Palisades Ranger Residence Cabin

Cool air in the summer! And beautiful quiet nights.

This is one of my favorite places on the planet. Simple cabin with the necessities surrounded by the tallest trees! I wish I could turn people away so its available when I want to be there!!

The cabin is a nice size. The queen sized bed was very comfortable. The heat came on quickly and the house warmed up quickly. I didn't notice traffic noise. Although it was only one bar, we seemed to have wi-fi most of the time. The phone was not quite as reliable. I don't think the cabin was well inspected as there was a spill on the bottom shelf of the fridge and dirty clothes hanging on a hook on the back of bathroom door. We lived very lightly. A Swifter with the wet jet would have been adequate to clean the floors for us but the fluid for the Swifter was empty. The cabin was equipped with broom, shop vacuum, etc. Be aware that you are in the mountains and may need to acclimate to the altitude. We did. We enjoyed our stay and slept really well. We will return.

Great little cabin. Was surprised to find that the bunk bed is gone and a full/queen bed is in its place. Contrary to the description, TP and dish soap were provided. A wonderful, comfortable place for a weekend. Also, a WiFi code was provided and worked great.

What a great time of year for a visit! We were at the cabin the first week of April. The mornings/ evenings were chilly, but the days were perfect for hiking. There was a bit of snow still left on the ground, it was beautiful. The cabin is perfectly located next to the visitors center and great hikes. The best hike was the Bigelow Trail, what a view from the top.

My family and i had a good time. Pretty nice accommodations.

My family of four had a great time here! Enough snow on the ground to have fun, but since the nearby visitor center was closed the cabin felt more secluded than it actually is (I imagine it feels very "in the thick of it" in summer when the nearby Boy Scouts of America camp is active). Lots of nearby hikes and beautiful scenery, lots of room for kids to play outdoors near the cabin. A few minor issues: 1) the shower drained very poorly. It looks like it should double as a bath, but there's no bath faucet; 2) The wood stove was out of service (I see that a few of the previous reviews mentioned this) but the central heating worked great and we didn't even need the space heaters provided; 3) There's a busted window, and we were worried when we arrived, but the cardboard and plastic temporary fix that someone has done is more effective than we thought: as I said before, the central heat was enough, and we were quite warm at night. I really appreciated that all the switches were labeled, even the ones that don't seem to do anything. The presence of a "Mud Room" was very effective at helping us (and the kids) confine our muddy/ snowy footprints to that room, which made clean up a lot easier than it could have been. It would be nice to have coat hooks in the mud room, though. All in all, a great visit. I even caught a glimpse of a fox when it set off the motion activated flood lights outside on our second night.

It is a nice location. But the house needs a lot of work. And people need to take responsibility for cleaning up their mess. Too many dirty utensils.

Such a lovely place to stay. The fenced yard was perfect for the dogs, lots of space indoors, and all the amenities necessary. The fireplace wasn’t working quite right so we had to air out the cabin and stop using it. But there is central heat and it wasn’t an issue. Warning for winter visitors - there is no snow shovel, so make sure you bring one if snow is in the forecast.

This cabin is in need of repair. When I was there the wood stove pipe was broken near the top where it went into the wall. It was leaking smoke into the living space making the whole cabin smokey. One of the electric heaters was broken. The rear steps appear to have migrated down hill from my cement foundation. There was no wood in the wood shed good thing we brought our own but could not have a fire due to stove pipe. A window was broken in the living room. When we arrived there was smoldering news paper and pine needles in the wood stove. Positive items include the propane heating system working awesome. The restroom was awesome nice to have a shower and running water. The area is nice. Nice trees.