Bouncing Log Cafe

Specialties

All of our Certified Angus Beef ® ground Steak Burgers are served on our made from scratch buns. The BEST cheeseburgers around. The BEST all Crab meat crab cake around. Offering made from scratch plate specials, seafood, burgers, and other sandwiches.

We give Southern food a little touch of Switzerland. Come taste the difference!

«Where Southern Meets Swiss»

History

Established in 2015.

In 1961, the developers of Boiling Spring Lakes happened upon a gushing spring concealed in a wooded ravine. Wishing to beautify the area, a 4-​foot high brick wall was built to encompass this natural phenomenon. Almost before the masons had completed their work, the spring suddenly stopped running. Within a few hours, it burst out in a free full flow some 15 feet outside the wall.

When the 3-​foot wall enclosing the spring was built, the weight of the water in the enclosed area resulted in a back pressure against the spring as it moved to an easier release point (downstream). Over time the wall broke allowing the impounded water to flow (escape). With a lower water level in this area (less back pressure), the spring returned to its former location, and it boils today.

Many years ago, the spring was known as Bouncing Log Spring, in as much as a large chunk of petrified wood was tossed and churned in the water gushing up from the ground.