Boathouse: Lakefront Highlands Retreat | Canoe + Gated

Lakefront Highlands Retreat for Family Vacations

Settle in for a week—or longer—at this upscale 4-bedroom, 4-bath lakefront retreat near Highlands and Cashiers, NC, tucked inside a peaceful gated mountain community.

Designed especially well for families and multigenerational vacations, the home sleeps 8 comfortably with three king bedrooms plus a twin bedroom, giving grandparents, parents and children space of their own without sacrificing the feeling of being together.

Wake up beside the lake, take the canoe out for a quiet morning paddle, spend the afternoon exploring Highlands or Cashiers, and come home for dinner and an evening by one of the home's two wood-burning fireplaces.

This is the kind of mountain house that makes a week feel too short.

Why Families Love Boathouse
Lakefront setting with canoe
4 bedrooms + 4 bathrooms
3 king bedrooms — ideal for multiple couples or multigenerational families
Twin bedroom for children or additional guests
Two wood-burning fireplaces
Fully equipped kitchen for extended stays
Gated, peaceful mountain setting
Dog friendly with prior approval and pet fee
Convenient to both Highlands and Cashiers
Minutes from Whiteside Mountain and Old Edwards Club
Lake Days + Mountain Days

One of the best things about staying here for a full week is that you don't have to choose between a lake vacation and a Highlands vacation.

Start the morning with coffee by the water or take the canoe out for a paddle. Spend a lazy afternoon enjoying the lake, or head out to hike, golf, shop or explore waterfalls.

When you feel like going into town, the restaurants, boutiques and galleries of downtown Highlands are a short drive away, with Cashiers also conveniently accessible.

Then come home to the quiet.

Made for Multigenerational Stays

Boathouse is particularly well suited for families traveling together.

With three king bedrooms, adults don't have to draw straws for the “good room,” while the twin bedroom gives children their own space. Four full bathrooms make mornings easier, and the generous living and dining areas give everyone room to gather without spending an entire week on top of one another.

It's an easy setup for:

Grandparents + parents + children

Two or three couples traveling together

Families spending a week or several weeks in the mountains

A Home You'll Actually Want to Stay In

The fully equipped kitchen makes it easy to cook breakfast before a hike, put together lunch for the kids or stay home for dinner rather than eating out every night.

Two wood-burning fireplaces bring classic Highlands atmosphere to the house and make Boathouse just as appealing for cool fall evenings as it is for long summer stays.

Outside, the lake and mountain setting provide the entertainment. Paddle, explore, relax, read on the deck, or simply enjoy having nowhere you need to be.

Close to Highlands & Cashiers

You'll be surrounded by nature without feeling isolated.

Whiteside Mountain — approximately 5 minutes

Old Edwards Club — approximately 6 minutes

Chattooga River — approximately 8 minutes

Downtown Highlands' restaurants, shopping, galleries and mountain-town charm are all within easy reach, with Cashiers convenient in the other direction.

Bring the Dog

Well-behaved dogs are welcome with prior approval and the applicable pet fee, so you don't have to leave part of the family behind.

Stay a While

Boathouse isn't designed around squeezing eight people into a house for a weekend.

It's a comfortable, polished Highlands-area lakefront home made for settling in—morning paddles, mountain adventures, family dinners, fireplace evenings and enough space for everyone to relax.

Come for the lake.

Explore Highlands and Cashiers.

And stay long enough to enjoy both.
*We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance, as we cannot be responsible for weather-related travel interruptions or personal emergencies. Guests agree to rental agreement upon booking.