Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout

Absolutely gorgeous and breathtaking!
My 9yr old and 7 yr old made the hike. It took a while because we booked the tower for 2 nights so we had to bring up a lot. The elevation is pretty high, the hike up is straight up. Bring lots of water.

The tower: theres no hiking trails to explore near, the tower is the destination. There are rocks to climb around though, that was fun.

Camping at the tower: there is a refrigerator, microwave and a stove! Theres also some pots and pans already. So you don't need to packup a bunch of cooking stuff.

The only negatives? It is a beautiful sunrise ande sunset spot. People dont respect that you reserved the tower and constantly try to open the doors and climb up to the top of the tower. Even after you tell them it is reserved and private, they still try to push themselves up the stairs saying they "just want a picture". Momma bear got pretty annoyed because it is 6am and I have children trying to sleep and these strangers cant respect reservations. Humanity is a 1 out of 5 stars, but the tower is 5 out of 5.

Absolutely gorgeous and breathtaking!
My 9yr old and 7 yr old made the hike. It took a while because we booked the tower for 2 nights so we had to bring up a lot. The elevation is pretty high, the hike up is straight up. Bring lots of water.

The tower: theres no hiking trails to explore near, the tower is the destination. There are rocks to climb around though, that was fun.

Camping at the tower: there is a refrigerator, microwave and a stove! Theres also some pots and pans already. So you don't need to packup a bunch of cooking stuff.

The only negatives? It is a beautiful sunrise ande sunset spot. People dont respect that you reserved the tower and constantly try to open the doors and climb up to the top of the tower. Even after you tell them it is reserved and private, they still try to push themselves up the stairs saying they "just want a picture". Momma bear got pretty annoyed because it is 6am and I have children trying to sleep and these strangers cant respect reservations. Humanity is a 1 out of 5 stars, but the tower is 5 out of 5.

So unique, beautiful settling, easy hike in.

So unique, beautiful settling, easy hike in.

So unique, beautiful settling, easy hike in.

Stunning views, and comfortable and thoughtful amenities. What we were not prepared for the sheer amount of people who do not know it is a campsite, and therefore walk right up to the windows. Especially at dusk and dawn. They wander around outside the bathroom too. There are no posted signs indicating that this is reservable campsite, so no one has any idea what they are walking into.

Stunning views, and comfortable and thoughtful amenities. What we were not prepared for the sheer amount of people who do not know it is a campsite, and therefore walk right up to the windows. Especially at dusk and dawn. They wander around outside the bathroom too. There are no posted signs indicating that this is reservable campsite, so no one has any idea what they are walking into.

Fun snow shoe up to the cabin. Beautiful views.

Fun snow shoe up to the cabin. Beautiful views.

Awesome experience. We visited in March. Arrived during a gorgeous spring day; departed in a wild winter storm.

Hike: Two miles approximately; nice up hill climb. We forgot our snowshoes and did pretty good despite. Took about 2 hours with some a few good stops. Encountered skiers and snowshoers.

Fire Tower: Basic accommodations with an incredible view. Four beds however the top area (2 beds) and bottom area (2 beds) is NOT connected by indoor stairs. You need to go outside to reach either level. The wind was mighty when we visited and shook the tower and roof and windows. Incredible star views when the cloud parted. We used zero degree bags and kept warm.

Overall a really cool experience.