Spring Valley Cabin & Bunkhouse

We had a wonderful time enjoying nature in the retired Forest Service Cabin in the woods. It was nearly as we remembered it 20 years ago. We wrote a long & detailed review, but this website requested us to “log in” again and our beautiful review was wiped out…. So in a nutshell, all is quite good! We hope to return again some day! Bye bye for now.

Had a good time. Visited Sunset and Meteor Craters. Both in thier own way are a spectacular visit. Kayak the Colorado through Horseshoe Bend. Stood on the Corner also.

It’s one of our favorite escapes. We love how remote it feels, the beautiful meadows and lack of internet service. Makes for a very relaxing getaway.

Beautiful view, Elk bugling every night

All good

Enjoyed our stay here! On par with expectations for a simple cabin. Staff were communicative. Within reasonable distance of Flagstaff. Great place for birdwatching. Be sure to put away all of your food into the fridge to avoid any critters getting into it!

We've stayed here a few times and always love it. Not as much wildlife as in the past. The prairie dog village in the pasture is gone. We didn't see badgers, foxes, coyotes, or eagles that used to prey on the prairie dogs. No elk this time.

So, to my only complaint...raising the price to $165/night from $100/night feels excessive, especially since no improvements were made, except the new "outhouse" that I never use.

We’ve stayed in 3 for forest service cabins now and this one was the best equipped the cleanest in terms or usable kitchen items i.e. pots pans, kitchen utensils, etc. and in the best condition over all.
Unfortunately we were unable to use the bunk house we rented in conjunction since the smell of rodent urine was overwhelming. After two days of airing it out with fans a the 2 windows we could get to open it was bearable but at that point we had learned to survive in the main house and did not use it as our group size permitted this. The urine smell is present in the main house to a lesser degree as well but one gets use to it quickly. Ground squirrels live under both houses. I get this is a wild place but this should be addressed as we would find fresh squirrel feces on the cooking stove daily. We enjoy these cabins but at the rates that are being charged more should be done to control rodents in the cabins.

A really nice cabin with everything you need, including killer views of the Meadow and distant mountains.

Well equipped kitchen. Bunkbeds were very comfortable.

During summer months bring an extra sheet to hang onto moulding of entryway in order to block the sun from coming into the kitchen. This will help keep the cabin cooler. There was salt and pepper.
You may want to bring along lawn chairs if you want a campfire.

If you are addicted to your devices this might not be a good place for you. (We have T-mobile.) If you don't know whether you are addicted to your devices, this is the perfect place to find out if you are. 😉 There are plenty of board games for guests to enjoy. It's about an hour and a half drive to get to the Grand Canyon south entrance.

Almost all windows are in need of screen replacements. The cabin could use a thorough cleaning (windows and sills). I cleaned them myself this time, because I like clean windows. Otherwise, the cabin was acceptable for overall cleanliness. 😊

Overall, we had a very nice stay.