Portal Ccc House

CCC Portal House is beautiful! Has everything you need for a solid stay. Cooking utensils, pans, some basic spices available.

However, MICE PRESENT. lots of droppings everywhere and had to hide all food and trash in fridge. I’d much rather be camping outside… especially for the price.

We love the Portal CCC HOUSE. Cave Creek hiking is great! The stars fantastic! However we HATE the packrats that moved in before we got there. We expected the usual remote, old cabin creatures. Unfortunately, their copious turds were in every drawer, over all plates and utensils, in the stove drawer, and behind the refrigerator. They had a comfy nest in one of the upper cupboards. They had freely peed along every wall in every room. We cleaned and bleached every surface. We thought we had conquered the resident wildlife….. Until they brought in their friends for a night party, banging the metal pans and cookie sheets. As they loped along the floor, we saw they were fat, furry, and larger than a size 8.5 fist. They even stopped to gaze at us as if WE were the intruders. We cleaned and stowed all our stuff in the car and left.

We love the Portal CCC HOUSE. Cave Creek hiking is great! The stars fantastic! However we HATE the packrats that moved in before we got there. We expected the usual remote, old cabin creatures. Unfortunately, their copious turds were in every drawer, over all plates and utensils, in the stove drawer, and behind the refrigerator. They had a comfy nest in one of the upper cupboards. They had freely peed along every wall in every room. We cleaned and bleached every surface. We thought we had conquered the resident wildlife….. Until they brought in their friends for a night party, banging the metal pans and cookie sheets. As they loped along the floor, we saw they were fat, furry, and larger than a size 8.5 fist. They even stopped to gaze at us as if WE were the intruders. We cleaned and stowed all our stuff in the car and left.

We got lucky and hit a sweet spot in the apparently infrequent cleaning schedule here. Recent fumigation & cleaning left behind a strong chemical smell (bad, but got better with airing out), but decreased the heavy rodent activity that had been recently reported. Definitely not for the rodent-phobic. We saw small amounts of mouse sign every morning. We kept everything well sealed up in fridge/ bins/ coolers, so they couldn't party too much, but they're definitely there.

A few other RVs/ campers share the driveway. Everyone was quiet.

Appliances worked. Beds were ok. Shower was fine.

Not a deluxe spot by any means, but a decent bare-bones base of operations to explore the area, and the view from the back porch ain't bad.

Facility was very clean, well maintained and had all necessary utensils available. Excellent views.

Lovely location! This cabin has all necessary amenities but was lacking cleaning supplies and showed some current rodent activity.

This was my 5th time to the Portal ccc house. I has always been clean and has a well supplied kitchen.
The view from the house is very beautiful and it's easy to access the nearby trails. If you like less crowded spots, don't mind
roughing it a little and don't mind cleaning before you leave you might love this cabin.