The cabin is old and there is no electricity or toilet or running water inside (there are propane lights and a hand pump for water as well as a vault toilet at the trailhead and the heater inside the cabin has a thermostat and works great). The cabin sits on a beautiful fenced lot right by a trailhead and has plenty of space for kids to run around and has a fire pit and a picnic table too. We enjoyed our stay BUT you are basically on your own. It is not part of a campground or somewhere that you would have neighbors in another cabin etc. So for our small family we were a little worried of being on our own in the middle of nowhere. We would feel more comfortable in a campground with other people around us...

We spent one night in early October and enjoyed the cabin a lot. The table looked out on yellow maple leaves. The walk to Ranger Hole was absolutely lovely. It rained hard in the night. it was sweet to sleep in complete darkness. The cabin is rustic but well cared-for. Thank you. We'll come again.

There was NO privacy. It was a horrible and disappointing experience. Here is this cute old log cabin way, way out in the woods, and here you are on the porch taking it in, and just a FEW FEET from where you are, people drive up and park and get ready to hike. I mean, like 20 ft at most. No sense of peace, privacy, quiet or seclusion. And since the inside is dirty/funky and messy with your camping stuff, you only want to be outside in the fresh air, which is what camping is about. Back porch has an old useless refrigerator (great ambiance) and the trail loops past that, so no privacy there either. You can only can relax outside after dark, which is not so fun, especially in rain with no fire outside. Inside the cabin was dirty, unswept when we got there, with smelly cushions. And the water!!!, supposedly available nearby. It was dark brown, after repeated and long effort pumping and many gallons. I wouldn't even wash with it. This meant we needed to go into town, far away, and purchase enough for drinking and washing, not a minor amount of $$. The promised propane lights were hardly working, very difficult to operate, and it was very dark inside, especially with the curtains closed for privacy. Heat was OK but smelly. Who wants to sleep with the smell of propane? And did I mention that the outhouse was down a few steps with no railing, across a yard, and into the woods several yards, and available to hikers? In the rain, there were big puddles, but it was the distance from the house that was the problem. If you have limited mobility or want any sense of fresh air, peace and privacy, stay home.