Our modern cabin + handmade backyard sauna is YOUR easy escape <2 hours from Boston & minutes from pristine Newfound Lake &: • Wellington State Park • Ragged Mountain Ski Resort • Tenney Mountain Ski Resort • Plymouth State University • Summer camps for kids • AMC Cardigan Lodge • Swim, kayak, paddle board at Newfound Lake • Hike, bike, bird watching At Darkfrost Lodge you can relax, remote work, savor forest views, enjoy fast internet, fire pit, grill, or gaze at starry nighttime skies. **How can we help you?** Have questions about our sauna, the amenities, lodging, or things to do in the area? Ask us, we are happy to help you! **Life in the Woods** The lodge is on an unpaved country road on a densely forested hill. All-wheel drive vehicles are strongly recommended in the winter and during mud season in late March - early April. The lodge is conveniently located by the road for easy parking for two vehicles. Our location is not overtly remote. We live on the property (further back out of sight) and our very nice next-door neighbor's home is visible from behind the lodge, but you are surrounded by woods and can enjoy dark skies at night. Our little mountain community is overall quiet. During the day you may see the occasional delivery vehicle on the road or hear distant chainsaws at work or here us milling lumber at our wood mill on the property. But the evenings are quiet here and very dark (we supply flashlights!) ideal for stargazing on clear nights. The lodge is surrounded by a rich and healthy woodland ecosystem. Native wildlife around the property includes migrating birds, deer, moose, red and grey squirrels, a diverse range of pollinator insects (and mosquitos in the summer and for two weeks in April black flies), the occasional porcupine, and in rare instances a shy black bear or bobcat in the distance. During the spring and summer months, please keep doors closed to prevent uninvited insect friends from welcoming themselves inside. We do our best to keep tiny native critters out of the lodge but they may occasionally get in. **Unscented Cleaning Products** Whenever possible we use unscented cleaning products, detergents, and hand and dish soap. No weird plugin air fresheners or spray-on fake "air fresheners" here! **Sleeping Arrangement** The upstairs features three sleeping areas: * Enclosed bedroom (the little cabin within the cabin) with a **King-Sized** bed and memory foam mattress * A sleep nook with a firm memory foam queen platform bed behind a partial room divider next to the common area * Full-sized sleeper sofa in the common area (set up upon request) * If you or another of your group require complete sleeping privacy we recommend using the "little cabin" bedroom **Kitchen and Cooking** All of the kitchen appliances are electric-only including two induction burners, an electric griddle, a convection toaster oven large enough to fit a 13-inch pizza, a full-sized refrigerator with water filter and ice maker, a dishwasher, toaster, microwave oven, multi-cooker rice cooker, an electric kettle, and air fryer. *The kitchen does not have a standard-size gas or propane oven or cooking range.* However, our guests have prepared a wide-range of meals with our appliances. Outside on the downstairs patio, a propane grill is ready for your grilling needs! **Coffee and Tea** You’ll be set for coffee with the Cuisinart Coffee 12 Cup Programmable Drip coffee maker and a stainless steel French press. We provide ground coffee, decaf coffee, an assortment of teas, and raw sugar and stevia sweeteners. **Sauna** Enjoy our beautiful handmade sauna and cold plunge tub steps away behind the lodge. Ease those sore muscles after a day on the ski slopes, hiking, or if you need deep relaxation!