The Top Vacation Log Home Hot Spots To Build A Log Cabin

Written by Lynnette on May 21, 2007 | Comments (0)

The Log & Timber Homes Network has compiled a list of the most ideal areas across the country in which to build a vacation log home.

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View the top log home vacation hot spots for 2007, compared to 2006...

2007 Top Spots

The list of log home vacation hot spots for 2007 is based on input from the log home community: Producers, dealers, property experts, and vacation experts.

They are presented alphabetically by state.

Bull Shoals, Arkansas
Prescott, Arizona
Angels Camp, California
Del Norte County, California
Mancos, Colorado
Ocala, Florida *
Ellijay, Georgia
Island Park, Idaho
Brown County, Indiana **
Petoskey, Michigan
Ely, Minnesota
Warsaw, Missouri
Anaconda, Montana
Lincoln-Woodstock, New Hampshire
Logan, Ohio
Deschutes County, Oregon
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Pickens County, South Carolina
Roane County, Tennessee
Port Angeles, Washington
Door County, Wisconsin
Fayette County, West Virginia
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Thermopolis, Wyoming

*We had property there -- in Ocala Shores -- but sold it a couple years ago. Not nearly as hip & cool as other areas, in our opinion.

**I went to college near there and can attest to the fact that it's a very sweet woodsy little community.

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2006 Top Log Home Vacation Hot Spots

The log home vacation hot spots which appear on the list for 2006 were chosen for their unique amenities, their affordability, and their undiscovered charms.

They are listed alphabetically by state.

Wasilla, Alaska
Gold Canyon, Arizona
Alpine County, California
Salida, Colorado
Summit County, Colorado
Blairsville, Georgia
Hayden Lake, Idaho
The Maine Highlands
Marquette County, Michigan
Paradise Valley, Montana
Incline Village, Nevada
Taos and Red River, New Mexico
The Catskills, New York
Cherokee County, North Carolina
Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania
Franklin, Tennessee *
Gillespie County, Texas
Cedar City, Utah
Midway, Utah
Mad River Valley, Vermont
Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia
Black River Falls, Wisconsin
St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin
Big Horn, Wyoming

*I couldn't agree more! (...though I have a hard time understanding how they came up with their "average lot price" and "average vacation home resale price". They seem incredibly low.)