Afternoon Delight #541

🏞️ Historic River Cabin | Swimming Hole | Huge Yard | Free Attraction Tickets

Welcome to your Smoky Mountain escape! This charming 100+ year-old cabin sits directly on the Little Pigeon River with the famous Flint Rock swimming hole right in the backyard. If you're looking for a peaceful riverside retreat with character, history, and plenty of outdoor space, you've found it.

The cabin has been updated over the years for comfort while preserving the charm and personality that only a century-old mountain home can offer. It's not a luxury resort cabin—and that's exactly why guests love it. What you'll find instead is an authentic Smoky Mountain experience at a great value.

✨ What You'll Love
Riverfront location on the Little Pigeon River
Flint Rock swimming hole just steps from the back door
Massive yard perfect for pets and outdoor games
Historic cabin with over 100 years of Smoky Mountain character
Peaceful setting away from the crowds
Just 500 feet from the historic Emerts Cove Covered Bridge
Only 2.5 miles from Rocky Top Sports World
Free attraction tickets included with your stay
🛏️ The Space
2 bedrooms
Comfortable living area
Fully equipped kitchen
Riverside outdoor space
Huge pet-friendly yard
Relaxing river views and easy water access
🎟️ Free Guest Perks

Every stay includes complimentary attraction tickets through our guest rewards program, featuring popular Smoky Mountain favorites such as:

Dollywood
Anakeesta
Dolly Parton's Stampede
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Feud
Plus additional local attractions and activities throughout your stay
🏡 Traveling with a Larger Group?

This cabin is one of seven cabins located on the property. If you're planning a family reunion, sports tournament, wedding group, church retreat, or large gathering, the additional cabins can be rented together to accommodate larger groups while still allowing everyone their own private space.

The property's proximity to Rocky Top Sports World makes it especially convenient for tournament families looking for a peaceful place to stay after a day of competition.

🌲 Location

Nestled in beautiful Emerts Cove, you'll enjoy a peaceful mountain setting while being just minutes from:

Rocky Top Sports World (2.5 miles)
Gatlinburg
Pigeon Forge
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Dining, shopping, and entertainment
🐾 Pet Friendly

Bring your four-legged family members! The oversized yard offers plenty of room to run, play, and enjoy the outdoors.

❤️ Good to Know

This is a historic cabin, not a newly built luxury property. Its age, character, and riverside setting are part of what makes it special. If you appreciate authentic Smoky Mountain charm, direct river access, a backyard swimming hole, and exceptional value, you'll feel right at home here.

Wake up to the sounds of the Little Pigeon River, spend the day exploring the Smokies or cheering on your athlete at Rocky Top Sports World, then come back to cool off in the Flint Rock swimming hole and relax under the stars.

Perfect for: Sports families • Couples • Small families • Pet owners • Fishermen • Tubers • Nature lovers • Group gatherings and reunions


The Reagan family, one of Gatlinburg's most historic families, began building cabins around 1925. At the time, Otha Reagan worked stripping tanning bark in the Sugarlands area of what is now the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and his wife, Emma, was a weaver at Arrowmont. In 1923, Otha and Emma had saved enough money $500 to be exact to purchase five acres of land on the Roaring Fork Creek where Brookside Resort is today. Just a few years later they began building small cabins and chicken coops on the property to rent to men who were in the area building the road from Newfound Gap to Clingmans Dome. These cabins were built with timbers from the Roaring Fork School House and Church, and some were built from log homes moved straight out of the National Park. Many of the Reagan family's ancestors were even born in these cabins!

In 1971, Gatlinburg Southern Building Code required the remodel of nearly all the buildings in the area to a Bavarian type of exterior, so the Reagan cabins were updated to conform. Not too long after that in 1980, all of the original cabins and chicken houses were moved to their present location in picturesque Emerts Cove by a local river hangout called the Flint Rock Swimming Hole. To make a few larger cabins to accommodate larger families, two of the original cabins were placed on each side of a concrete slab to form a bedroom and a bathroom, and the middle was built to form a living area. Don't worry, though, the cabins haven't lost any of their history. Rumor has it that old chicken feed bags from the cabins earliest years have been found in their attics! Today's owners are proud to bring a little piece of their family's Gatlinburg history to your Gatlinburg vacation!

Afternoon Delight is a delightful two-bedroom cottage that features one bedroom with a king-size and another with a queen-size bed. The Cottage is also equipped with a full kitchen, and a living and dining area with a flat screen. Afternoon Delight can be rented with the other Brookside cabins to accommodate large groups. Indoor fireplace in operation October-March. There are also TVs in each bedroom with streaming capabilities only.

There is a $60 pet fee per pet. Pets must be on a leash when outside. No pets on furniture or beds and pet must be crated when leaving the property.

3 miles from Rocky Top Sports World.