Dale Clemens Cabin

We had a lovely time as a family. Thanks for the great memories!
The heater was *very* efficient. Camped mid September for 3 nights and used maybe 3 gallons, if that.

Spacious cabin with beautiful views and a hardworking little heater that will roast you in your sleep.

A well taken care of cabin and holds the heat in very well.

This is one of the best cabins in the entire system. The views are spectacular. There a few little creeks close to the cabin, so water is no issue. The only negative is the fuel you have to bring up, esp in the winter. Two gallons of kerosene per day weigh pretty heavy in your pack. Be warned about the winter trail: its shorter, but MUCH steeper than the summer trail.

We loved this cabin! It has the most efficient oil burning stove by far compared to all the cabins I have stayed in before. 1 gallon lasted two nights and a day. The setting and view from the deck cannot be beat. We can’t wait to go back!

The winter trail has a lot of roots and it is difficult to pull a sled up without adequate snow, if you go early in the winter I recommend carrying your gear in a backpack. In 30 degree weather we burned 2 gal kerosene per day keeping the stove on all the time. The cabin itself is nice with some recent maintenance done and has great views.

We had a great time and the snow was awesome for skiing above the cabin. The views are incredible from the cabin and the surrounding area.
Trail to the cabin had very thin snow coverage till about the last quarter to half mile. The hike up was a struggle because we thought we would be able to skin most of the way but ended up bootpacking 90% of the trail. Also one of us pulled a sled which I personally wouldn't recommend without better snow coverage. It was very strenuous for him and those of us who had to keep squatting with our own packs to lift the sled over obstacles.
It gets super warm in the cabin especially in the loft. Even with the heat turned low it was uncomfortably hot for sleeping even outside of my sleeping bag. Temps were in the 20s while we were there, so maybe if it's colder you'd want more, but for us four gallons of kerosene for two days was pretty excessive. Obviously better to be overprepared, but I would bring half as much next time in those temps.
The cabin is nicely stocked with some games and puzzles. I enjoyed the cooking area with ceramic tiles for your camp stoves. Also loved the amount of hooks and clotheslines for drying things.
Also there are string lights for the dark times but you need a power bank of you want to use them. Definitely nice to have this time of year with only about 7 hours of daylight.