Black Bear Hideaway

Highly recommend this property. The home is older but impeccably clean and well stocked with everything you will need. There are plenty of towels (not always the case with rental homes), hand soap, dish soap, tissues, and toiletries. Somebody clearly went out of their way to consider the little details, like the adorable decor, to make the home very cozy and inviting. Great location for Table Rock, Caesars Head, Keowee-Toxaway state parks and Lake Keowee. The Pumpkintown General Store is great for breakfast and Pickens (Main street) is about 15 minutes away for lunch or dinner.

We only stayed for one night, but the house was just what we needed. Clean and comfortable.

Black Bear Hideaway is convenient to everything we were in the Pickens area to see and do: A wedding at Pretty Place Chapel and hiking. It is a quiet secluded area yet the town of Pickens with grocery and restaurants is only 15 minutes away. The cabin/house It was more rustic than we had anticipated (appliances are past their prime and loud, painted surfaces and countertops peeling, etc) but the beds were comfortable and the air conditioning was a welcome relief in the 90 degree temps (NOTE: one bedroom does not have an AC/Heat vent). The kitchen is well stocked and we cooked breakfast and dinner every day of our stay. The hot tub looked inviting but the summer heat prevented us from using it. Black Bear is just minutes from Table Rock State Park which has some great hiking and even has a swimming lake! Ceasar's Head State Park in NC is about an hour drive and has great waterfall hikes and is fee free. Lots of hiking surrounds the area in almost every direction. Maryann was great communicating check-in and check-out procedures and the house was ready for us when we arrived.

Great place.