Cool down - Private wooded setting - relax and plugged - near Ohiopyle & GAP

*****Couples, friends or small families - daybed in living room area.
We are a short drive to Fallingwater - Kentuck Knob - The Great Allegheny Passage - Ohiopyle State Park - Somerset, PA, Forbes State Forest, Mount Davis, Springs, PA, Grantsville, McHenry and Deep Creek, Maryland, but many of our guests never leave the property.
--- watch the birds (different types of feeders invite a large variety of birds.) --Fishing opportunities nearby. About 3 miles to fresh water - stocked trout - McClinock Run on Fort Hill Road and Fort Hill Road crosses the Casselman River about 3 1/2 miles from the cottage.
- Large covered deck provides rainy day use and mountain views. Inside choose from dozens of old movies for a snuggle in. - there is an HDMI cable for your laptop to connect to the flatscreen TV using your phone as a "hot spot"
^^^Expanded living room and a separate cozy bedroom with barn door and dresser has been added to the original cottage space. Please see photos.***
***This contemporary - cottage is located adjacent to our 65 acre homestead and surrounded by over 800 additional acres of undeveloped woodlands (hiking on these surrounding properties by invitation only - please inquire. They are posted by the owners including us as: Highland Land Assoc., LLC.)
Forbes State Forest only 8 miles away.
Activities are available nearby in Maryland and Somerset, PA and in other parts of the Laurel Highlands.
This Woodland Cottage offers you the opportunity to experience life in the Appalachian Mountains in a very private setting.
Queen bed. ***Let us know if you prefer to also use the daybed - there will be an additional $25 linen fee requested. Check or cash upon your arrival.
The cottage is within 10-yards of a mountain brook and on the edge of an 800 acre forest through which the Casselman River and Great Allegheny Passage flow. Occupants are serenaded by the sounds of forests bird, amphibians, tree crickets, howling coyotes, barking fox and babbling water. The elevated 10’ x 34’ deck overlooking forest and stream has a 10’ x 22’ section under roof allowing “outdoor” time even on rainy days.
The Woodland Cottage has a fully equipped ready to cook kitchen, dining area with table and chairs, living room area with reading chairs and gas fireplace (in season Labor Day through Mother's Day weekend), den area currently with daybed and chairs by the gas fireplace can be easily turned for movie watching.
The rental is for 2 adults or a couple and one child age 12 or under. Bedroom with queen size pillow topped mattress, side tables and dresser. Living room has a daybed - twin.
The cottage has an ADA accessible entry and bathroom has a large shower that is ADA compliant (roll in) and an ADA compliant sink. (Please ask ahead of time for shower chair.) We encourage you to send an inquiry with questions.
Outside: large covered and open deck has a dining area, gas grill, comfortable chairs, dining table with chairs and benches from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend). There is a fire ring with wooden benches. Firewood for a campfire that will last several hours for each night of your stay is provided. Additional firewood is available for a reasonable fee. Two other rustic benches are placed in more secluded locations for solitude or private discussions.
Heating and air conditioning are available year round as appropriate. Our gas grill is available on the covered back deck from Memorial Day weekend in May through Labor Day Weekend in Sept. -- Gas fireplace (Jodel) in living area from Labor Day Weekend in Sept. through Mother's Day Weekend in May.
*****Please - no smoking inside.***** And, sorry, no pets.
Check in after 3 p.m. -- Check out by noon