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SNOWPLOW SERVICE INCLUDED FOR THE 2025-2026 WINTER SEASON!

Cabin in Arnold with kitchen and patio

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Front of the cabin.
Exterior
Living Room
Loft Bedroom
Living Room and Dining Area

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 6115.6 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Fireplace
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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  • Place, Sequoia Woods Country Club and Golf Course
  • Place, Sierra Nevada Logging Museum
  • Place, Calaveras Big Trees State Park

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Futon and 1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

SNOWPLOW SERVICE INCLUDED FOR THE 2025-2026 WINTER SEASON!



Peaceful, clean and comfortable classic rustic A-Frame in Blue Lake Springs with comfortable furniture. Designed for a romantic couple get-away, small family, or Blue Lake Spring overflow. Enjoy all the summer amenities, including Snowflake Lodge Restaurant, pool, snack bar, tennis courts, playground, ping pong and shuffleboard, the Lodge Lake and Fly-In Lake, and more. (There is Guest Fees for use of Blue Lake Springs Summer Recreation.) Also, there are many area activities including Calaveras Big Trees State Park, hiking, biking, fishing, the caves, Lake Alpine and shopping and dining in Murphy's which is close by. In the winter enjoy Bear Valley Ski Resort just up the highway.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights and lock the doors
Start a load of towels in the washing machine. The lock code for taking out the garbage is BREND. Reminder...load and start the dishwasher.
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
NO SMOKING ANYWHERE ON THE PROPERTY.
Please start a load of towels prior to leaving at the end of your stay. Please use HOT water.

Important information

You need to know

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 indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Arnold

Arnold is home to this cabin. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Calaveras Big Trees State Park and Calaveras South Grove Nature Preserve, while Sierra Nevada Logging Museum and Murphys Creek Theatre are cultural highlights. Explore all the area has to offer with hiking and cycling.
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Arnold, CA

What's nearby

  • Arnold Rim Trail - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Sequoia Woods Country Club and Golf Course - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Sierra Nevada Logging Museum - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • White Pines Lake - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Calaveras Big Trees State Park - 6 min drive - 2.2 km

Getting around

  • Sacramento, CA (SMF-Sacramento Intl.) - 135 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Lube Room Saloon - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Snack Shack - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Bistro Espresso - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Pizza Factory - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Heart & Soul Country Kitchen - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is SNOWPLOW SERVICE INCLUDED FOR THE 2025-2026 WINTER SEASON! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at SNOWPLOW SERVICE INCLUDED FOR THE 2025-2026 WINTER SEASON!?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at SNOWPLOW SERVICE INCLUDED FOR THE 2025-2026 WINTER SEASON!?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is SNOWPLOW SERVICE INCLUDED FOR THE 2025-2026 WINTER SEASON! located?

Situated in Arnold, this cabin is within 1 mile (2 km) of Arnold Rim Trail and Sequoia Woods Country Club and Golf Course. Calaveras Big Trees State Park and Meadowmont Golf Course are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 153 out of 157 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 157 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 157 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 157 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 157 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Vivek S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent stay, carol was awesome
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

James & Sharon J., San Francisco, US

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

Loved our stay

It's becoming a bit of tradition to spend sometime up in the mountains mid fall, we really enjoyed staying the bear hideaway, once again Carol was communicative and the cabin was clean and tidy.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Melissa P.

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

Cozy clean cabin

We loved our stay! The cabin was very clean and fully stocked with utilities, board games, cleaning supplies and towels/blankets. We really enjoyed how the property was tucked away from the main road which made it quiet and a more enjoyable stay (quiet nights and mornings). We highly recommend staying here!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rose C.

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

Love our stay

We had a great time staying at the cabin. The house is clean with all the kitchen supplies. The owner is very responsive even on the Christmas Day. We had a very pleasant stay and would highly recommend to family and friends for this place.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maggie and Lorenzo C.

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

Great place to stay in Arnold!

My family enjoyed staying at this place. It had a cozy cabin feel. My two girls 4 and 6 enjoyed the books, markers and games. Kitchen is cozy but well stocked. The location is outside the "downtown" area of Arnold, close to Calaveras Big trees, which makes it a convenient drive to Bear Valley.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Great holiday stay

Brown Bear Hideaway was a fantastic choice for our family of four on our winter-time visit to Arnold to do some skiing at Bear Valley. Carol's property was clean, well equipped, perfectly located to restaurants, grocery store, Big Trees State Park, Bear Valley and just a pleasure to stay in. Carol was always quick with a friendly/helpful reply and we felt well looked after during our stay. We hope to return again!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

laura k.

Great Cabin in Blue Lake Springs

Great little cabin in Blue Lake Springs. Beautiful deck to enjoy the outdoors. The cabin was very clean and had everything we needed. Carole was quick to respond to all of our questions. We hope to stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Amy M., USA 🇺🇸

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

Adorable cabin in the woods

We absolutely loved this cabin! It was the perfect getaway in the mountains, very peaceful and relaxing. I honestly didn’t want to leave! We would love to stay again in the future. Highly recommended! Thank you Carol!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Diana H.

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

Wonderful stay

We really enjoyed our stay at the Brown Bear Hideaway! The location was great - close to Arnold and Big Trees, and it was nice to walk through the community. We didn't use the various amenities available through the community, but it was nice to know it's there. The cabin was roomy for the two of us, and we loved sitting out on the deck. Kitchen was well outfitted, and the bed was very comfortable.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Irene M., Pleasant Hill, CA

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

Great Hiking Retreat

We had a great stay. The cabin was just as described, cozy & functional. We were delighted to find a Sonos system that allowed us to listen to our favorite stationds. Check-in & out were seamless, and Carol is terrific, very responsive. Great location for hiking the Arnold Rim Trail, Bear Valley, Lake Alpine, and hikes in the Carson Iceberg Wilderness. We'll be back.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rachel L.

Comfy Stay

We loved the cabin! It was perfect for a family of 4. We loved cooking dinner and eating outside under the trees. The beds are all new and there are great touches for your stay: spices, olive oil, washing machine and dryer. The washing machine and dryer came in great and handy with two little children. The cabin stayed nice and cool during the day despite 90+ temperatures outside.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Becky B., Seattle, Washington

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

Highly recommend

We were in Arnold, CA to visit family and was thrilled to find we could rent a home through VRBO rather than staying in a hotel. "Bear Hideaway" was a beautiful home in a peaceful environment, with a lovely host. Carol is so organized in how she manages her property, the information we needed was clearly stated and she was very responsive when I had questions. I would highly recommend this property.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

diane g.

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

Great Stay

Beautiful updated little cabin. Comfy, cozy and clean. Easy to arrange. Exactly the escape my little family needed. Enjoyed The big trees in the snow and a gorgeous snow mobile day at Bear. Look forward to coming in the summer to enjoy the lakes. Would love a bigger coffee pot! Thank you for sharing your cabin with us.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jenny V.

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

Perfect NYE Getaway

This cabin was the perfect place for our family of 4 to stay during the New Year’s week to celebrate that and my daughter’s 5th birthday & kids’ first trip to snow! The place was cozy, perfectly set up with all the essentials, and a wonderful surprise was HOW MANY board games, kids toys and coloring supplies there were! We all really enjoyed having those extra activities to do in the downtime. Carol was super responsive when we had questions, and we had no problems with the place. The area was quiet and we lucked out with beautiful fresh fallen snow about 10 minutes uo from the cabin, so we had 2 full days of snow play. Would definitely visit again’
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thuy D., San Ramon

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

Lovely Cabin

This is such a lovely cabin. My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Everything was super clean, the beds were really comfortable, and all the little details and personal touches Carol put into the cabin made our stay exceptional. Communication with Carol before our stay was also great. She was very helpful and flexible especially when we had to reschedule due to the stay-at-home order. We would definitely return for another stay at this cabin. Thanks for everything, Carol!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ross C., San Leandro, California

Nicely decorated, cute, clean and comfortably furnished

For us, "A-Frames" make for a cozier/classic mountain cabin experience, and Brown Bear Hideaway gave us what we were looking for. It had a very nice layout and was appointed/decorated with great thought and care, perfect for a couple or small family getaway. We especially loved the large living area with its high ceiling, super comfortable couch, clean carpet, remote-controlled gas fireplace, view of the trees, and direct access to the large deck. The mattress, sheets and bedding were also very nice and comfortable as well. Great place to hang out and relax after making easy drives to Bear Valley, Big Trees, and Murphy's etc.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alice B.

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

Perfect A-frame cabin for a BLS vacation for small family

Used this cabin for summer vacation. Great cabin for family of 4 with kids. Everything was great. Our small kids shared a queen bed. Has AC upstairs which feels so necessary in summer. Always saying “oh good they have [something]“. Great care has been taken to provide good quality household goods. Soft plush towels ! No dishwasher and 1 bathroom, fyi. Loved it.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ryan S.

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

AMAZING STAY AND PROPERTY!!!

This cabin is located in a great location. Neighbors are extremely quite and its very peaceful outside and just a short drive to a grocery store, gas station, and the big trees state park. The decor inside is very nice. The owner, is very friendly and made sure we had all the information for our stay prior to our stay. Just about everything you could ever need for your stay is in the cabin. Spices, cleaning supplies, sanitizing wipes, toiletries, BBQ with propane, outside seating, games, DVD movies, kids toys, etc. I was blown away at how much was readily available. My wife, my 1 year old daughter and myself, absolutely enjoyed everything about staying here for 2 nights and look forward to a future stay here. 5 stars!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Elizabeth C.

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

Birthday Get Away

The place was very nice and clean. We were there for 3 days. Our only issue with this place is that there to many stairs to climb when you are trying to load and unload your belongings. Also the shower felt very slippery when showering. In the future we could not bring our son because this place is not handicap accessible. We made sure we left the place like we found it. As we were told in the rules that the cleaning person would be taking a video to send back to the owner. So I took pictures too.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen J., Lodi, California, USA

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

Great place to get away

Honestly, the pictures undersell this place, and the pictures look good. This is a nice A-frame style cabin with some updated decor. It was comfortable and had a good balance of modern amenities and traditional cabin attributes. For example, there was wifi and Xfinity tv service, as well as a selection of DVDs. However, if you preferred to be off screen, there was a wide selection of board, family games and books. The inside was clean and comfortable with a nice living area space and spacious loft up above. The property, manager, Carol, was very helpful to us and communicated with us frequently when a heavy snow storm came through and dumped several feet of snow. She was flexible and helpful. We hope to be able to return there in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Judith C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The cabin was exactly as described and included everything we could have needed. Super clean. Great and fast communication with Carol.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Holly H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Came for a long girls weekend. This was the second time I’ve rented this lovely home. It’s clean, very comfortable and Carol is readily available and helpful if needed. I love staying in BLS so I can enjoy all the amenities in the community. Thanks again for having us!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dana L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This little cabin felt like home for a few days. We appreciated the cleanliness and attention to details to make our stay comfortable. It was quiet and the weather was perfect.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ora S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was the perfect place to stay, clean, lovely, great deck, and had everything one would need.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Troy H.

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

Quiet and Peaceful

The cabin was just as advertised and in a great location near highway 4, but far enough away from the highway for it to be quiet and tranquil. The deck is great for enjoying coffee in the morning and listening to the sounds of nature.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

About the host

Hosted by Carol

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I grew up visiting the Sierra to fish and hike and have been awed by it ever since. I introduced the Sierra to my three children by way of fishing, camping, hiking and skiing.
In 2005 I purchased Brown Bear Lodge in Twain Harte and it became a very successful vacation rental.
I retired in 2014 and thought that I wanted a quieter life in a retirement community so selling Brown Bear Lodge was part of that plan - WRONG. I terribly missed the mountains so in 2016 I purchased Brown Bear Hideaway and went to work turning it into a wonderful, comfy home. A year later I decided to move to Arnold and I turned Brown Bear Hideaway into this vacation rental.

Why they chose this property

I like restoring classic things like furniture, antiques, and homes! I could see the potential in this classic A-frame home the minute I stepped inside. After many hours cleaning, painting and designing, it became a very comfortable, relaxing, cozy home.

What makes this property unique

I love the evenings out on the deck. It is very close to Blue Lake Springs recreation.

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