Lodging facilities for tourists, however, are still under construction and for those wanting to eat out, mountain cuisine, featuring masked civet, hawk, and flying squirrel, is the rule.
小野柳目前正在興建供食宿的旅遊休閒中心，土木大興，遊客如果沒先在台東市用餐，想在這附近吃飯，只能往靠公路的小店去。一排商店賣的全是山產，果子狸、山羌、鷹、飛鼠…… 等飛禽走獸，沒其他選擇。