The Love Shack is an absolutely charming cottage featuring 2 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. This quiet getaway far removed from the stress of city life, but conveniently located 30 to 45 minutes from Nashville. The perfect place for romance, peace and quiet, or just reconnecting with loved ones. Private outdoor Hottub entails $50 fee for set up.

Located at the end of a winding one lane road, Love Shack is nestled in the forest of Big East Fork Conservation Easement. Surrounded by the cool, calm forest, Love Shack holds privacy for couples and small families who just want to get away. No pets please.

Love Shack sits atop a ridge adjacent to Nachez Trace National Park and neighbors Leiper’s Fork; home to many country music stars and media personalities. The land is surrounded by Big East Fork Retreat which is home to miles of hiking trails that access small waterfalls, lakes, ponds, meadows, and woods. Deer, turkey, and coyotes are among the numerous wildlife that call Big East Fork home.

TRASH. Please don’t dump on us! There is no trash collection in Big East Fork Valley. Someone has to remove the trash and take it to the dump or to town. If you do this yourself, your entire Community Fee Trash Deposit will be returned to you. If you leave any un-bagged trash in the house or trash cans, you will forfeit your Community Trash Deposit Fee. If you leave bagged trash in the outside trash receptacles, you will be charged $5 per bag for its proper disposal. This can really add up! You may contract to have your bagged trash removed by a private party (A list of trash removers is on our web-site, which is accessible to you after making your reservation).

One of the best ways to reduce the volume of your trash is to separate organic materials that we may compost to make soil for our gardens. If you are checking out on noon Sunday, come bring your usable food, drink, and spirit to the Center for Sustainable Stewardship’s Community Brunch, held every Sunday noon at the CSS Farm, 5400 Big East Fork Rd. Meet, greet, and express gratitude to the people who have worked hard to make your stay memorable. It takes a village to prepare and maintain our valley and its houses. Meet the Chief Steward and members of CSS who maintain the trails, take care of watercraft, groom the hiking trails, and care for the farm animals. And meet the Fork Inn team that landscape the houses, clean the rooms, prepare the laundry, and service our guests to give them the unique experiences found in the Big East Fork Valley.

So only place properly bagged garbage in garbage bins. Do not place garbage directly in large garbage receptacles unless it has been bagged. NO UNBAGGED TRASH in our large waste containers or grounds. There will be a $100 extra charge if we have to bag any trash.

Don’t place trash outside of bins making it accessible to hungry critters. Best is to put compostable organics in the black compost buckets. We LOVE composting and making soil !

THE BASE PRICE IS FOR TWO (2) PERSONS. There is a $40 per person per night additional charge for the number of persons over two. NO PARTIES!