Bring the family to come and relax in Hemlock Haven on "the peaceful side of the Smokies"! Enjoy your own private outdoor hot tub and indoor gas fireplace. Prepare meals in the fully equipped kitchen and enjoy the deck overlooking the mountains! A patio out back boasts a picnic table and charcoal grill. Welcome to Tuckaleechee Retreat Center, a Christian non-profit, which is home to the National Office for Children's Bible Ministries, Inc. We offer seven cabins/lodges of varying sizes, sleeping from 2-40 guests! The main lodge features a beautiful saltwater pool, which is available to all of our guests, open Memorial Day through Labor Day. All cabins have fully equipped kitchens, grills, hot tubs, and gas fireplaces (Firefly Lodge has an electric fireplace). Bed and bath linens are also provided! Activities available to all of our guests include the shared saltwater pool, corn hole, and fire pit. Hemlock Haven offers two bedrooms, one with 2 queen beds and one with 1 queen bed. Each bedroom has its own private bathroom. The living room has sofa bed (sleeps 2 more), a gas fireplace (available October through April) and flat screen Cable TV/DVD with free WIFI. There is a large island/breakfast bar in the fully equipped kitchen, great for baking and food prep! Wonderful amenities include a dishwasher, clothes washer, and dryer. This cabin has a picnic table and charcoal grill on the back patio, and a front porch overlooking the property and the mountains. Parking for 2 vehicles at this cabin; other parking available near the office. A ramp with no stairs allows easy access into Hemlock Haven. ASK ABOUT OUR PASTORS' AND FULL-TIME CHRISTIAN WORKERS' SPECIALS FOR THIS CABIN!!! This cabin is in Townsend, TN which a peaceful town right beside the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, one of the few free national parks in the U.S.!! We are nestled on the side of Little Mountain, overlooking the beautiful Dry Valley and Rich Mountain, where serenity abounds! Townsend provides delicious restaurants, several options for river tubing, souvenir and antique shopping, museums, caverns, horseback riding, and more! The National Park has endless opportunities for hiking, biking, fishing, picnics, and viewing wildlife. A favorite is the Cades Cove Loop Rd which is 11 miles of scenery and wildlife in its natural habitat. Just a short 30 minutes away, is Pigeon Forge, home of Dollywood and many fun tourist attractions and shopping options. Gatlinburg, located right beside Pigeon Forge, offers a wide range of attractions and shopping for the whole family! Our online travel guide (link provided with the guest agreement after you book) offers our top recommendations for catering, restaurants, shopping, attractions, etc. We also offer a Welcome Book in each of our cabins/lodges with the same information. Contact our office to ask about discount tickets that may currently be available! All of our staff live on the property, so although our office hours are Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm, we are always just a phone call or text away! We love e-mail and social media, and we love to get to know all of our guests! We offer the opportunity for a full-property tour for all who are interested! Located just outside of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend offers all of the great family activities such as tubing, hiking, biking, picnicing, horseback riding, and much more! Townsend has been coined "the peaceful side of the Smokies," as it is so close to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge (30-45 minutes), but not in the "center" of all the action. We are nestled on the side of the mountain, overlooking the beautiful Dry Valley and Rich Mountain, where serenity abounds! Tennessee sales and lodging taxes total 14.75%. Guest will be required to sign Tuckaleechee Retreat Center's rental agreement after the booking is confirmed, which includes the rules and policies for our property including our no pets and no alcohol policy.