a great base for hiking in the Mt Mitchell area. -James April 2019
Very sweet spot! We were there in the winter and stayed very warm! Gorgeous location, just a short drive away from a nearby town with coffee shops, groceries, fly fishing shops, etc.
I’d definitely return in the summer! - Kate
Our stay was absolutely wonderful. Such a beautiful place in the mountains. My family and I enjoyed every second at the Fox den. We had campfires and told spooky stories and went hiking to several waterfalls. We drove into Asheville which is only an hour away and had a fun time looking through all the shops. We will definitely be back! -Sarah October 2018
Everything we needed and very cozy.
It was an AMAZING getaway. Perfect for the much needed time away from home. Definitely going to make more trips to the fox den!
Very cute and cozy home right next to Cattail Creek. Owner has left many touches to ensure a great stay. Even if it happens to rain on your visit don't worry there's plenty to do in the house with board games and such. I will most definitely be booking again. Thanks Ron
Ron is great to deal with. Very responsive. Cabin is in a beautiful location. Easy to get to.
Perfect for what I was looking for, a place to hike from and visit Mt. Mitchell for me and my two kids. We thoroughly enjoyed exploring the area, and then had a comfortable place to return to rest. Thanks again for letting us enjoy your cabin!
We had a wonderful stay We enjoyed meals in the gazebo We made way to a waterfall which was so much fun!!! We want to purchase it and move there!! That’s the children’s review anyway Great ?Times!!!! Memories made!
We were there to spend some time in the mountains and do some hiking. It was a great location, reasonably priced, and had everything we needed for our stay. It was really nice to be able to sit outside on the deck in the evening for dinner. My son had a great time in the creek. We would definitely stay here again.
Great experience.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Loved the sound of the creek when the windows were open. Our host was very responsive to our messages. We far away enough from town yet close enough if we needed anything.
Spent most of our time doing activities such as hiking Mt. Mitchell and the Maryland Earth to Sky park, so the cabin was adequate for our needs. Very rustic, needed more thorough cleaning from our perspective. Enjoyed the location!
Beautiful quiet area and tons of wildlife
Nice vacation cottage in a quiet area but within 20 minutes of Burnsville, NC. Cell phone phone signal is not very good, but can be used through the property's WiFi. Very good instructions were sent by the property manager regarding the property and things to do in the area (although more details on the rough trail to access to the creek would have been nice)
I booked this spot as a place to stay before running Quest for the Crest at Mt. Mitchell. Communication w Ron was excellent. The cabin was well located and safe. I was able to easily explore trails within a 90 min drive along the AT. The creek sounds so nice!
Great little place! Nothing fancy, but has all you need. The creek below was very nice. We were close to our hikes in Mt. Mitchell area. Burnsville wasn't far and we enjoyed Home place brewery after our hiking. Would definitely stay again. Thanks Ron!
Beautiful location, house, the sounds of the creek are sublime. Hour to highlands, less to Asheville. Got to see snow, real family excitement, first time for most. We really enjoyed our time at the Fox Den.
Spider webs everywhere, gigantic ants share the bedeooms with you. I also was not expecting the waters smell.
Ron's place is just a small little cabin on the creek, and was represented just as it is. My wife and I wanted a simple, private time of rest to just rejuvenate before my wife starts a new job, and this was just the ticket for us. Don't miss Burnsville Y'all , we hit their little Saturday morning farmers market/ local crafters, and by the time we left-- we felt like family. Fall colors were just an added blessing THANK YOU RON !!!!
the cabin was adequate and clean, the parking was an issue, caused my guest to have an accident and injure himself, forcing us to abandon our vacation and return home in order to take care of his injury(broken finger). we had hoped to stay our full booking but just wasn't to be
Enjoyed sitting on the porch listening to to creek
It was my daughter, my boyfriend, and my grandmother. We all enjoyed the cabin. It was quite and comfortable. Falling asleep to the sound of the stream was so relaxing. Ron is a great host. We will be back.
I hope to stay again, we really enjoyed it.
The Fox Den is a lovely cabin in the woods. Clean and comfoftable, we enjoyed our stay very much! Great directions too.
Nice property, easy to get to
My wife and I and our two daughters (14 & 6) stayed here for a long weekend. This is the coolest little cabin. Lots of privacy but neighbors close enough you don’t feel out in the middle of nowhere. The drive in is a fun and beautiful road. There is plenty of room for everyone to have their own space. Our teenager spent most of her time in her room reading or on her tablet. Our 6 year old loved the hammock swing. It was difficult to keep me off the gazebo. We sat out there and read for hours. And at night we would all sit with the string lights on and just listen to the night. We will definitely be visiting this little place again. Afterthought, the small town of Burnsville is really cool!
Had a great trip out to the mountains! The owner was forthright and very upfront about the details of the cabin.
The cabin is clean and cozy and overlooks a very pretty creek. There are good trails nearby to explore and good views all around. Cannot recommend enough.
This experience was the best of my whole entire lifetime! The host was great!! Place was right in mountains! Beautiful!
Ron was very quick to reply to any questions we had. Cabin has everything you need stocked very well. We will definitely make another trip.
We had a great long weekend at the Fox Den! The sound of the water below the house was so relaxing and the neighborhood was so peaceful. Definitely would reccomend a stay here!