🚂 Sleep in a caboose on a bison ranch: Seaboard Coast Line #0843

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Cabin

Enjoy your morning coffee on the nice large deck

Fully equipped kitchen, has stove, microwave & fridge.

Queen bed, can view the bison from the window when they are in the field

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1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 555.7 sq m

Popular amenities

Parking available
Dryer
Washer
Kitchen
Pet-friendly
Barbecue grill

Explore the area

Clyde, NC

Lake Junaluska Golf Course
‪16 min drive‬
Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center
‪16 min drive‬
Cataloochee Valley
‪41 min drive‬
Asheville, NC (AVL-Asheville Regional)
‪45 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 5)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Cuploa

1 Double Bed

Pullout Couch

1 Single Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Dining area

About this property

Looking for a completely unique vacation? Sleep in our restored 1960's caboose! Completely renovated on the inside to ensure rest & relaxation while visiting the Smokies. The caboose has a private master bedroom, a cupola for the kids to sleep in, a full kitchen to cook meals in! You can literally lay in bed & see the buffalo herd out in the pasture!

Enjoy making memories while making smores over the fire pit outside as you watch the bison grazing in the field. Truly, Buffalo roam on this private 65 acre little piece of heaven tucked away in the mountains. Whether watching the sunrise over the mountain peaks while the Smoky Mountains clear up for a beautiful day, or setting your sights on our herd of buffalo coming for their morning oats. You will not be disappointed while you are enjoying a hot cup of coffee or cocoa on our large back deck of a unique rental!

If you are looking for a quiet 'get away from it all' retreat, this is it! Enjoy long hikes on the property, fishing within walking distance from the caboose or take a trip into town to do some shopping or antiquing.

Children will love the hike through the woods to the brand play area, The BC Corral! This custom designed area has everything from swings, zip line, slides, teeter totter, cargo nets, rock wall & even a horse shoe pit for the adults! The kids will love it here!

A stay at Buffalo Creek Vacations is surely one that your family will always enjoy looking back on!

We are pet friendly, size doesn't matter!

Fun things to do: Great Smoky Mountain Railroad, Biltmore Estate, skiing at Cataloochee Ski Area, Tubing at Tony's Tube World, Ghost Town, hiking at Chimney Rock, tubing at Deep Creek, Fun Factory, visit the Elk in Cataloochee Park, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, take a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Casino in Cherokee, slide down the rocks at Sliding Rockin the Pisgah National Forest, downhill skiing, snowboarding & tubing at Cataloochee Ski Resort, golf at Waynesville Country Club, Maggie Valley Country Club or Ironduff Golf Course!

Property manager

Cheryl Hillis

Premier Host

Languages

English

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See the bison in the field! Enjoy your morning coffee on the nice large deck

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Pet-friendly

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 21

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

We rent pack n plays if needed- $15

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed

Pet fee is $60

Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Only outside - butts must be disposed of properly.

Any change in reservation will result in a $20 reservation change fee.

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Clyde

Located in Clyde, this cabin is near theme parks and in the mountains. Lake Junaluska Golf Course and Balsam Spa are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cold Mountain Gameland. Travelling with kids? Consider Waynesville Recreation Center, or check out an event or a game at Smoky Mountain Jumphouse. Take in the nearby slopes with snowboarding and skiing, or try out other outdoor activities such as sledging.

Clyde, NC

What's nearby

Lake Junaluska Golf Course - 16 min drive - 15.1 km
Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center - 16 min drive - 15.6 km
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds - 25 min drive - 25.2 km
Cataloochee Ski Area - 27 min drive - 25.8 km
Cataloochee Valley - 41 min drive - 27.8 km

Getting around

Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) - 45 min drive

Restaurants

‪Sherrill's Pioneer Restaurant - ‬15 min drive
‪Haywood Cafe - ‬9 min drive
‪Ferguson Supply - ‬10 min drive
‪Blue Rooster Southern Grill - ‬15 min drive
‪Ammons' Drive Inn & Dairy Bar - ‬17 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is 🚂 Sleep in a caboose on a bison ranch: Seaboard Coast Line #0843 pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at 🚂 Sleep in a caboose on a bison ranch: Seaboard Coast Line #0843?

As of 4 May 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at 🚂 Sleep in a caboose on a bison ranch: Seaboard Coast Line #0843 on 11 May 2025 start from NZ$419.15, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at 🚂 Sleep in a caboose on a bison ranch: Seaboard Coast Line #0843?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 🚂 Sleep in a caboose on a bison ranch: Seaboard Coast Line #0843?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is 🚂 Sleep in a caboose on a bison ranch: Seaboard Coast Line #0843 located?

This family-friendly Clyde cabin is located in the mountains, 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Pigeon River, and within 9 mi (15 km) of Haywood County Public Library and Blue Ridge Health - Haywood. Waynesville Recreation Center and Queen's Farm Stables are also within 12 miles (20 km).

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9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

8/10 Good

Lara F.

27 April 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Novelty stay

Fun stay in a caboose surrounded by Bison. Didn't get to spend much time, but enjoyed the space. Caboose was clean and comfortable and it was fun to see all the animals.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joy K.

7 July 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay!

Really nice farm. Definitely had lots of fun & enjoyed everything on the property.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Brittany H.

7 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful getaway

We loved staying in this Caboose! The family did an amazing job of refurbishing the Caboose. We especially loved interacting with all the animals on the property.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

michaael a.

11 June 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Orange caboose

Awesome place!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shaun H.

23 June 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great for kids

The property is fun for kids— lots of animals! Caboose was clean and well kept.

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne K.

7 December 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful!

Our family really enjoyed staying in one of the cabooses, feeding the animals, playing in the playground and game room. Everyone had a great time! Warm staff made us feel very welcome.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joanna D., Morganton, NC

6 July 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Unique and fun trip!

The whole family enjoyed our stay in the caboose. Seeing the Bison when you wake up was so neat, we even got to see a brand new baby that was just born. The kids loved feeding the goats and seeing all of the animals.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Scott S.

31 May 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect stay

This was a beautiful stay and so unique. A caboose surrounded by nature. The caboose was very clean and comfortable. Wish we would have stayed longer. We will definitely come back again. Thank you for a memorable stay.

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Asia

11 July 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

My boys loved it!

My boys are obsessed with trains and this was by far an epic stay. Everything is exactly like the pics! Clean and cozy!

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Karen K.

17 February 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful!

Our entire stay was one of the best experiences we have had. We stayed in the orange caboose and loved it! It was very clean and the best were comfortable. The staff goes above and beyond. Cheryl invited us to the Saturday morning breakfast and it was well worth it! We will definitely be back!

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Christy O.

10 July 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Train Lovers Dream

This stay was for my son’s high school graduation. He loves all things trains. We have stayed in many caboose cars across the country. This is by far the nicest we have stayed in. It has everything you need. It is modern, but has kept an authentic feel. He had a blast being able to utilize the cupola. The fact that it is on a Buffalo ranch is an added plus. He also enjoyed the Agapeland model train layout. Thank you to the guys who opened it up and allowed him to enjoy your collection. We will have fun trying out different cabooses on the property during future visits. Everything was clean upon arrival and communication was great. I highly recommend!

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica O.

1 September 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Train lover’s paradise!

What a joy it was to pull up to the cabooses and see what looked like a depot of cabooses now! Our hosts Jeff and Cheryl were so excited to let us know about their plans to add more cabooses to their property and what they have in store sounds absolutely incredible! Our own caboose was incredibly tangtastic and fantastic! We love the interior decor that was incredibly thought about. The charming orange and train themed home decor was absolutely adorable! Seeing the Bison get fed in the morning, all the farm animals in the barns, and getting to see so many miniature trains in the train museum was an absolute delight and brought out our inner child! Thanks for helping us reconnect with the train loving kid within!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Biljana W.

28 August 2020

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness

Great novelty and wonderful surroundings

The good: The attention to detail in decorating was superb! The beds were comfortable. What a great novelty to stay in a caboose. TVs worked great. The property manager was immediately responsive and super helpful when our code didn’t work. She also kindly recommended some things we could do around the property. The not so good: My biggest complaint was that it was not as clean as I had expected, especially in times of a pandemic. One of the reasons I chose this place was the enhanced cleaning techniques that the website said they employed. Instead, the place was very dusty, there were fingerprints on the refrigerator door and on a window when we got there, crumbs on one of the tables in the kitchen. We were planning on wiping everything down when we got there due to the virus and I am very glad we were prepared. There was also no soap in the bathroom dispenser but I did not report it since there was plenty in the kitchen so we just used that. The water was not great for drinking, so we just got bottled water and ice from the store. I’m sure we won’t remember any of that though and instead we’ll remember seeing the buffalo out the window and the wonderfully unique experience of sleeping in a caboose!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jessica T.

9 April 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

John M.

13 August 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great!!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kendra W.

5 June 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Unique Stay in a Thoughtfully renovated Tiny Home

Very unique and impressive use of space. I do wish there were white linens and a dishwasher but those are personal preferences that don't overall impact the quality of this stay. Kids enjoyed the loft, deck and seeing the animals. Overall, a great stay!

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Melody V.

3 May 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent Family Experience!

We have stayed at several BNB rentals in the past, but this topped the cake! The accommodations were perfect ( I would suggest extra blankets if you bring 4 kids and loft for maybe age 5+) but everything else was so perfect. The small details add up like local coffee ready for you by the coffee ☕️ pot to the specialized sign greeting you when you walk in. Bring your hiking shoes! There is a lot to explore. The game room was also fun. We only stayed one night but next visit will be two! We want to take advantage of feeding the goats and a few things we didn’t have time to do like the fire 🔥 pit! I’d suggest this for any family with young kids or even a couples trip. Side note, not on the property but walking distance from it is a great fishing spot on the river!

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ryan D.

16 September 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great

Really great little caboose. Kids and adults loved it. A little difficult to find at night, but cool place.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nancy L.

30 April 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great fun but a few glitches

Giving five stars because overall the caboose is so much fun and the property is as well. The caboose is decorated very nicely and it’s basically a very cute tiny home. I thought it made good use of space, and we very much enjoyed the deck outside which is where we ate all of our meals. I absolutely love Buffalo and was thrilled to see them each morning. You pretty much only saw them in the morning time when they headed in that general direction for the breakfast. There are also a lot more animals on the property that you can visit and feed including miniature horses, goats, turkey, bunnies etc. there is a playground on the property although make sure you put on your walking shoes as it is a fairly steep hike LOL. We did visit their little store and bought several things. Be aware that no one is wearing a mask if that concerns you. I have three complaints on the interior. The biggest one was the bed in the master. The sheets are polyester which I understand people buy because they dry very quickly. But they’re pretty uncomfortable. There was also no blanket, just the comforter, which I have no idea if they wash or not. The second issue was the upstairs loft bed. It was a good 10 or 15° hotter up there than it was downstairs and basically it was unusable even though it was only about 80° outside and we had the air conditioning on inside. There was a fan up there but it was not working. I’m not sure if a fan would have actually solved it though. Last concern was the dishes. When you leave, you wash your own dishes by hand. Given the state of the world right now, I just wish there had been a dishwasher or a way to sanitize them better. We ended up re-washing the dishes before we use them.All in all it was a fantastic experience though and I would recommend!

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lancen H.

17 March 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful stay

The caboose was awesome. The kids loved it, well designed and useful space. The farm in general was fantastic. So much to do, we loved meeting Harold and talking about the bison. Great stay all around. We will definitely be coming back.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Melisa G.

13 March 2021

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A night away

I decided to take my kids on a little adventure overnight. We did some hiking and made our way to the buffalo farm. They were surprises at every turn! All the different animals and the cabooses! Awesome experience to have and we will come back again! (If im being honest, the only thing i wasnt too excited about was the cleanliness of the caboose and lack of people wearing masks during a pandemic).

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

brandin l.

15 October 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

IDYLLIC!

I cannot express how lovely this place is. A little slice of magic in the middle of the mtns. Take your kids, take your parents, take whoever- you just have to visit.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

About the host

Hosted by Cheryl Hillis

My brothers & my husband had shared a vision of expanding my fathers buffalo ranch when additional property became available to purchase. With all our knowledge & experiences combine we have built 4 log homes & have been renting them out since 2004. Once my husband retires from the US Army in about 5 yrs our dream will be to build our log cabin on the property & be more hands on. God has blessed us beyond our wildest dreams. We hope you love the mountains like we have all come to love being transplants from a very flat NY!

Why they chose this property

My father had a love for trains & it was his idea to purchase the cabooses & turn them in to vacation rentals, We thought it would be very cool to tie in w/ the bison. Kind of gives it an 'ol western feel! Most folks think you have to go out west to see bison & they are surprised to find a herd in the Smoky Mountains of NC!

What makes this property unique

While staying at in our 1960's restored caboose we feel you will really enjoy the peace & tranquility of being secluded on 65 acres. The children will just love looking out the windows & literally seeing the bison roaming out in the pasture!
Another great amenity is the kids being able to "unplug" & take a hike to our custom designed playground as well as seeing the miniature horse, buffalo, goats & llamas.

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1 bedroom (sleeps 5)

Bedroom 1

Cuploa

Pullout Couch

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

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