Beech Mountain Retreat Upon Watauga River

Vacation on the river, in the mountains of North Carolina. Secluded Fully furnished suite in a private home located on the Watauga River at Beech Creek convergent. One bedroom with a Queen size Bed, twin XL and Murphy bed. One bathroom with tub and shower. Living room with gas fire place, washer dryer and fully stocked kitchen. Floor to ceiling glass doors on two sides allowing full view of river and creek. Huge deck with tables and chairs which includes grill and gas fire pit. PETS welcome. The space You have exclusive use of the private downstairs of our home. We live on the second floor. There is a large outside deck in front of your rooms which have ceiling to floor sliding glass doors, a wrought tables and chairs; lounge chairs for tanning and a gas fire-pit for cool evenings. The deck looks down to the Watauga River which is just 20 feet away. You can fish from our back yard which extends about 3/4 of a mile upriver. You are also invited to enjoy the lawns, meadow, forests, and Watauga River frontage. Watauga Lake is a 20-25 minute drive and several marinas rent boats. We are just three miles from the TN /NC line on the Watauga River in the Pisgah National Forest and 17 minutes from Boone, NC. The class IV/VI Watauga River (Watauga Gorge) is part of our property. Summer is good for hiking on the 23 acres with hiking trails. Also fishing for Rainbow and Brown Trout. Fall is wonderful for the beautiful colors. Winter is a great time for solitude and visiting locals ski resorts. You and your dogs will love our dog friendly house. We have doggy doors and doggy ramps to the runs and yard. There is no traffic and almost complete solitude here by the river. Our dogs are Shadow, a female. yellow lab, and Willow who is three year old Bernese Mountain Dog and are very friendly. Guest access Our guest have the entire downstairs suite and the deck above the river. The upriver side of the house and the river side are enclosed with ceiling to floor sliding glass doors. The kitchen is fully stocked with utensils and coffee maker. We do not cook meals for our guest. We will supply coffee, milk, OJ and cereals for late arriving guest. The deck has three grills small medium and large and we do supply the charcoal and lighter. There are steps down to the river from the deck and a ramp on the Beech Creek side for people are pets. The views from the inside of the suit are amazing, but when you walk out on the deck you are standing just 15 to 20 feet from and above the river. The roar of the falls from the class 5 rapids is constant and Beech Creek is entering the river on the right side of the deck. On most days in spring and early summer you can sit on the deck and photograph kayakers as the pass within feet of you... some even wave or give you a shout. In summer we have a bald eagle that comes up from the lake to catch fish and more often we have an osprey that uses a tree just across the river for a fish perch. A great blue heron has been nesting up Beech Creek and is often seen fishing on the creek or the river. Other things to note If you would like to fish in the Watauga River, You can start from the deck and walk down to the river bank. There is a pool directly behind the house with 28" brown trout and some great Rainbows. There is a trail with multiple access for 50 yards or so downriver. You can wade across Beech Creek a or walk across the swinging bridge to trails that give access to about 3/4 miles up-river. If you would like to hike the trails they are marked with standard trail blazes and we have selected the colors of trails by difficulty, from white to blue to black. I will be happy to hike with you or you can take our dog shadow who is an excellent guide. The black trails are steep with steps or zig-zags but are well developed trails. You will need to be prepared for poison ivy prevention by wearing long pants, long sleeve shirt, high socks, hiking shoes or old tennis shoes, and gloves. We weed whack the sides of most trails spray bush killer on poison ivy but we do not get it all. There are ropes that will assist with descending and then climbing in some areas. There are a number of small streams along the way. In the spring, summer and fall you may want to swim and enjoy the flumes and waterfalls. Water shoes or old tennis shoes, old cut off jeans make the rocks easier to handle. In the winter you can walk along the banks, see undercuts and huge rock faces as well as seeing the powerful river flumes and falls.