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Lodging Options

Personalize your experience with you choice of lodging. Our Lodging Partners provide a discounted rate during Festival week! Additional days may be requested and depend upon availability. Opossum Creek cabins are first available to veteran supporters of NRBN programs; other lodging options are on a first-come-first-serve basis. Cabins are furnished vacation homes in semi-secluded settings with private hot tubs and modern amenities. You may consider bringing a non-birding friend to share your cabin.

Contact Us for groups of 6 or more.

Listed drive times are approximate.

Package Inclusive Lodging

When you select a Package with Lodging, Rachel handles your reservation for you.

Lodging check-in is the afternoon before your first field trip and check-out is the morning after you last field trip. Additional days may be available upon your specific request. Check-in and out details vary by provider and are provided in April. 

Opossum Creek Retreat Cabins: First available to veteran supporters of NRBN programs. 7 minutes (2.7 miles) from our Burnwood rendezvous point, and serves as headquarters for our dinners and presentations.
Location (google map): 239 Opossum Creek Retreat Rd, Lansing, WV 25862
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Adventures on the Gorge Cabins: 5 minutes (1.6 miles) from our Burnwood rendezvous point, and 8 minutes (2.4 miles) from headquarters at Opossum Creek Retreat. Outback cabins: 1-bedroom with 1 king bed, a loft with 2 twin beds, 1 bathroom; or Outback cabins: 2-bedrooms with 1 king bed, and upstairs 3 beds, 2 bathrooms.
Location (google map): 107 Mill Creek Campus Rd, Fayetteville, WV 25840 
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Hawks Nest State Park Lodge: 14 minutes (7 miles) from our Burnwood rendezvous via Rt 60/5; and 15 minutes (7 miles) from OCR via Rt 60/Midland Tr and Willis Rd. 1 room with 1 or 2 beds, 1 bathroom.
Location (google map): Hawks Nest Lodge, 18408 Midland Trail near, Ansted, WV 25812
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Fern Gully Cabins (formerly, Hemlock Haven): 12 minutes (8.3 miles) from our Burnwood rendezvous point, and 14 minutes (8.1 miles) from headquarters at Opossum Creek Retreat. Pet Friendly. 3 bedrooms, 4 beds, 2 bathrooms.
Location (google map): Mallard Road, Hico, WV 25854
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Cedar Waxwing Cabin: All week (7 nights) Only. 3 minutes (0.7 miles) from our Burnwood rendezvous point, and 6 minutes (2.4 miles) from headquarters at Opossum Creek Retreat. Pet Friendly. 3 bedrooms, 4 beds, 2 bathrooms.
Location (google map): 273 Ames Heights Road, Lansing, WV 25862

Self-Reservation Options

Contact providers to make your own reservation - tell them you're attending the New River Birding & Nature Festival.

You will obtain additional details directly from these providers.

Country Road Cabins: 10 minutes (7.2 miles) from our Burnwood rendezvous point, and 13 minutes (6.9 miles) from headquarters at Opossum Creek Retreat.
Location: 1508 Sunday Road, Hico, West Virginia, 25854
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ACE Adventure Resort: 20 minutes (11.8 miles) from our Burnwood rendezvous point, and 25 minutes (14.5 miles) from headquarters at Opossum Creek Retreat. Pet friendly options.
Location: 1 Concho Road, Oak Hill, WV 25901
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Comfort Inn Oak Hill: 8 minutes (5.5 miles) from our Burnwood rendezvous point, and 15 minutes (8 miles) from headquarters at Opossum Creek Retreat. 
Location: 801 Mall Rd, Oak Hill, WV 25901
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Oak Hill Holiday Lodge: 11 minutes (8 miles) from our Burnwood rendezvous point, and 16 minutes (10.6 miles) from headquarters at Opossum Creek Retreat.
Location: 340 Oyler Avenue, Oak Hill, WV 25901
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Check out other area lodging at New River Gorge Visitors Bureau, and AirBnB.