Historic Stone Cabin (45) River Access and Kayaks

Your cozy cabin at Camp Miramichee Falls is located on a wooded hillside, a short walk to the river, and just two miles from downtown Hardy and Cherokee Village. This historic stone cabin was originally part of the YWCA Camp Miramichee which was founded in 1916. It was built in the 1940s and renovated in 2019. You will feel like you are back at camp, while also enjoying the modern perks of an added bathroom in the cabin, air conditioning and internet. Come relax at Camp Miramichee Falls! The space INDOOR SPACE • One-room cabin plus bathroom • Queen size bed • Refrigerator • Microwave • TV, Roku, wifi • Bathroom with shower • Historic photos of Camp Miramichee OUTDOOR SPACE • Wooded hillside • River access is a short walk down the hill • Kayaks for use in the cabin area • Fire pit • Charcoal grill • 2 more stone cabin rentals by this one • Gravel/dirt roads • 2 miles to Hardy or Cherokee Village • Hosts live at the property at the bottom of the hill This historic stone cabin is one of several that we own on a wooded hillside above the Southfork River. Your cabin has a private bathroom inside the cabin (added June 2023). Enjoy the comforts of air conditioning and a real bed after a day on the river. There is a small TV with Wifi and Roku. You will have access to a grill and outdoor picnic area, but there is no kitchen in your cabin. You will have a microwave, a coffee maker and a refrigerator. We have a minimal amount of disposable dishes for your use, but no pots or pans. The cabin is up a gravel/dirt road and there is parking for one vehicle close to the cabin. If you need additional parking, let us know and we can show you where you can park and walk to the cabin. Adults only (18+). Guest access You will have private use of your cabin. We provide grills and fire pit areas that are shared among the 3 cabins on the hill for your use. New! Shared waterfront for all of our Camp Miramichee Falls cabin rentals (5). Enjoy the waterfront. Fish, picnic, and just hang out at the new waterfront for all of our guests. This is a short walk down the hill to the river. Or, drive down and park at the picnic area by the river. See new pictures! You may use our guest boat launch trail to put in and take out kayaks or to access the river for swimming. We have kayaks for your use around the waterfront. If you would like a day-float, there are several outfitters in town that rent boats/rafts to shuttle you on the Spring River. There is also a large private park directly across the river where you can spend the day fishing and swimming for a $5 per person day use fee. Other things to note “In 1916, Camp Miramichee was founded by Sophie Kraus of Memphis, Tennessee, on the banks of the South Fork of the Spring River in Hardy, Arkansas. A few weeks at Camp Miramichee was a defining experience for generations of young women and girls from Memphis and the Mississippi and Arkansas Deltas. The skills they acquired on the river went far beyond swimming, canoeing and weaving baskets. They gained self-confidence, self-reliance and leadership skills as they made lifelong friends. These friendships and the shared bonds of exploration and tests of courage and faith tie generations of Miramichee girls together to this day.”1 The camp operated at this location until 1978. It then moved to a more remote site, seven miles upstream on the South Fork of the Spring River. The last year of the YWCA Camp Miramichee was 1989. Being a Camp Miramichee camper myself, I was drawn back to the area as an adult. I met and married my husband who was living at the old camp. In 2019, we acquired and renovated some of the original Miramichee stone cabins. While preserving as much of the camp history as we could, we added modern creature comforts to the original cabin experience. We offer 2 cabins on the river and 3 cabins on a wooded hillside for rent here at Camp Miramichee Falls. Across from Camp Miramichee was the Girl Scout’s Camp Kiwani, also started in 1916. It relocated to Middleton, Tennessee in 1962. We have 3 cabin rentals at Kiwanie Lake (the spelling changed after the camp moved) as part of our Camp Miramichee Falls experience. My husband and I live here at the original Camp Miramichee and are stewards of the land. We love and honor its history and do our best to preserve and share it. 1. Phillips, Lyda. The Girls of Spring River YWCA Camp Miramichee 1916-2016. Spring River Press. 2016;1.