Watch mist roll off a 5-acre Georgia lake from your own front porch. Lakeview Lodge puts you front and center on 75 acres of countryside. The best seat in the house is always yours.

Rustic Retreat Cabin | Lakeview Leisure and Lodging
Wrapped in chocolate-brown charm, Rustic Retreat sits lakeside on 75 acres of family land. King bed, full bath, and a porch made for sunrise coffee. Your quiet escape is just a mile from town.

The Cookhouse
The Original Cookhouse The original cookhouse was the heart of our gatherings at the pond. It was a place filled with laughter and good times. Papa’s concrete barbecue was built simply: a brick frame that held a large metal grate over a wood fire. While it produced incredible meals, the cleanup was another story. After […]

A dream come true.
It All Began During Christmas 2024 Our three kids came home with their significant others for the holiday celebration, and we quickly realized we had a problem: not enough bedrooms for everyone to have a place to stay. As Jimmy and I scrambled to find solutions that Christmas, an idea took root. What if we […]

The dock history
From then to now Papa built the original dock, and it stood strong for many years. So many memories were made there. Hours of fishing off the sides, and swimming endless circles around it on the back of Playboy, a horse who loved the water. We’d put a halter on him, and he’d carry us […]

Horsing around
Horsing around We don’t have any horses now, but horses were a huge part of my childhood. My Papa always had twelve or thirteen horses roaming the property. When we wanted to go for a trail ride, we’d bring the old truck out to the back pasture and honk the horn. Most of the herd […]