Quiet, peaceful cabins located along the west shore of Lake Whitney in central Texas, near Clifton.
Cabins are a short five minute walk to the lake and a public boat ramp. Cabins are fully equipped and updated for a quiet stay on the lake.
05/22/2024
Ready for summer!
04/28/2024
"Wonderful stay! Came to Waco for Aunts 95th Birthday!! Stayed in Dusti's cabin . Peaceful stay. My Son, Grandson and I had a hot dog cookout and smores. Just letting it be known. Saltine crackers with peanut butter and roasted marshmallows are great!! Screened porch was nice for coffee. Also watching deer!! Yes! Will stay again!"
Arlene Hideaway Cabin
04/27/2024
We love our guests!
"I cannot say enough of how wonderful it was to stay with Dusti and Mike. We traveled to their area for the solar eclipse and they were so incredibly helpful and friendly, they really made our experience shine! Quite literally!" K. from Oregon, Anglers Den
Everything is so beautiful and green. Looking for a quiet getaway? Come explore our quaint little towns, bring your kayak and enjoy Lake Whitney or just sit on the porch and watch the deer. Check us out!
On the west shore of Lake Whitney in central Texas.
A quiet retreat by the lake about 35 minutes north of Waco and a little over an hour south of Fort Worth.
04/16/2023
We had a late cancellation for the Hideaway Cabin for this weekend and the timing couldn't be better! The weather is lovely, fishing is good, porch sitting is great and there's all sorts of things going on in our little neighboring Texas towns!
Spent the day getting things all spruced up for the spring vacation season. Reserve your getaway before all the dates are gone. Fishing is great. Porch sitting is awesome. Area Wineries are amazing and antiquing has never been better. See you when we see you!
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01/11/2023
The lake is calling you . . .
12/02/2022
I think the changing of leaves is prettier this year than I've ever seen them - especially this late in the year.
Looking for a quick weekend getaway? We've got a few December dates still open. Check us out at www.redcanoelodge.com
10/26/2022
Looking for a quiet getaway? Maybe do a little fishing? Check out our area wineries and antique shops? Check a visit to the Silos off your bucket list! Or just kick back, read a book, watch the deer and grill some steaks. Everybody needs a little R&R sometime.
Our winter rates are in effect so book your getaway early! For rates and available dates, check us out at www.redcanoelodge.com
Located on the west shore of Lake Whitney, about 35 miles north of Waco and a little over an hour from the metroplex.
10/03/2022
It's Fall, y'all! We still have a few openings in October and several in November. Take a little road trip and come enjoy the lake, the deer and the peace and quiet of Red Canoe Lodge. (located on Lake Whitney, about 35 minutes north of Waco and an hour south of DFW)
We always recommend that our guests check out the charming little town of Clifton, about 20 minutes down the road - and we highly encourage them to have breakfast or lunch at the Corner Drug Cafe.
And the guests ALWAYS thank us for the recommendation. So if you're planning a visit - add this stop to your itinerary.
09/18/2022
You don't have to be fishing to visit Red Canoe Lodge. Check out our local wineries - this one is our personal favorite.
09/11/2022
The weather is perfect for a quiet little getaway to the lake. Enjoy your morning coffee on the screened in porch and watch the wildlife, grill a steak or two and take a nap in the hammock. You might even bring a fishing pole and stroll down to the lake!
Dates are filling up for fall, so make your reservations now. Red Canoe Lodge is located on Lake Whitney, about two hours south of the DFW area.
There’s a tiny bit of green grass showing after last week’s rain. Praying for more in days to come.
08/21/2022
Guests are loving the new upgraded kitchen in our cozy Angler's Den. The new butcher block provides extra counter space and a cutting board all in one. We're lovin' it!😍
From our guest: "It's always a great experience staying with Dusti and Mike. She has really upped the bar for all other airbnbs. the space is clean, cool and a beautiful scenery. We love seeing deer multiple times a day on their property. We will definitely be staying again."
08/14/2022
Lazy summer afternoon at the Red Canoe Lodge. Fall is coming and we’re hoping our green grass comes back too! Weekends are filling up fast. Book your getaway soon while we still have open dates!
We’ve got some serious fishing going on at the Lodge!
07/04/2022
Full house!
05/16/2022
Look! One of our guests is an artist! Very sweet note from a super sweet family. I do hope they come back! It was a great weekend!
05/06/2022
Just a few of our reviews from Airbnb. We truly do have the best guests ever!
"This stay is amazing. the cabin is gorgeous, the lake is close. the views are great and deer are always around." Albert
"This cabin is exactly what we needed for a quick getaway. The location feels remote and private but is just a 10 minute drive to town. Being so close to the lake made for a quick trip to watch sunrise/sunset. The bed is SO comfortable - you never want to get out. Dusti was an excellent host and very accessible! We will be back!" Amy
"This cabin is so much more than can be described on this site. It is quiet, somewhat secluded, close to a lake, and just beautiful. The wildlife is beautiful and the care Mike and Dusti have taken to assure every need is met is evident as soon as you walk in. We will certainly be back!" Tish
"Great cabin in the woods. Walking distance to the lake. Dusti our host was shared every thing we needed to know in advance and communication was so easy. Allowing our fur baby made the trip special. The host has deer feeders so each morning and evening there are deer right out the door. Lots to do on property like horse shoes and corn hole. We just enjoyed the quiet on the screened in back porch and the very comfortable king size bed. During the day the lake and local shopping was amazing. We could not have wanted for anything else to make this getaway any better. If going on the weekend treat yourself to dinner at Olaf’s." Victoria
"The cabins are very very nice for a couple and small children to stay if visiting the area or the Lake, Had the pleasure of meeting the host's who are very personable and definitely went out of the way to ensure every detail was taking care of. My son and I stayed there for the weekend utilizing the cabin as a home base while visiting the Lake for other activities. We will definitely be back." Walter
And we have winners! Guests Mike and his granddaughter, Ari, won first place in their division during last weekend's bass tournament on Lake Whitney! Congratulations to them both!
05/02/2022
Boats and trucks everywhere this weekend - both guest groups were in the Lake Whitney fishing tournament. Hope they did well!
04/23/2022
Awe!! We had our first marriage proposal at the Red Canoe Lodge (or at least the first one they shared with us!) Congratulations to the happy couple and we look forward to having you back for all your anniversaries!
We're hopeless romantics . . .
04/16/2022
Beautiful Easter weekend at the Red Canoe Lodge - it’s been a wonderful week with delightful guests and perfect weather.
Blessed beyond measure.
04/06/2022
Time for a getaway? Play a game of corn hole or horseshoes, do a little fishing, or just sit outside and listen to the birds, watch for baby deer and enjoy an adult beverage. Spring has sprung and the lodge is alive with flowers, deer and great fishing. Schedule your relaxing weekend away today - before the calendar fills up.
Red Canoe Lodge is a small, fishing lodge with three vacation cabins located at the entrance to Walling Bend Park on Lake Whitney in central Texas. We are 35 miles north of Waco and about an hour south of the Metroplex. Clifton, Meridian and Whitney, are all about 15 minutes away.
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There’s a tiny bit of green grass showing after last week’s rain. Praying for more in days to come.
Beautiful Easter weekend at the Red Canoe Lodge - it’s been a wonderful week with delightful guests and perfect weather.
Blessed beyond measure.
Just the squeaky old roof turbine and the waterfall noises this afternoon.
The peaceful sounds of a lazy summer afternoon. ❤️
“Lordy! What have we done?” The ink was barely dry on the closing papers the first time Mike uttered those words, but they became our common response over the next two and half years.
Don’t get me wrong. That we bought a run down anything surprised no one. We’ve been real estate addicts for all of our forty three years together; discovering and buying fading, forgotten old homes no one else wanted. It became the accidental side business that sustained us during the lean years when whatever fueled our economy took a nosedive and our art sales went with it. In forty three years, we’ve bought and remodeled 15 properties in eight states - some were complete overhauls while others were minor updates and landscaping, but what they all needed most was a little love to bring out the shine again.
Our kids basically grew up in a never ending construction zone because we always lived in the homes during the remodeling, doing most of the work ourselves. We used contractors for things like septic systems and complicated electrical work, sometimes trading artwork for services. The properties were always purchased with resale in mind, but there are two or three that got into our hearts deeper than we intended. We loved what they became and missed them after we left. This place . . . with its broken windows, massively overgrown grounds, and endearing past reminded us of those. It was begging for someone to save it.
So there we were, with visions of bringing this once popular lakeside lodge back to life, but the scale of work was enormous! And that’s just what we could see on the surface. We knew there would be more challenges once we actually got started. And unfortunately, not one of the four buildings on the place was anywhere close to inhabitable.
After weeks of talking ourselves into and out of buying the place, we finally decided to make the absentee owner a ridiculous offer. He took it. We were elated, then deflated, excited, then scared, resolved and then committed. It was going to be a ton of work and we didn’t have the young, strong backs we had with the other major projects. Mike had commissioned artwork to finish and I had a full-time job. Lordy, what have we done!?
It took three months of weekends, holidays and vacation time (ours, our kids and our grandkids!) to clear the brush, trim trees and hire folks to haul off the junk stored in every building. It was another four months before we were able to get just one cabin livable so we had a place to stay while we worked on the others. The remodel of the main house took a over six months, during the dead of winter, using a variety of contractors - some good and some awful.
That was probably the worst six months we’ve ever spent in the remodeling world. When it was done, we needed a break from the swarm of contractors so we spent all summer and fall working on the grounds, including putting in a koi pond where the old swimming pool had been, extending the back deck, planting a garden and finishing up some of the detail work inside the main house.
In January of 2019, we stepped into the world of contractors again and started work on the last two cabins. While they tore out and rebuilt bathrooms and bedrooms, we scoured flea markets and antique stores to find real, vintage pieces to make the rooms feel warm and inviting.
The Hideaway Cabin is nestled in the woods and has a mountain cabin kind of feel, with a screened-in porch that faces the woods. The cabin we call Angler’s Den is all about fishing, with old fishing gear and vintage fishing art. It faces the koi pond and deer feeder which is almost always being used by deer, squirrels or doves. The little cabin we first lived in is called Sweet Tea. It has a vacation/pink flamingo/Savannah kind of style and faces the other side of the property, with a nice sitting area out front under the trees.
Just a few tweaks here and there and she’s ready to share with folks looking for a quiet place to kick back and relax for a couple of days - fishermen who want a place to stay with room for their boats and other trailered toys while their wives visit the Silos and Magnolia Market in Waco or young folks who want to spend a quiet day kayaking on the lake and cooking out at their cabin at night. We hope to meet new friends and hear all about their fishing stories and what brought them to the Red Canoe. But best of all will be old friends who happen to be in our neck of the woods and can take some time to sit on the deck, feed the koi and laugh about the crazy adventures we’ve shared.
