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001, Loop: SQUIRREL MEADOWS CABIN (ID)
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Reviews (36)
What Guests Are Saying
Squirrel Meadows Cabin offers a wonderful wilderness experience with complete privacy, making it a favorite for repeat visitors. The cabin is well-maintained, featuring a wood-burning cook stove and a manual water pump, with ample opportunities for hiking and wildlife viewing. While it lacks modern amenities like running water and electricity, the rustic charm and serene surroundings make it an appealing destination.
What Guests Are Saying
Squirrel Meadows Cabin offers a wonderful wilderness experience with complete privacy, making it a favorite for repeat visitors. The cabin is well-maintained, featuring a wood-burning cook stove and a manual water pump, with ample opportunities for hiking and wildlife viewing. While it lacks modern amenities like running water and electricity, the rustic charm and serene surroundings make it an appealing destination.
Review Summary
Andy P
VerifiedJuly 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SQUIRREL MEADOWS CABIN (ID)
This is the perfect rough get away place. NO cell service, which isa plus. Lots of privacy and wonderful views. We will be back again and again. The cabin is very nice and very relaxing.
Andy P
VerifiedJuly 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SQUIRREL MEADOWS CABIN (ID)
This is the perfect rough get away place. NO cell service, which isa plus. Lots of privacy and wonderful views. We will be back again and again. The cabin is very nice and very relaxing.
Amelia L
VerifiedJanuary 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SQUIRREL MEADOWS CABIN (ID)
We skied in and enjoyed the fresh snow and the quiet. Cabin was in immaculate condition. Don’t expect to sleep late—snow mobiles were buzzing up to the cabin and into the meadow by 10am. Plenty of evidence (tracks) that a fox is getting pretty accustomed to visiting the cabin—remember, please don’t feed the wildlife!
Amelia L
VerifiedJanuary 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SQUIRREL MEADOWS CABIN (ID)
We skied in and enjoyed the fresh snow and the quiet. Cabin was in immaculate condition. Don’t expect to sleep late—snow mobiles were buzzing up to the cabin and into the meadow by 10am. Plenty of evidence (tracks) that a fox is getting pretty accustomed to visiting the cabin—remember, please don’t feed the wildlife!
Katie G
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SQUIRREL MEADOWS CABIN (ID)
Beautiful location.
Katie G
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SQUIRREL MEADOWS CABIN (ID)
Beautiful location.
Brian M
VerifiedNovember 3, 2020 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SQUIRREL MEADOWS CABIN (ID)
my wife and i stayed at squirrel meadows at the end of october for 4 nights, the weather was cold when we arrived (15 degrees) but we had the cabin warm and comfortable in about an hour after getting a fire started in the wood burning stove which is your main form of heat, there is also a wood fired cooking stove that if you use would provide heat also, we took along our propane stove so didn't use it, but those are your only options, there is no electricity at the cabin, there was plenty of wood in the room off the back of the cabin along with an ax and splitting maul, there was plenty of wood split for our visit and we made sure we split at least as much as we used for the next occupants
your source of water is a hand pump out back i though it might be frozen but worked fine and from reading in log book from past visitors it works all year round for your water source
the cabin itself is a simple 2 room cabin with the front room containing the wood cooking stove, 2 tables one with 4 chairs and a cabinet with some plates, pots, pans and utensils for use, the 2nd room contains the wood heating stove and 3 sets of bunk beds, one note on those, if you double up the sleeping pads they are much more comfortable, there is a 3rd screened in porch are on back that holds the firewood
the cabin is about 24 miles from the closest town (ashton idaho) the road to the cabin is paved about half way and gravel the rest, the gravel was in pretty good shape when we visited and we had no problems finding the cabin
as far as things to do, there are some hiking trails right at the cabin, you are relatively close to yellowstone national park and grand teton national park, we did drive the flagg ranch road from the cabin to flagg ranch which is at the northern end of grand teton national park it was only 25 miles but took us an hour and 40 minutes to travel due to snow and the narrowness of the road
if you are looking for someplace to get away and unplug this is a great choice
Brian M
VerifiedNovember 3, 2020 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SQUIRREL MEADOWS CABIN (ID)
my wife and i stayed at squirrel meadows at the end of october for 4 nights, the weather was cold when we arrived (15 degrees) but we had the cabin warm and comfortable in about an hour after getting a fire started in the wood burning stove which is your main form of heat, there is also a wood fired cooking stove that if you use would provide heat also, we took along our propane stove so didn't use it, but those are your only options, there is no electricity at the cabin, there was plenty of wood in the room off the back of the cabin along with an ax and splitting maul, there was plenty of wood split for our visit and we made sure we split at least as much as we used for the next occupants
your source of water is a hand pump out back i though it might be frozen but worked fine and from reading in log book from past visitors it works all year round for your water source
the cabin itself is a simple 2 room cabin with the front room containing the wood cooking stove, 2 tables one with 4 chairs and a cabinet with some plates, pots, pans and utensils for use, the 2nd room contains the wood heating stove and 3 sets of bunk beds, one note on those, if you double up the sleeping pads they are much more comfortable, there is a 3rd screened in porch are on back that holds the firewood
the cabin is about 24 miles from the closest town (ashton idaho) the road to the cabin is paved about half way and gravel the rest, the gravel was in pretty good shape when we visited and we had no problems finding the cabin
as far as things to do, there are some hiking trails right at the cabin, you are relatively close to yellowstone national park and grand teton national park, we did drive the flagg ranch road from the cabin to flagg ranch which is at the northern end of grand teton national park it was only 25 miles but took us an hour and 40 minutes to travel due to snow and the narrowness of the road
if you are looking for someplace to get away and unplug this is a great choice
Kathryn D
VerifiedJuly 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SQUIRREL MEADOWS CABIN (ID)
This is a wonderful cabin that is well maintained and I had a lovely stay here. The only thing that put a small damper on my experience was that I was doing this trip as a loop from my home in Wilson, WY on my motorcycle and I had to pick up the key for the cabin at the Ashton ranger station and return it back at that station, which added about 50 miles onto my trip. I knew this in advance and made the decision to keep the reservation anyway, but it would be nice if the cabin could be accessed with a combination lock or the key could be dropped at a different location. This is always helpful when there are multiple ways to access the rental. With that said, it's still totally worth staying here if you have the opportunity. It's beautiful country back there and fun to explore.
Kathryn D
VerifiedJuly 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: SQUIRREL MEADOWS CABIN (ID)
This is a wonderful cabin that is well maintained and I had a lovely stay here. The only thing that put a small damper on my experience was that I was doing this trip as a loop from my home in Wilson, WY on my motorcycle and I had to pick up the key for the cabin at the Ashton ranger station and return it back at that station, which added about 50 miles onto my trip. I knew this in advance and made the decision to keep the reservation anyway, but it would be nice if the cabin could be accessed with a combination lock or the key could be dropped at a different location. This is always helpful when there are multiple ways to access the rental. With that said, it's still totally worth staying here if you have the opportunity. It's beautiful country back there and fun to explore.
Location Squirrel Meadows Cabin
Address:
Ashton/Island Park Ranger District
Ashton, ID, 83420
United States
Elevation: 1963 feet
23 mi drive to downtown Ashton (about 38 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- Pick up the cabin key at the Ashton Ranger Station, Monday - Friday ; to make arrangements for after hours or weekend pickup, call (208) 652-7442 during regular business hours
- This cabin is located in grizzly/black bear country. All food and coolers must be stored according to the Caribou Targhee National Forest Food Storage Order #04-15-23-217
- Please leave the cabin clean for the next occupant.
- Please make sure fires in the outside campfire ring are extinguished completely before leaving the cabin. Abandoning campfires during any point in your stay at the cabin can result in a violation.
- This is a pack-it-in/pack-it-out facility, please take all trash with you when leaving the cabin.
- Guests should be aware that there is a risk of exposure to hantavirus when visiting remote cabins; click here to learn more.
- Click here for more information about Caribou-Targhee National Forest
- Don't Move Firewood: Help prevent the spread of tree-killing pests in our national forests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
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