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About Blue Springs Gap Cabin
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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Kitchen
Cabin Interior
- Kitchen
1, Loop: BLUE SPRINGS CABIN
- 8 guests
Site Details
Reviews (60)
What Guests Are Saying
Blue Springs Gap Cabin offers a quiet and rustic retreat, perfect for nature lovers with nearby hiking and fishing opportunities. Guests appreciate the cabin's value, comfort, and recent improvements, such as repairs and enhancements made by the managing office. While the lack of potable water and some issues like window condition and check-in time were noted, most visitors enjoyed their stay and expressed a willingness to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Blue Springs Gap Cabin offers a quiet and rustic retreat, perfect for nature lovers with nearby hiking and fishing opportunities. Guests appreciate the cabin's value, comfort, and recent improvements, such as repairs and enhancements made by the managing office. While the lack of potable water and some issues like window condition and check-in time were noted, most visitors enjoyed their stay and expressed a willingness to return.
Review Summary
Tom E
VerifiedAugust 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: BLUE SPRINGS CABIN
Very peaceful cabin experience.
We continuously found little benefits that made the cabin better than advertised on the website.
Three Grandchildren asked us to reserve the cabin again next summer, but for a longer stay.
Eileen Y
VerifiedAugust 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: BLUE SPRINGS CABIN
We were not able to get there this time but enjoyed our last visit tremendously
Eileen Y
VerifiedAugust 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: BLUE SPRINGS CABIN
We were not able to get there this time but enjoyed our last visit tremendously
Sarah M
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: BLUE SPRINGS CABIN
Cabin was occupied. We were unable to stay there.
Sarah M
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: BLUE SPRINGS CABIN
Cabin was occupied. We were unable to stay there.
Edgar B
VerifiedNovember 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: BLUE SPRINGS CABIN
I've been here so many times, it feels like a time share. I greatly love this place. However, for a cabin with a mouse problem, you'd think the garbage can in the kitchen would at least have a lid. Next time I'm up there, I'm going to donate a couple of wall clocks for the kitchen and great room. Rewire the whole place and we're good to go. Also, please put a fire extinguisher by the front door in the great room. That chimney hasn't been professionally cleaned probably since it was built and the fireplace is inefficient. Beyond that, a general go-over to make a punch list for minor repairs and we'll be coming up for years to come. It's a favorite place of my friends and family. Thank you!
Edgar B
VerifiedNovember 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: BLUE SPRINGS CABIN
I've been here so many times, it feels like a time share. I greatly love this place. However, for a cabin with a mouse problem, you'd think the garbage can in the kitchen would at least have a lid. Next time I'm up there, I'm going to donate a couple of wall clocks for the kitchen and great room. Rewire the whole place and we're good to go. Also, please put a fire extinguisher by the front door in the great room. That chimney hasn't been professionally cleaned probably since it was built and the fireplace is inefficient. Beyond that, a general go-over to make a punch list for minor repairs and we'll be coming up for years to come. It's a favorite place of my friends and family. Thank you!
STEPHEN M
VerifiedNovember 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: BLUE SPRINGS CABIN
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STEPHEN M
VerifiedNovember 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: BLUE SPRINGS CABIN
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Katherine O
VerifiedApril 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: BLUE SPRINGS CABIN
This is my first visit to the cabin during the early spring. The mice were very active. I think if the NFS would fix the back door and the gap in the from door the repairs would help control the mice population.
I hope some government funding comes their way to make repairs to the doors and leaking roof. I like the bear bones offering of the cabin as it gets me off the grid.
Location & Directions for Blue Springs Gap Cabin
3158 Blue Spring Road, Rural Retreat, VA 24368 United States
Elevation: 1,150 ft
Getting There
From Marion, VA: Take I-81 to exit 45 and proceed south on VA Route 16 for about 10 mi to VA 695 (Slemp Creek Road) at Sugar Grove, VA. Turn left onto VA 695 (Slemp Creek Road) and go 1 mi before turning left onto VA 614 (Cedar Springs Road) towar...
From Marion, VA: Take I-81 to exit 45 and proceed south on VA Route 16 for about 10 mi to VA 695 (Slemp Creek Road) at Sugar Grove, VA. Turn left onto VA 695 (Slemp Creek Road) and go 1 mi before turning left onto VA 614 (Cedar Springs Road) towards Cedar Springs. Drive 4 mi and turn right onto VA 612 (Camp Road) before Cedar Springs, VA. Continue for 5 mi and turn right onto VA 798 (a gravel road - Hale Lake Road). Continue about 3 mi to the top of the mountain and a "T" intersection. Turn right onto VA 672 (Blue Springs Road). After about 0.3 mi, take the first gravel road on the right. This road leads to the cabin gate. Access to Blue Springs Gap Cabin along VA 798 is not suitable for low clearance vehicles
Highway access
The property is accessible via I-81, with the nearest exit being 45, approximately 10 miles from the cabin via VA Route 16.
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Last updated: October 22, 2026
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