10/10 Excellent
louise k.
16 October 2024
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Beautiful stay
louise k.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
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Sunrise Cabin Lake Nahwatzel Stocked Lake 2Bd/1Bth
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10 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 481.8 sq m
Popular amenities
Explore the area
Shelton, WA
- Nahwatzel Lake3 min drive
- Ridge Motorsport Park22 min drive
- Little Creek Casino32 min drive
- Olympia, WA (OLM-Olympia Regional)53 min drive
Rooms & beds
2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)
Bedroom 2
1 Queen Bed
Master
1 Queen Bed
1 bathroom
Bath
Toilet · Shower only
Spaces
Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area
About this property
Sunrise Cabin Lake Nahwatzel Stocked Lake 2Bd/1Bth
Welcome to Sunrise Cabin at beautiful Lake Nahwatzel in Mason County, Washington. Lake Nahwatzel is a unique gem that is nestled at the base of the foothills of the Olympic Mountains. The Lake is located in the middle of vast timberlands on the edge of the Olympic National Forest and was an integral part of the early days of logging. We who are lucky enough to live here feel blessed that our piece of paradise is far enough away from the bustle of the state capital Olympia, but close enough to take advantage of the many amenities available in the more urban areas.
Lake Nahwatzel is home to eagles and osprey, deer and elk, beavers and otters and everything in between. Though summer is the time most people think of summer activities like swimming, kayaking and fishing, winter has it's own charm when the swans, shorebirds and other migrating birds arrive. Winter is quiet, serene and peaceful, you can imagine the rest of the world no longer exists. In the spring, if you are lucky, you will hear the haunting call of the loon.
Nahwatzel Lake is open year-round for fishing, and is stocked each spring and fall exclusively with larger rainbow trout averaging a pound a piece. But it also receives larger rainbows from 3 to 8 pounds each, making it a great destination for quality trout fishing in Mason County.
The next large fish stock for Lake Nahwatzel begins 4/23/25.
We are extra fortunate, because we are the last house at the end of the road; and nothing and no one are beyond us for many miles. If you are looking for solitude, or fun on the water, look here! Read a book, take out a canoe, plunk a fishing lure into the water off the cabins private pier, or explore the many sights of the Olympic Peninsula, using this as a starting or stopping point. You can take the ferry to Seattle, visit Mt. Rainier, discover our state capital, or snuggle in and hide from the world.
This is a generational family owned home, with good potable water, bordered by private forest without traffic and plenty of peace!
We look forward to sharing our special space with you. We have tried to make the cabin inviting, comfortable and up to date for you. Enjoy!
Lake Nahwatzel is home to eagles and osprey, deer and elk, beavers and otters and everything in between. Though summer is the time most people think of summer activities like swimming, kayaking and fishing, winter has it's own charm when the swans, shorebirds and other migrating birds arrive. Winter is quiet, serene and peaceful, you can imagine the rest of the world no longer exists. In the spring, if you are lucky, you will hear the haunting call of the loon.
Nahwatzel Lake is open year-round for fishing, and is stocked each spring and fall exclusively with larger rainbow trout averaging a pound a piece. But it also receives larger rainbows from 3 to 8 pounds each, making it a great destination for quality trout fishing in Mason County.
The next large fish stock for Lake Nahwatzel begins 4/23/25.
We are extra fortunate, because we are the last house at the end of the road; and nothing and no one are beyond us for many miles. If you are looking for solitude, or fun on the water, look here! Read a book, take out a canoe, plunk a fishing lure into the water off the cabins private pier, or explore the many sights of the Olympic Peninsula, using this as a starting or stopping point. You can take the ferry to Seattle, visit Mt. Rainier, discover our state capital, or snuggle in and hide from the world.
This is a generational family owned home, with good potable water, bordered by private forest without traffic and plenty of peace!
We look forward to sharing our special space with you. We have tried to make the cabin inviting, comfortable and up to date for you. Enjoy!
Property manager
Heather Buono
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Languages
English
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House Rules
Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 AM
Children
Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events
No events allowed
Pets
No pets allowed
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About the area
Shelton
Located in Shelton, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Lake Cushman Golf Course and Hood Canal Marina are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Olympic National Forest and Lake Isabella State Park. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
Shelton, WA
What's nearby
- Nahwatzel Lake - 3 min drive - 2.0 km
- Ridge Motorsport Park - 22 min drive - 17.1 km
- Little Creek Casino - 32 min drive - 29.5 km
- Olympic National Forest - 41 min drive - 21.4 km
- Lake Cushman - 54 min drive - 47.1 km
Getting around
Restaurants
- Loggers Bar & Grill - 13 min drive
- Roadside Restaurant - 13 min drive
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Reviews
10/10 Excellent
Jay K., Woodinville, WA
17 October 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Loved our stay at sunrise cabin. The place is beautiful and comfortable and our hosts were wonderful
Jay K.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
10/10 Excellent
Mesha B.
28 May 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Quiet little getaway
Mesha B.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
10/10 Excellent
Verified traveller
4 July 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lake cabin
Verified traveller
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
10/10 Excellent
Carolyn Y.
9 August 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful cabin with perfect lake view.
Carolyn Y.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
10/10 Excellent
Bernice E.
30 July 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Relaxing lake getaway
Bernice E.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
10/10 Excellent
Tremaine H.
31 May 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice little getaway
Tremaine H.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
10/10 Excellent
Megan O.
21 June 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great week away
Megan O.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2022
10/10 Excellent
Linnea E.
8 September 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Anniversary getaway on the lake
Linnea E.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
10/10 Excellent
todd s., Denver, CO
10 August 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lake House
todd s.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
10/10 Excellent
Virginia G., North Bend Washington
26 August 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful Setting and Cabin
Virginia G.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
8/10 Good
SANDRA M.
2 July 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
just what we needed
SANDRA M.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
10/10 Excellent
Brian T., Bothell, WA
24 April 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
WFH with a view by the lake!
Brian T.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
10/10 Excellent
Cynthia W.
2 July 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Exceeded Our Expectations!!!
Cynthia W.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
10/10 Excellent
Marc W.
17 September 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful place!
Marc W.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
10/10 Excellent
Diane D.
23 August 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful lake cottage
Diane D.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
10/10 Excellent
James F.
10 August 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great Lake Stay
James F.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
10/10 Excellent
Caroline P.
22 May 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Peaceful and tranquil
Caroline P.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
10/10 Excellent
Karen V.
10 April 2022
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Lovely place with lovely hosts!
Karen V.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
10/10 Excellent
Laurie L.
3 October 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Sunrise cabin
Laurie L.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
10/10 Excellent
Michael S.
22 September 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Simply Perfect
Michael S.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
10/10 Excellent
Thomas S.
12 August 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Fun with the Family
Thomas S.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
10/10 Excellent
Kristina Y.
15 July 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Family Get Away
Kristina Y.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
10/10 Excellent
Selwyn M.
18 May 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Sunrise Cabin
Selwyn M.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021
10/10 Excellent
Robert S.
29 April 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful location
Robert S.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2021
About the host
Hosted by Heather Buono
I know you are thinking you get to know about Heather here, but I'm just the owners liason. This cabin is a generational family home and is all about the owners that live next door. Betsy and Dave were career high school teachers, Betsy in Business and Technology; and Dave in Automotive Technology. They are inveterate outdoors people and share a love of the natural world. Since retiring, travel has been a big part of their life: Africa (four times), England, Galapagos Islands, and, hopefully, New Zealand and the Cook Islands. Maui is one of their favorite places, and they go there for several weeks every winter.
Life would not be worth living without pets, so their home is filled with busy feet and lots of laughter at their pets, Tug and Badger and Kiki. A real bonus for Betsy and Dave is that the Lake Nahwatzel property was large enough to be divided between brother and sister, so the neighbors are also family and loved ones.
Being astonished at somehow finding themselves in their golden years, Betsy and Dave are avid fitness buffs, hoping to be able to live life as fully as possible for as long as possible.
Life would not be worth living without pets, so their home is filled with busy feet and lots of laughter at their pets, Tug and Badger and Kiki. A real bonus for Betsy and Dave is that the Lake Nahwatzel property was large enough to be divided between brother and sister, so the neighbors are also family and loved ones.
Being astonished at somehow finding themselves in their golden years, Betsy and Dave are avid fitness buffs, hoping to be able to live life as fully as possible for as long as possible.
Why they chose this property
Betsy grew up spending her summers at Lake Nahwatzel, which then was very lightly touched by human footprint. Her father was a Weyerhaeuser forester, who discovered the lake while cruising timber for the company in the 1940's. Long-time early residents at the lake urged her dad and mom to buy the piece of property and its funny little cabin to protect it from a planned resort and loaned them the money to do so. Betsy and her brother had a childhood filled with tramping through the woods, swimming, water skiing, and generally being little heathens at this wondrous place.
Betsy's parents built a new cabin in 1970, and it later became their retirement home. It's a perfect little house. When Betsy and Dave decided to retire from teaching (38 years in the high school was enough, finally), in nearby Lacey, they sold their home in Olympia and built a new one at The Lake. But that "perfect little house" just sat there, right down on the water at the edge of the lake, watching the beavers and otters, eagles and osprey, fishermen, and cruisers go by with no one to enjoy it. It had been the site of so much joy and fun and family over the years, it was sad for Betsy and Dave. So they decided it needed to be shared.
And, voila!, with much renovation it now is Sunrise Cabin at Lake Nahwatzel and is once again the place of joy and fun and families.
Betsy's parents built a new cabin in 1970, and it later became their retirement home. It's a perfect little house. When Betsy and Dave decided to retire from teaching (38 years in the high school was enough, finally), in nearby Lacey, they sold their home in Olympia and built a new one at The Lake. But that "perfect little house" just sat there, right down on the water at the edge of the lake, watching the beavers and otters, eagles and osprey, fishermen, and cruisers go by with no one to enjoy it. It had been the site of so much joy and fun and family over the years, it was sad for Betsy and Dave. So they decided it needed to be shared.
And, voila!, with much renovation it now is Sunrise Cabin at Lake Nahwatzel and is once again the place of joy and fun and families.
What makes this property unique
We call the cabin Sunrise cabin for a very good reason, every morning is a unique direct view of the mornings sunrise against the backdrop of the lake! Some mornings may be misty and some clear as a bell, but I find waking up at Lake Nahwatzel to be oa fabulous start to the day!
Lake Nahwatzel has quite the history: It started as a log holding area for the Simpson Timber Company and is nestled in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains. Thankfully, it is far enough away from civilization that it hasn't been overdeveloped; and you can kayak along the north shore and watch for eagles, kingfishers, beavers, otters, etc. It's busy in the summer, but winter has its own benefits: The lake is a sanctuary to migrating waterfowl like swans, Canada and Snow Geese, mergansers, loons, and many others. The cabin has a propane "woodstove" that turns the summer retreat into a winter cocoon, still with that amazing view of being right down on the water's edge. The cabin in winter becomes the perfect woodsy retreat to regenerate oneself. If conditions permit there is a propane fire pit on the lawn. We also provide fishing gear on request. The lake is regularly stocked with trout.
Lake Nahwatzel has quite the history: It started as a log holding area for the Simpson Timber Company and is nestled in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains. Thankfully, it is far enough away from civilization that it hasn't been overdeveloped; and you can kayak along the north shore and watch for eagles, kingfishers, beavers, otters, etc. It's busy in the summer, but winter has its own benefits: The lake is a sanctuary to migrating waterfowl like swans, Canada and Snow Geese, mergansers, loons, and many others. The cabin has a propane "woodstove" that turns the summer retreat into a winter cocoon, still with that amazing view of being right down on the water's edge. The cabin in winter becomes the perfect woodsy retreat to regenerate oneself. If conditions permit there is a propane fire pit on the lawn. We also provide fishing gear on request. The lake is regularly stocked with trout.
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