The front entrance to Laurelwood Lodge. Come sit a spell on the cozy porch and watch the local wildlife.

The upper deck is a great place to sit and watch nature or to entertain guest

Beautiful Mirror lake in Fall. 3 minutes from Laurelwood Lodge in Riverbend

Welcome to Laurelwood Lodge! We're glad you're here!

Rock garden at front of Riverbend

The interior of the great room showing the loft area that connects the two upstairs bedrooms and the upstairs full bath, complete with a jacuzzi bathtub!

The open kitchen plan is great for socializing with friends while cooking.

Beautiful Mirror Lake

Mirror Lake fun on a Summer afternoon

The beautiful Broad River flows through Riverbend . This is where the community gets its name.

The 'Old Swimmin Hole' on the Broad River in Riverbend. Just 2 minutes away.

The beautiful French Broad River. this is just down the hill from the house.

Girl launching Kayak on the Broad River in front of the Waterfall in Riverbend

Small rapids on the Broad River along the Nature Walk in Riverbend at lake Lure

The rear of Laurelwood at dusk with its two huge twin decks

It snowed last night at Laurelwood lodge!

Sailing on Mirror Lake. We have 2 canoes and several kayaks for you to use while staying at Laurelwood.

Picking out pumpkins at Grandad's Apples - an annual favorite must do!

Playing at the creek below the house.

A quite pool near the swimming hole on a warm Summer day.

Dogs just love this place! Laurelwood is family, kid, and dog friendly!

One of the several watercraft available to use at Laurelwood. We supply the boats, paddles and life jackets - You supply the fun!

A Lazy afternoon on the upper back deck at Laurelwood Lodge.

Propane grill in the outside eating area

The outdoor eating area adjacent to the kitchen area, accessed through a slider. The most wonderful part of this is that you are elevated about 30' above ground so there are no bugs to bother your picnic!

Our hot tub is kept meticulously clean and will be waiting on you after that hard day of hiking!

While you're having that soak you can look out over the beautiful meadow are and the creek below.

The upstairs bathroom has a jacuzzi tub, full size shower, and twin sinks. Perfect for the kids!

The jacuzzi tub in the upstairs bath.

Garden Jacuzzi tub in Master Bath

A snowy Christmas at Laurelwood

My kids playing in the snow at Laurelwood when they were young.

My family at the top of Mount Mitchell on a cold Winter Day. Beautiful but chilly!

The spacious upper deck with rocking chairs overlooks the creek and the meadow beyond. At the bottom of our property is the remnants of a 100 year old logging trail that was cut through this area.

The parking area at Laurelwood gives you ample room for multiple cars

Ping Pong table in the game room

The game room is complete with air hockey, pool table, ping pong and a TV area with direct TV.

Front bedroom on the main level adjoins a full bathroom with tub, shower and sink.

This is the layout of the great room with the gas fireplace on the right, a sofa, love seat and willow recliner. This are is adjacent to the open kitchen plan.

Another view of the great room area showing the propane fireplace and it's proximity to the open plan kitchen. To the left are two glass sliding doors leading to the outside upper deck.

One of two twin beds in one of the upstairs bedrooms. This room has a full bed and two twins.

A full size bed in one of the upstairs bedrooms. This room also has two twin beds.

The open kitchen area showing the conveniently located 8 place table.

A double size bed in one of the upstairs bedrooms. This room also has a king size bed that matches.

We provide canoes, kayaks, paddles and life jackets for your fun on the water.

The great room with it's large expanse of glass doors and two 10' tall trapezoid windows give you a wonderful view .

We take pride in our spotlessly clean and well equipped kitchen

The inviting front porch entrance to Laurelwood Lodge. It includes an antique porch swing, 3 full size rockers, a kids rocker, and a bench for two.