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I found cabin rentals around Morrow Mountain North Carolina Lodging - Morrow Mountain State Park (http://www.northcarolinalodging.net/stateParks/morrow.html - broken link)
I've stayed at the Hanging Rock cabins and will be staying at the Morrow Mountain cabins the weekend of Oct 8th. They are booked up early and I highly doubt that there is anything available for a duration of "several weeks". They are rather primitive. . . . offering a small kitchen with sink, fridge, range, oven, and microwave. The living room has a fouton. There are also 2 small bedrooms with 2 twin beds in each. You must bring your own linens and pillows. The bathroom has a small shower, sink, and toilet. There is also a nice screened porch for relaxing with a beer in the evenings. Cost is about $85/night + tax.
My view of the drive from Chapel Hill may be slighly skewed. I should have said "from the western Triangle" rather than western Raleigh. From Raleigh, Google Maps routes it from the RDU airport to Boone in 2:55 - your mileage may vary.
My family used to go to Hanging Rock in summer. I loved it. Cabins are not fancy, but are comfortable. I think there is a bed/breakfast place somewhere in Stokes County nearby the park. Not sure. Someone in the area may have a private rental cabin. Keep checking or call any realtors listed in Danbury, Walnut Cove or Walkertown. These are the closest towns I recall. I remember these as very friendly towns. Anywhere near there should be a great place for R & R. You'd be 2.5 to 3 hrs to Raleigh.
Mapquest shows Morrow Mountain at just over 2 hours & US 1 is a direct road. I never went to Morrow Mtn, but my family did a time or 2. I think they liked it.
Fancy Gap VA is 157 miles from downtown Raleigh, about 2 hours 40 minutes and all highway driving, no 2 lane roads. You can probably get there in 2:15
Our OP seems to have disappeared
He started the same thread on the western Carolina forum and I answered him there.
Fancy Gap is absolutely his closest option for elevation, though as Sunny said he can get a place in the woods at the Uharrie's too (which are so old they are actully just nice big hill nowadays ).
I know of a very cool house with tons of privacy, set off in the woods which opens up to a spectacular view in Fancy Gap - but he hasn't contacted me for the info
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