Plan Your Thanksgiving In A Bear Camp Cabin

There’s nothing quite like a cozy cabin getaway in November. The air is crisp, the trees are bursting with color, and the Smoky Mountains make the perfect backdrop for a relaxing retreat. Whether you’re planning a romantic weekend or a quiet escape with friends, here’s how to make the most of your cozy cabin stay this fall.

1. Settle In and Get Cozy

Start by creating that classic cabin atmosphere. Light a fire in the fireplace, curl up with a blanket, and enjoy a good book or conversation by the glow. Make use of the cabin’s amenities, play a round of pool or board games, watch a movie on the big screen, or soak in the private hot tub while taking in the cool autumn air. With a fully equipped kitchen and outdoor grill, you can cook up a hearty dinner and enjoy your meal on the deck surrounded by the beauty of fall.

2. Explore the Great Outdoors

When you’re ready to venture outside, take advantage of the season’s stunning scenery. Drive along scenic routes like Cades Cove Loop Road or the Blue Ridge Parkway for breathtaking views of fall foliage. Go for a hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, just start early to avoid crowds. You can also visit a local pumpkin patch, explore Gatlinburg’s charming downtown, or stop by the Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival for crafts and seasonal fun.

3. Plan Ahead for a Perfect Trip

November is a busy month in the Smokies, so book your cabin and activities early. For a quieter experience, try visiting midweek instead of the weekend. And don’t forget to plan your meals and stock up on groceries before you arrive so you can focus on relaxing and enjoying your autumn escape.

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Thanksgiving, it need not be reminded, is one of the most important opportunities families get for that congregation for the year and we want to welcome you to consider Bear Camp Cabins for your Thanksgiving meal and time shared together.

The Hospitality industry of the Smoky Mountains is one of hard extremes; we work hard every day of the year to bring visitors the vacation they’ve long-since deserved to take, we face many challenges on an hourly basis and have to act quickly to succeed at them; all while trying to stay ahead in a line of work that competes with over 100 other cabin companies in this county alone. On the other side of it, though, is the knowledge that we provide a needed service to many families and groups that come here. Vacation, rest, luxury, good vibrations… all of these things are as essential to a healthy human being as food and exercise, and we are thankful to know that when it comes time for those families and groups to choose important times for warm-hearted congregation, they choose to have Bear Camp Cabins provide for them.

Just imagine it - waking up on the morning of Thursday, November 23rd in a beautiful, family-sized cabin surrounded by the immaculate bliss of the Smoky Mountains. It’s been years since you slept under the same roof as your parents. The big HDTV is already on with either pre-game coverage on for your dad or cartoons for your kids. A tablecloth, silverware and other dining decor are already out in preparation for the feast to come. Mom’s on the phone getting other plans for the day underway. You’ve got a few hours before the real work has to get started, so you rotate between:

Enjoying some morning coffee and a light breakfast out on the deck and get caught up on your laptop or tablet as the crisp mountain air reminds you that you’re on vacation and you should give the computer a break and go get that book you brought with you.

Playing a few rounds on the pool table, air hockey table, foosball table (or whichever table might be available) with any family members or friends not currently occupied.

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An early day soak in the hot tub and some open-eyed meditation as you gaze out to the miles of gorgeous views spread out in front of you. Their hypnotic influence brings you to a primordial state of being, layers of work-related stress start vanishing until you can’t even remember what it is you do from 9 to 5 every day.

Then you hear your name being called and it’s time to help pitch in. The fully equipped kitchen is being made to good use with the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, casserole, yams, cranberry, and pie all being prepared. The kids enjoy themselves to the copious amenities inside and out and grandpa occasionally joins them to help keep them occupied and expending calories to make way for the feast. You hear them screaming for all the fun they’re having and know they’re creating memories that will last a lifetime… at the same time you are.

“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!” your mom calls out to the group with an adequate imitation of a dinner bell signaling that, at long last, the food is almost ready to serve and everyone needs to come inside, wash up and start helping preparing the table. The family is quick to wash-up as the cabin thanks to many washrooms the vacation house occupies for this reason and many others. You pause an argument over some anime show to assign some table-setting duties. The dishes we stock our Bear Camp Cabin houses with come out of the cupboards and follow the traditional settings along the exquisite family-sized dining table.

Everyone takes their seats. A short speech about how wonderful it is to have the family together this year and a prayer prelude the feast. Then the turkey is brought out and set where everyone can reach it. The sun shines through the large windows and makes the event that much brighter. Everything comes together just as everyone has come together.

It is bliss.

It is heaven on Earth.

It is Thanksgiving in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Whether you get the chance to come for Thanksgiving or another time here in the holiday season, we’d like to invite you to create and share new family memories with us at Bear Camp Cabins. See our available family-sized cabins at https://www.bearcampcabins.com/find-a-cabin/.