above: sneezeweed bloom along the Skyway

Tapaco Lodge Overnight Stay

Saturday August 16, 2025

Kenny & Dana Koogler

Tapoco Lodge Info Here

I asked for an overnight stay at Tapoco Lodge as my birthday present for this year.

Kenny made the arrangements and we went for Saturday night. We made the suggested dinner reservations for six o'clock p.m. Saturday. You can't check in until 3 pm and we had opted for a cabin instead of a lodge room. They did let us check in a bit early. I think we checked in right around 2 pm. We had lunch at the lodge. I tried the 'Hippie bowl". It was good!

Below: a photo of the main entrance of Tapoco

Below Kenny is having a beer with lunch. I'm drinking a mocktail. Pineapple Ginger beer mule. It wasn't great and I won't get it again. It tasted of medicine back when I was taking turmeric shots. I was making turmeric, ginger, honey, redpepper and orange juice shots to take for inflammation. It did not help me and it tasted gross.

While we waited to be able to check in after lunch we drove up to Maple Springs Bald Overlook.

I hoped this ride would provide a chance to see pretty Summer wildflowers. I learned that the road up there is not a good spot for Summer wildflowers at all. It was a pretty view, but a little on the hazy side.

Below: main entrance of the lodge is in the gift shop. You check in at the desk.

Below: gift shop another view that shows the wares and the corner of the fireplace.
Below: Summer view from Maple Springs Bald Overlook

Below: interior of the cabin.

Below: big pretty bathroom and shower.

Below: Kenny piled up in the bed relaxing watching TV. Loved the old logging train photo.

Above: bedside table This old wood paneling reminds me of my aunt and uncle's home. They had this throughout the whole house.

Below: looking at the room from the bathroom.

Below: cabin front/exterior. It was the prettiest one in our opinion. Charming.

Below: steps down from the parking spot The cabins are packed in there pretty tightly.

Below: the dining room where they serve breakfast. Kenny with his coffee.

above and below: breakfast

Below: dinner by the Cheoah River outdoors

Below: dinner at the tavern.

On Sunday we got up and had breakfast at the lodge. It was quite good. We packed up and headed home. We drove the Skyway instead of Hwy 129. Just to see some different things. The Skyway was alright, but a little disappointing. It was rather blah. We saw a few late Summer wildflowers, but otherwise it was lack luster.