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About Deadwood Lookout Rec Cabin
Number of accommodations: 1
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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01, Loop: DEADWOOD LOOKOUT REC CABIN
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Reviews (17)
What Guests Are Saying
Deadwood Lookout Rec Cabin offers a peaceful and unique experience with stunning scenery, fantastic views, and a comfortable stay. Guests appreciated the well-maintained facilities and the welcoming camp host. While access can be challenging due to road conditions and occasional daytime visitors, the overall experience is highly praised, making it a desirable destination.
What Guests Are Saying
Deadwood Lookout Rec Cabin offers a peaceful and unique experience with stunning scenery, fantastic views, and a comfortable stay. Guests appreciated the well-maintained facilities and the welcoming camp host. While access can be challenging due to road conditions and occasional daytime visitors, the overall experience is highly praised, making it a desirable destination.
Review Summary
Jonathan M
VerifiedJuly 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: DEADWOOD LOOKOUT REC CABIN
This mattress in this place is seriously incredibly comfortable! View is terrible though.
Bruce H
VerifiedJuly 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: DEADWOOD LOOKOUT REC CABIN
Great sunset and sunrise. Fantastic views.
LUCAS J
VerifiedJuly 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: DEADWOOD LOOKOUT REC CABIN
Such an amazing place!! You are very lucky if you get to stay here.
Joe M
VerifiedJuly 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: DEADWOOD LOOKOUT REC CABIN
Staying in a fire watchtower is a very unique experience really like the isolation and the views. Nighttime was very special with the stars and being able to see the Milky Way.
MARK B
VerifiedOctober 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: DEADWOOD LOOKOUT REC CABIN
I hate to give this cabin a 5 star review because it is so hard to get a reservation already. There is something about being in a lookout that is like nowhere else. The only downsides for this one are the road, especially the last 3 miles, high clearance is needed and the daytime visitors who think nothing of either riding around the gate on their ATV's, UTV's and motorcycles or walking past the gate to visit you in your glass house.
Ali S
VerifiedJune 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: DEADWOOD LOOKOUT REC CABIN
What an amazing experience. The lookout is well kept, the location and the scenery is stunning. We cooked and spent a lot of time around the fire ring, and the picnic table, so the lookout itself was mostly just for sleeping and keeping out of the rain the next morning. We did utilize the stove inside and was happy to find everything we needed to start the fire inside and ready to go. I cannot wait to return and will be trying to get a reservation next year.
We had a question on road construction and reached out to the camp host. He returned our call promptly and was a pleasure to work with and talk to. Overall a fantastic experience.
Ezra S
VerifiedAugust 11, 2026 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: DEADWOOD LOOKOUT REC CABIN
Great place to relax and unwind. Usually very peaceful there.
Location Deadwood Lookout Rec Cabin
Address:
Emmett Ranger District Office
Emmett, ID, 83617
United States
From Boise, Idaho, take Highway 55 north about 35 miles to Banks, Idaho.
Turn right (east) on Banks-Lowman Road and proceed 25 miles to the
junction with Forest Road 555. Turn left (north) on Road 555 and proceed
9 miles to the junction of Forest Roads 555 and 555EC. Turn right on 555EC
and proceed 3 miles to Deadwood Lookout Recreation Cabin at the end of the
road.
Access to Deadwood Lookout Rec Cabin is via Highway 55, which is approximately 35 miles south in Banks, Idaho.
Elevation: 2028 feet
71 mi drive to downtown Emmett (about 1 hr 59 min)
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Last updated: September 8, 2026