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Looking For Cabin Within 5-7hr Drive From New Orleans

Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:29 pm
Posted by WillFerrellisking
Member since Jun 2019
2790 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:29 pm
King of piggy backing my Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge post. It’s very short notice but looking for a quick getaway Easter weekend. Boys won’t have baseball or spring football practice for a couple days and we trying to find a cabin not terribly far from New Orleans area.

We’ve only rented cabins in Pigeon Forge area, does Arkansas or north Alabama have anything worth going to?
What about Chattanooga, is it worth the drive for a quick long weekend? Would leave Good Friday morning and come back Tuesday.

Open to any other suggestions. Boys ages are 16 and 13 if that matters. Thanks!
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
20161 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:49 pm to
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What about Chattanooga

Chattanooga is a great weekend getaway. See Rock City, Ruby Falls, etc.

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Arkansas

Buffalo River area, but that's closer to 9 hours

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north Alabama

Fort Payne has Little River Canyon. It's very similar to the Smokies



New Braunfel's area is also within that 7 hour drive. Great tubing and close to San Antonio. The water might be too cold for tubing though.

Posted by BRich
Old Metairie
Member since Aug 2017
2926 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 2:15 pm to
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north Alabama

Fort Payne has Little River Canyon. It's very similar to the Smokies


THIS AREA IS THE ONE. Ft. Payne, Mentone, Little River Canyon. Cool stuff on the plateau extension of Lookout Mountain. Little River Canyon view:


DeSoto State Park has really nice cabins; some log, some woodframe, some chalet style:


We stayed in a chalet one time when we were up there for a wedding, just outside the cabin you could hike down to a nice creek that was great for swimming:


LOTS of cool things to see and do in that area-- waterfalls, hiking, etc.
Link to the state park website.

DeSoto State Park

Their are also a lot of private AirBNB/VRBO cabins for rent, too.
Posted by deltafarmer
Member since Dec 2019
941 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 4:20 pm to
Arkansas does. The closest to you would be Heber Springs either around Greer's Ferry Lake or the Little Red River. It is probably farther than 7 hours drive for you though.
Posted by Saintsisit
Member since Jan 2013
5224 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 6:25 pm to
NW Arkansas absolutely does but it's a bit more than 5-7 hrs from NO.
Posted by jose
Member since Feb 2009
29706 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 6:55 pm to
Look into Broken Bow, OK.

I think it’s like 6-7 hours from Houma. We went after Christmas and had a good time. Not a whole lot to do but relaxing.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
48204 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 7:59 pm to
there’s some great cabins on the bogue chitto in MS (mccomb area)
Posted by WillFerrellisking
Member since Jun 2019
2790 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 8:00 pm to
What’s there to do in broken bow? The wife mentioned it but I didn’t really pay attention to what she said.
Posted by WillFerrellisking
Member since Jun 2019
2790 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 8:03 pm to
Is it you that has a rental cabin there?

McComb is 20mins from my hunting camp.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
48204 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 8:08 pm to
no but the one we like the best is owned by a poster here. It’s off Brandi Road I’m pretty sure we book it on Airbnb
Posted by jose
Member since Feb 2009
29706 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 8:12 pm to
It’s a very small Gatlinburg.

There’s a cool drive around safari that my 2.5 year old loved. Really just a bunch of tourist stuff. We didnt do much but enjoy the cabin and the area.

If you can find a cabin off of North Lukfata Trail Road just north of town, there is a cool brewery and winery that are a short drive (almost walking distance) from the cabins.
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