DRAG

Where does everyone stay for poker run? I’ve always stayed on my boat at Cumberland but don’t have my cruiser anymore. Needing some lodging and I’m bringing some out of town friends. I’ve read reviews on the houseboats and they are terrible…most the resort reviews seem almost as bad. Any really nice places to stay? Don’t care about price just want quality.

Brad Christy

Drag,

Don't know what you have in mind with "really nice places to stay", but you will not find a Holiday Inn, or anything such, anywhere near the lake. Sumerset/Burnside is as close to the lake as civilization gets, and it's a ways from StateDock.

Where on the lake are you wanting to stay? If you want to be close to the StateDock, you're probably out of luck. If you don't mind a bit of a haul, we always put in at Conley Bottom, run the lake to the StateDock on Saturday morning (we don't do the actual PokerRun), and overnight it in our cuddy.. There are lots of little lodges around, especially that end of the lake, but I don't know what kind of accommodations they have, as far as community docks, ramp, lake access, etc. Try googling "lodging cumberland State Dock". Wolf Creek Marina doesn't have a public access ramp, but you might be able to secure a slip, it's fairly close to StateDock, and not too God awful far from Sumerset.

Thanks. Brad.
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DRAG

I normally stay on the boat at Jamestown. Have some friends coming with a center console so will need to come up with some other accommodations. I’ll dig around and see if we can find a house nearby.