about Watershed Cabins

Watershed Cabins was formed by Tim Goodwin & Ron Larocque in 1998 (called "Nantahala Mountaintop Cabins" at the time). They built their first cabin (Rocky View) with the idea of enjoying the cabin part-time and renting it out to others the rest of the time. Both owners were full-time Atlanta residents at the time, but the more time they spent in the Smokies, the more they realized the growth potential of the area.

Tim Goodwin, Founder

It became immediately apparent that many of the regular outdoor enthusiasts who were coming up for mountain biking, hiking, rafting, and all the great things in the area, were longing for a better place to stay. They set their sights on providing more luxury level rentals. They bought a little more land and expanded the business plan to include 4 more cabins.

The idea took off and soon private owners were knocking on the door asking Watershed to manage their rental cabin. This growth was combined with the purchase of 50 acres at the intersection of Needmore Road and Highway 74 (sort of the "gateway" to the most popular outdoor attractions because the property sits where the road splits to go to either the Nantahala River or to the Tsali mountain bike trails), and the company started looking like what it is today: a well-established and sizeable management company with an excellent staff and commitment to quality.

The Watershed core property is growing to be a resort-like community. It doesn't have a swimming pool or other resort features (yet!), but the cabins are walking distance to each other and therefore attract larger families and groups. Each cabin still enjoys a level of privacy and seclusion to rent independently, though.

The collection of Watershed Cabins includes the Watershed property with its luxury, hand-crafted log homes, plus off-site cabins ranging from similar luxury log homes to "value" cabins. There's a unit for everyone's budget, and they all have a hot tub, comfortable furnishings, and the same level of cleanliness and quality.

Tim is sole owner of the company now and still operates it from Atlanta, but commutes as needed to the mountains. Tim's mother, Sharon, has "retired" to the area from Florida (nobody has ever worked harder in retirement) and manages the reservations.

Come see us at Watershed...roughing it has never been so luxurious.