Blue Boar Inn

Robbinsville, NC

828-479-8126

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Blue Boar Inn · Robbinsville, North Carolina A small inn in the forest above Lake Santeetlah

Eight suites, breakfast made here every morning, and our own dock a walk down through the woods.

Book directly with the inn. Breakfast included.

Call 828-479-8126

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Blue Boar at a glance

Eight suites, each with a private bathroom. That is the whole inn.

  • Our own dock Private lake access for guests, on Lake Santeetlah
  • Breakfast included Cooked here every morning
  • Boats to borrow Kayaks, canoes and paddleboards
  • Pets welcome Up to two per room
  • Reliable Wi-Fi Starlink throughout the inn

The inn

Tucked near the end of the road

Blue Boar Inn is an eight-suite bed and breakfast on about three wooded acres above Lake Santeetlah, about nine miles from Robbinsville and surrounded by the Nantahala National Forest. A creek runs below the porches, and walking trails lead off from the door.

Come for the Cherohala Skyway and Joyce Kilmer, or leave the car where you parked it.

About the inn
Blue Boar Inn among tall trees at the top of a grassy slope, its covered deck on posts at one end
A swallowtail butterfly on purple flowers at the edge of the woods

Rooms & suites

Lamps on, woods outside

Every suite has a private bathroom and opens onto the inn’s decks and porches. After that they go their own ways.

All eight suites

All eight suites

Six with two queen beds that sleep four, two with a king that sleep two. Or take the whole inn if you are travelling together.

See every suite

Around the inn

Water moving through the woods, and a porch to hear it from

The creek running at the foot of a ferny slope, the inn and its covered deck at the top among the trees
The creek runs along the foot of the slope, below the inn.
Small cascades over moss-covered rocks in the creek at Blue Boar Inn
You can hear it from most of the property, and from an open window at night.
Painted wooden steps up to a porch, the number 5 on the newel post

Trails that lead off into the woods from the inn, a creek you can hear from most of the property, and somewhere to sit for as long as you want.

The grounds
A covered deck with cushioned seating looking out over the lawn and the woods
The covered deck, over the lawn and the woods.
A narrow dirt path winding between tall trees near the inn
One of the paths into the trees.
The dock on Lake Santeetlah reflected in still water, a paddleboard pulled up on the shore

On the water

Our own dock on Lake Santeetlah

Clouds reflected in the still lake, the dock in the distance

Walk down through the woods and the dock is waiting, kept for guests, with kayaks, canoes and paddleboards to borrow. Around it, seventy-six miles of shoreline, almost all of it national forest.

  • Getting there On foot, through the woods
  • Boats Kayaks, canoes, paddleboards
  • Cost No extra charge
The dock and the lake
A floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace in the great room, the dining room beyond
The great room, with the dining room beyond the fireplace.
Wildflowers in an old enamel milk can on a wooden mantel against the stone fireplace

Breakfast

Breakfast is part of staying here

Our chef prepares breakfast here every morning. It is included for everyone staying at the inn, and people who are not staying are welcome to come for breakfast too.

We serve lunch as well, Wednesday through Sunday, at the inn or out on the deck, and you can even come by boat.

Breakfast and dining

Around Robbinsville

Old-growth forest, waterfalls and the Skyway

The local guide
Directions and planning
Sunlight through the old-growth canopy over Little Santeetlah Creek in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
The Cherohala Skyway curving through autumn colour under a clear sky, mountains beyond
The Cherohala Skyway
The front entrance of Blue Boar Inn, number 1283 over the door, bay windows either side

The whole inn

Bring everyone, and take every suite

All eight suites and the guest side of the inn, the pavilion and the firepit, and breakfast prepared by our chef each morning. The Joyce Kilmer Suite is kept for whole-inn stays.

Private group stays

Your stay at Blue Boar

Ready for a few days in the mountains?

Breakfast in the morning, the lake down the hill, and the forest outside your door.

Check availability

or call 828-479-8126