Shaw House

Cabin was clean and had all the basics. Sweet little piece of history. Great spot for walks and hikes. Beautiful oak groves nearby. We were happy campers.

Cabin was clean and had all the basics. Sweet little piece of history. Great spot for walks and hikes. Beautiful oak groves nearby. We were happy campers.

Few things need to be fixed.
The rest of the stay was great!

Few things need to be fixed.
The rest of the stay was great!

It is a beautiful location with lots of good hikes, and the beautiful full moon and stars lit up the property at night. We saw lots of western bluebirds and a few deer during our stay.
Now for the unfortunate part. I doubt a washer/dryer combo will ever show up there, but as there is no maid service you have to rely on the person before you to do a good job cleaning. Bring your own cleaning supplies and count on doing some serious scrubbing before you unpack. The sheet protectors are never cleaned and have lots of stains on them, so remove those and bring your own. There is an issue with the septic tank in the bathroom nearest the bunk beds leaving a terrible odor- bring a little Rid-X with you, maybe that will help. The fireplace in the back bedroom works great and there are three electric heaters to heat up the rest of the place. It would be great to replace the non-working wood stove in the living room. If you open the windows in the dining room or master bedroom, when ready to close them someone will have to go outside and gently press on the window frame while another person closes the latch on the inside- these are just some of the quirks of staying in a really old home. A couple of panes were broken while we were there, so I hope those get fixed soon too. If read these reviews, come prepared with the proper supplies and mindset, you should be ok. Good luck!

It is a beautiful location with lots of good hikes, and the beautiful full moon and stars lit up the property at night. We saw lots of western bluebirds and a few deer during our stay.
Now for the unfortunate part. I doubt a washer/dryer combo will ever show up there, but as there is no maid service you have to rely on the person before you to do a good job cleaning. Bring your own cleaning supplies and count on doing some serious scrubbing before you unpack. The sheet protectors are never cleaned and have lots of stains on them, so remove those and bring your own. There is an issue with the septic tank in the bathroom nearest the bunk beds leaving a terrible odor- bring a little Rid-X with you, maybe that will help. The fireplace in the back bedroom works great and there are three electric heaters to heat up the rest of the place. It would be great to replace the non-working wood stove in the living room. If you open the windows in the dining room or master bedroom, when ready to close them someone will have to go outside and gently press on the window frame while another person closes the latch on the inside- these are just some of the quirks of staying in a really old home. A couple of panes were broken while we were there, so I hope those get fixed soon too. If read these reviews, come prepared with the proper supplies and mindset, you should be ok. Good luck!

Shaw House has really been allowed to go downhill over the past few years — it needs to be kept up better, furnished better, cleaned better, etc. I know the USFS needs the budget to do that, but it's a shame. More of those subsidized timber dollars should go into conserving our public lands and heritage buildings!

Shaw House has really been allowed to go downhill over the past few years — it needs to be kept up better, furnished better, cleaned better, etc. I know the USFS needs the budget to do that, but it's a shame. More of those subsidized timber dollars should go into conserving our public lands and heritage buildings!

Shaw house was nice and clean when we arrived. We left it in the same clean condition when we left. We took our trash with us because we did not know where to dispose of it.

Shaw house was nice and clean when we arrived. We left it in the same clean condition when we left. We took our trash with us because we did not know where to dispose of it.