4-wheel drive was very helpful, especially the high clearance for the rough road in. There is a small cabin below you, so could have company as we did, but we read reviews and knew this. It didn’t impact our time there negatively at all. Where there is rain, there is mud, so plan to wear things you can hose off and with that, don’t count on being able to do laundry - the rain and humidity makes line-drying clothes a challenge.
The country store has great food - we ordered take-out a couple times and everyone was happy. Groceries expensive for obvious reasons, but good to support the local store, so go there!