Welcome to Roaring Bear Cabins
Two cabins at the top of the mountain. Family-owned since 2017.
Why People Keep Coming Back to the Smokies
You can't build this.
You can't manufacture the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited national park in the country. You can't recreate the fog sitting in the valley at sunrise, or the way Gatlinburg lights up below you at night, or what it feels like to be above the clouds on a Tennessee mountain with nowhere you have to be.
Pigeon Forge has its place. Dollywood is genuinely great and worth every visit. The attractions, the shows, the lights — that's real too and families love it.
But that's not why people keep coming back to this part of the country year after year.
They come back for the mountain. The trails. The national park. The quiet at the top of the road when you've left everything below you. The east coast and the south don't have another Gatlinburg. There's no substitute for the Smokies and most people figure that out the first time they visit.
We figured it out when we were kids.
Our Story
We're Suzanne and Wayne, from Louisiana. We grew up taking family vacations to Gatlinburg — big groups, other families along, just the four of us. The Smoky Mountains were where we went when we wanted to go somewhere that felt real.
Over the years we've owned several properties in the Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge area. Our first was a small wood cabin in Pigeon Forge — no views, nothing fancy, just a real mountain cabin that felt like it belonged there. People loved it. Not because of what it had, but because of what it was.
We've bought and sold properties through the years. Rising Sun and Setting Sun are the two we kept. We kept them because of where they sit — at the very top of Ski View Road in Panorama Point, above Ober, with views that stretch across Mount LeConte and the valley below. There's something about being up there that we never wanted to let go of.
We bought these cabins so other families could have that feeling too.
What It Feels Like Up Here
Most guests plan to spend their days exploring — downtown Gatlinburg, the national park, Ober, Dollywood. And they do.
Then they get back to the cabin, step onto the deck, and the plans get looser.
Coffee in the morning while fog fills the valley. Hot tub at night while the lights of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge come on below. Dinner on the deck with the mountains in every direction. Days where nobody leaves at all.
That's the part you can't put in a brochure. It just happens when you're up there.
Two Cabins, One Mountain
Haus of the Rising Sun — made for mornings. Sunrise over the ridgeline, two decks, hot tub, sleeps 7. The view faces east across Mount LeConte and the valley.
Haus of the Setting Sun — made for evenings. Sunset behind the Smoky Mountain ridgeline, hot tub facing west, city lights below, sleeps 5. The view that keeps guests on the deck long after dark.
Both sit across the street from each other at Panorama Point. Book one or book both — together they sleep 12 with separate spaces and the same mountaintop views.
What Guests Keep Saying
"Exactly what we needed — quiet, clean, and the views were unreal."
"We could've stayed out on that deck all day."
"Waking up above the clouds was something else."
A Few Things Worth Knowing
You are on the mountain. The roads are curvy and steep near the top — that's what makes the elevation possible. You might see bears, deer, wild turkeys, or a bobcat on the property. It's quiet up here.
That's not a warning. That's the point.
Ready When You Are
Only two cabins. Weekends, summer dates, and fall foliage weeks go fast.
Check availability and book your stay — or reach out if you have questions. We pick up the phone.
- Local owners — if you need something, we’re easy to reach
- A stay that’s simple and doesn’t feel complicated
- Book direct and skip extra platform service fees. You will see the full quote, including required fees and taxes, before you confirm.