Crockett Cabin Bunkhouse

Crockett Cabin is a rustic log cabin bunkhouse, located on the banks of the Nolichucky River, near Erwin, TN. Constructed before the civil war in Kentucky from giant poplar logs, Crockett Cabin was refurbished and relocated to the Nolichucky in the early 1980s. The Appalachian Trail and Nolichucky River are adjacent to the Nolichucky property and there are thousands of acres of nearby National Forest for hiking and fishing.

Crocket Cabin Includes:

• Bunk-beds with thick foam pads for sleeping bags
• large stone fireplace
• covered porch facing the river
• picnic BBQ areas and charcoal grills
• large shower house
• outdoor bonfire ring
• sand volleyball court
• large grassy area for group games
• sleeps groups and families to 42+
• adjacent to the Appalachian Trail and Nolichucky River

There are 2 floors and 6 rooms. Rent the whole cabin or just the space you need.

Crockett Cabin Rates: 4+ people minimum to book a room. $15 per person per night + tax. 9-26 people $2 per person discount. 27+ people $4 per person discount. Rent the whole cabin for $450 + tax per night. 4 person min. to book.

Meal options are available for groups of 9+ (add a Continental breakfast at $7.50 each, deli-lunch at $7.50 each or hot dinner at $11.50 each + tax). Call 1-866-USA-Raft.

Book Crockett Cabin Online or call 1-866-USA-Raft

Crockett Cabin and adventure packages book well in advance for weekend, holiday and summer dates.

Policies for Crockett cabin

Check-in is after 3:00 PM. If you arrive latter in the evening after the outpost closes, consult the dry-erase board on the front of the cabin to see your room assignments.
Check-out is at 11:00. If you are going on a morning rafting trip please check out before your trip departs.
Quiet hours are after 10:00 PM.
No alcoholic beverages.

If you have scheduled meals with us, breakfast is between 7:30 and 8:30 AM and dinner is scheduled for 6:00 PM.

Kids and youth groups love Crockett Cabin. By rustic, we mean that it is not air conditioned or heated. There are electric outlets and lights. There is not a refrigerator so you will need to bring an ice chest.

Erwin, TN: Restaurants

Azteca Mexican Restaurant
1238 N. Main Ave
423-735-0600

China Kitchen
1067 1/2 N. Main Ave
423-743-7788

Little Caesar's Pizza Carry-Out
1203 1/2 N. Main Ave.
423-743-4111

Rocky's Pizza - Delivery
Subs, salad, spaghetti (they deliver to the cabin)
1246 N. Main Ave.
423-743-5519

Pizza Plus - Delivery
423-743-7121

Grocery Stores

Whites Fresh Foods
1609 Jackson-Love HWY
423-743-6971

There is a Walmart off of I-26 W 3 exits towards Johnson City, TN.

Crockett Cabin by John G.

You might be wondering why the cabin you’re looking at is called the Crockett Cabin. Well, I’ll tell you.

Hike upstream on the west bank of the Nolichucky River for a spell and you’ll find where Limestone Creek adds its burden of water and sediment and gravel to the Nolichucky. You might have to have a local to guide you.

Stop there and search the north bank of the creek. You’ll notice the weeds and brush and trees aren’t so thick there as they are on the south bank of the creek. You’ll also notice that the north side of the creek is higher than the south side, high enough that Nolichucky flood waters could never reach the top. You’re looking at the birthplace of David Davy Crockett. And yes, that’s his full name.

Now notice the trees growing on the banks of the Nolichucky all the way to the top of the highest ridge. You’re looking at giant poplar trees. Those trees will sometimes grow straight as an arrow, 10 feet in diameter and 80 feet tall, with not a limb for the first 40 feet.

We’re talking about softwood trees now, sorta like pine, not hardwood trees like oak and chestnut and walnut and locust. Now if you were gonna build yourself a cabin, and you were gonna have to cut the trees down with an ax, not a chain saw, what kind of tree would you prefer to work on? The poplar, of course.

And that’s what John Crockett did when he arrived in the 1780's after whipping the Red Coats in the Revolution. He was given the land for his service in the war, but he had to take his ax and clear the land and build his cabin. In this cabin Davy Crockett was born, August 17, 1786, the fifth son of nine kids. That’s more than a hundred years ago, but today you can still stand in the cabin where Davy was born.

But that’s not exactly right either. You see, the Crocketts were a restless bunch, and soon moved on from the Nolichucky. And over the years other families lived in that cabin of poplar logs and added to it and changed things around some.

But take a close look at those poplar logs. See how wide they are? Those were monster trees. Look closer and you can see the ax and adze marks on the logs. They were split by hand.

How do we know this is the cabin where Davy Crockett was born? We don’t know for sure, but many years ago the original owner of this land found a cabin in eastern Tennessee that all the locals called the Crockett cabin. The locals claimed that this was the original Crockett cabin.

So the original owner of this land accepted that legend, too. He took the cabin apart, marked each log, and then reassembled it here once more on the bank of the Nolichucky River. Then he nailed the sign over the door.