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If you’ve never stayed in a lodge or cabin while visiting Happy Valley, you might be missing out on the perfect lodging experience for you and your friends or family. You might think you need to be remarkably outdoorsy to enjoy a lodge or cabin, or that you’ll need to pack everything but your kitchen sink in order to survive the weekend. You might even think you’ll be “roughing it.”

In addition to being modern, comfortable and spotless inside, Aikens Cabins have everything you need to enjoy the outdoors— lots of trees, a fire ring, a picnic table and a charcoal grill. When we toured the cabins this summer with Mindy Aikens she said the outdoor amenities are even used in the winter. “All five cabins were rented for Valentines Day this year. It snowed that night and when my husband and I drove up through the woods, we saw all five couples sitting by fires. It was cool.”

Stay with Friends

Definitely cool. And while lodges and cabin are ideal for romantic getaways, they’re also a popular with groups of friends and families getting together for reunions or traveling together for football weekends or just fun mini?vacations. One of Mindy’s repeat customers is a group of 30 guys, friends from college, who rent all five cabins once a year for a long weekend fishing, hiking, biking, grilling, eating and drinking. Aikens Cabins are like their luxury base camp.

Wedding parties also love the cabins because they can all stay together and enjoy more space than they’d have at a hotel. Mountain Acres Lodge, off 322 just past Potters Mills going East, books weddings more than a year in advance, often hosting the entire bridal party in its ten?bedroom lodge. They also book large groups for a few football weekends and other select times throughout the year.

Kid?and?Parent Friendly

As a parent I can tell you that the home?like atmosphere of a lodge or cabin is great for staying with little ones. There’s space to play, plus a separate room for putting kids to bed while the grown?ups stay up to play cards, watch movies or hang out right outside at the fire or the picnic table.

In Happy Valley, the great outdoors are so nearby to town, campus and the stadium, you don’t need to stay far away to enjoy a lodge or cabin. Aikens Cabins at Bear Meadows, in Boalsburg, is on the mountainside of Tussey, yet only six miles to the stadium and downtown.

HappyValley.com includes a comprehensive list of lodges and cabins, as well as other accommodations, in our Where to Stay guide. There are many great options available near State College, or just on the outskirts, perfect for folks traveling in and out for football weekends or other events.