Cabins near Rugaru Adventures Zipline
The Hochatown zipline course — seven minutes from the cabins. Six lines over a pine canyon, with the longest at 1,000+ feet. It's the easy afternoon activity when the lake is too crowded or the weather is borderline.
Six lines over a pine canyon, with the longest at 1,000+ feet. It's the easy afternoon activity when the lake is too crowded or the weather is borderline. At 3.1 miles from the cabin door, Rugaru Adventures Zipline is a short enough hop that you can go twice in one weekend instead of building the whole day around it.
The full 6-line tour (about 90 minutes from check-in to last platform).
From either cabin it is 3.1 miles on paved road, and the route is straightforward enough that you will not need directions after the first trip. Cell service drops in patches once you leave the main highway, so download your map before you head out. Parking at Rugaru Adventures Zipline is easiest before 10am and after 4pm on weekends.
Presbyterian Falls (2.3 miles), Ouachita National Forest (8.4 miles), Talimena Scenic Byway (60 miles). Most guests pair Rugaru Adventures Zipline with one of these and call it a half-day — that is the whole appeal of staying this close to everything.
Wear closed-toe shoes and avoid long earrings. They weigh you in — there's a 250 lb limit per rider.
Both Sound of Sunshine and As Good As It Gets are within walking-to-driving distance of Rugaru Adventures Zipline. Sound of Sunshine sleeps 18 across 6 bedrooms with a game room, arcade, hot tub, and fire pit, and it welcomes dogs for a flat $150 per-stay fee. As Good As It Gets sleeps 20 across 5 bedrooms and adds a private heated indoor pool you can use in any season. We own and run both ourselves — when you text, you get one of us.
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