Planning a youth group trip?
Our 2-cabin compound is youth leader-approved! Boys in one cabin, girls in another, leaders in the third. 24 beds, 2 game rooms (pool, arcade, air hockey), 2 theaters for movie nights, plus hiking, ziplining, and Dollywood nearby. Teens stay entertained while you build community!
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Perfect for Youth Groups
- Gender separation - Boys cabin, girls cabin, leaders cabin
- 2 game rooms - Pool tables, arcade games, air hockey (teens LOVE this)
- 2 movie theaters - Movie nights with 12 seats each
- Hot tubs - Evening hangout spots (supervised!)
- 9 bedrooms - Easier to manage small groups
- Side-by-side cabins - Leaders can monitor without cramming everyone together
- Full kitchens - Feed hungry teens affordably
- WiFi - For better or worse, they'll want it
Suggested Cabin Organization
Boys Cabin
Big Sky Lodge - 12 boys + male leaders. Game room competitions all night!
Girls Cabin
Funky Bear Lodge - 12 girls + female leaders. Movie nights and hot tub hangouts.
Leaders Cabin
Million Dollar View or Dream Big - 8 leaders/chaperones. Central meeting spot.
Youth-Friendly Activities Nearby
Dollywood
Thrill rides and shows
Ziplining
Multiple zipline courses
Hiking
National park trails
Rafting
Whitewater adventures
Ober Mountain
Skiing, tubing, coaster
Go-Karts
Racing in Pigeon Forge
Sample Youth Group Schedule
Friday
- 4 PM: Arrive, cabin assignments, settle in
- 6 PM: Pizza dinner (easy first night)
- 7:30 PM: Group games or opening session
- 9 PM: Cabin time - game room tournaments!
- 11 PM: Lights out (good luck enforcing this)
Saturday
- 8 AM: Breakfast
- 9 AM: Morning session or devotions
- 10 AM - 5 PM: Adventure day (Dollywood, hiking, or ziplining)
- 6 PM: Dinner back at cabins
- 7:30 PM: Evening session
- 9 PM: Hot tub hangout, movies, or game night
Sunday
- 8 AM: Breakfast
- 9 AM: Closing session
- 10:30 AM: Pack up, clean cabins
- 11 AM: Head home
Cabins Mapped to Your Youth Trip
- Big Sky Lodge (sleeps 12) — typically the boys' / one gender cabin; arcade + 10-person Jacuzzi
- Funky Bear Lodge (sleeps 12) — typically the girls' / other gender cabin; 12-seat theater + 8-person hot tub
- Need a leaders cabin too? Add Million Dollar View or Dream Big (sleep 8) — 30 seconds away on the same ridge
- Start with the sleeps-12 hub or large-group cabins; for multi-cabin quotes use our contact page
Supervision Logistics That Actually Work
Youth leaders ask us the same practical questions every season, so here is what works on this property. The cabins sit 30 seconds apart on a private ridge with one shared drive — nobody comes or goes without headlights sweeping the great-room windows, which makes lights-out enforcement far easier than a hotel with elevator access. Every bedroom door locks, and leaders staying in the loft bedrooms are positioned between the entry and the kids' rooms by default. Assign one adult per floor and you have full coverage with a 1:6 ratio for a 24-student trip.
Phones and noise: WiFi covers every floor of both cabins, so streaming works for movie night in the theater rooms — but the ridge has no through-traffic and quiet hours after 10 PM are a property rule, which most leaders use as backup for their own lights-out policy.
Budgeting a Youth Retreat
Two cabins sleeping 24 typically come out to $30–$45 per student per night with the multi-cabin discount — well under retreat-center pricing, with no per-meal charges because you control the kitchens. Three cost-saving patterns we see: grocery pickup at Food City in Sevierville on the drive in (order the day before), one pancake-and-eggs breakfast crew per cabin instead of eating out, and a free hike like Laurel Falls as the Saturday activity instead of a paid attraction. Budget-conscious groups can do an entire weekend, lodging included, for under $100 per student.
Free and Cheap Activity Ideas
The best youth-trip programming here costs nothing: a sunrise devotional on the deck overlooking the Smokies, a group hike to Grotto Falls (the waterfall you can walk behind — guaranteed crowd-pleaser), and pool tournaments across the three game-room tables after dark. For one paid activity, Anakeesta and Ober Gatlinburg both offer group rates with advance booking, and the trolley gets the whole group downtown without a convoy of vans. Build the schedule around two anchor blocks a day and leave the rest loose — the cabins do the entertaining in between.
Reserve Both Cabins Together
Check availability for your youth group dates.
Big Sky Lodge — sleeps 12
Funky Bear Lodge — sleeps 12
Booking both cabins for the same dates? Contact us for the multi-cabin group rate and we’ll coordinate the reservation across both properties for you.
Youth Group FAQ
Each cabin is completely separate with locking doors. Most groups put boys in one cabin (12), girls in another (12), and adult leaders in the third (10). The cabins are steps apart so leaders can easily check on both groups.
Each cabin has a pool table and arcade games, and Big Sky Lodge adds air hockey. That's 2 pool tables total for tournaments! The theater rooms have big screens for video games too.
Yes! Two full kitchens (one per cabin) make group cooking easy. Many youth groups assign each cabin a meal, do potluck style, or bring chaperones who rotate cooking. Kroger is 10 minutes away for groceries.
Standard security deposit applies. We welcome youth groups! Just ensure adequate adult supervision. Leave cabins in reasonable condition (dishes in dishwasher, trash in bins). Report any accidents immediately.