Big Creek Waterfall
35°4′29″ N     83°13′0″ W  ·  3,740 ft

The first thing
you'll hear is
the waterfall.

Lotts of Sky mountain lodge seen through the trees on arrival

Leave the highway behind.
Wind through the mountains until the trees open and the house comes into view.
Step out of your car. Don't rush inside.
Breathe in the cool mountain air — it smells different here.
Listen.
Big Creek waterfall has been flowing long before any of us arrived, and it becomes the soundtrack to every conversation, every morning coffee, every evening by the fire.

Great room with floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and log beams

This isn't a cabin. It isn't a lodge.
It's a place built for families to spread out, reconnect, and linger.
Exposed log beams stretch overhead.
Stone fireplaces invite you to stay just a little longer.
Covered porches wrap around the house, offering quiet corners where a favorite book somehow lasts longer than it ever does at home.
Every room seems to lead to another deck, another view, another place to sit and simply be.

Chef's kitchen with central island, gas range and double ovens

The kitchen is where the stories begin.
A chef's kitchen made for more than cooking.
Grandparents passing down recipes.
Kids sneaking a cookie before dinner.
Someone pouring another glass of wine while laughter drifts in from the porch.
Then everyone finds their place around the long farmhouse table on the deck.
Not because it's dinner time.
Because this is where memories get made.

Not into their phones. Into childhood.
The game room. The bunk room. The zip line.
Woods and trails to explore.
Rocks become treasures.
Hours pass without anyone asking where their charger is.

Fire lit in the outdoor fireplace on the covered porch at dusk

The mountains become quiet again.
A fire crackles beneath the covered porch.
Marshmallows brown just enough for that perfect s'more.
The hot tub steams beneath a sky filled with stars.
Tomorrow doesn't need a plan.
It will unfold the same way today did. Naturally.

The winding mountain road leading to Highlands, North Carolina

There are vacations where you see everything.
Then there are places where you feel something.
Lotts of Sky isn't about checking attractions off a list.
It's about slowing down long enough to hear the creek, watch the fog drift through the trees, linger over breakfast, and remember what it feels like when everyone is finally together.

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The setting
Between Highlands and Cashiers

Two and a half hours from Atlanta. Elevation such that the temperature drops ten degrees. Only four miles to Main Street Highlands.

Property
Built for the whole group

Accommodates seventeen friends and family comfortably. A covered deck with room for everyone. Dogs welcome.

The season
Fall and the holidays

Leaf color from late September. Peak weekends book months out. Winter stays are quieter — and still remarkable.


Some places you return to.
This is one of them.

Lotts of Sky — for families, reunions, and the gatherings that want room to breathe…

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