Cozy cabins just perfect for a relaxing getaway
Check in to a cozy cabin with your crew and let the games begin. Here are three scenic places to foster some family fun.
Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, West Virginia: Oglebay Resort’s rustic but comfortable cabins are the perfect home base from which to enjoy a 1,700-acre wonderland. Sit by the fire or head out for hiking in the rolling hills. Expect golf, fishing, kayaking, aqua cycling, a petting zoo, a playground and horseback riding. Throughout the year, festivals celebrating everything from polka to the polar plunge and other familyfriendly events lure the generations.
Bar Lazy J Guest Ranch, Parshall, Colorado:
Check into a “cowboy authentic” cabin on a Gold Medal stretch of the Colorado River (or spread out in the ranch house) before gearing up for a week of Western fun. Days are filled riding into the nearby hills, practicing skills in the arena, fly fishing and mountain biking. Guests 13 and older can whip across the river at speeds up to 35 mph on the ranch’s 1,500-foot-long zip line.
Historic Harding Cabin, Mount Sterling, Ohio:
History buffs, take note: You can check into what was once the private hideaway of President Warren G. Harding in Ohio’s Deer Creek State Park. The restored yet rustic multilevel cabin reportedly served as a getaway for Harding and his close circle of friends known as the “Ohio Gang.” With a full-length screened porch overlooking the 1,277-acre lake, it’s easy to imagine why Harding might have retreated to the picturesque spot to gain a little perspective.