Today's Beckham Creek Cave Lodge
4-Bedrooms, 4-Bathrooms, including a private honeymoon suite, full gourmet equipped kitchen (you bring the food and beverages), laundry, large living room with natural rock formation waterfall and big screen smart TV with Satellite, WIFI, firepit, lofts and balconies, walk path to an overlook called “Eye of the Needle”, on-site trails and a complimentary 6 seater guided UTV ride up to a special area we call “Indian Encampment”, several vertical cave openings, seasonal waterfalls and a beautiful overlook area.
Other outdoor activities include, horseshoes, frisbee golf, 2 kayaks provided for the pond, catch and release fishing (you bring your own tackle and bait), “Outlaw Treehouse” on the beautiful “Fossil Bluff Trail” and our magical “Hammock Haven” picnic area beside the creek.
Just a Little History
Beckham Creek Cave Lodge has a rich and diverse history dating back to the days of Jesse James and his outlaw gang that used the cave for their hideout when traveling through the the NW part of the Ozark Mountains.
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Then, in the prohibition era, bootleggers set up a moonshine still inside the cave and when excavation began in the 1980's, the old still was mostly intact. John Haye, co-owner of Celestial Seasonings Tea, bought the property and had the cave excavated and a bomb shelter was built inside it. Later, it was sold to a gentleman from Missouri who turned it into a world-class nightclub.
On opening day, it is reported that celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson, Sylvester Stallone and his family, etc., dropped in via helicopters onto our heli-pad and waved at the locals that were allowed to watch from a distance. After the nightclub, the cave was turned into a Bordello, then a lodge which it has remained as till this day.
