Eight Mile Guard Station

Beautiful area. Nice buildings. Lots of room everywhere.
Only negative...not handicapped accessible. Lots of steep steps on cabin and rock steps on paths.
Pleasantly surprised to find a tub and hot water for bathing, cleaning. Kitchen has running water that is not potable, but make sure you empty the bucket catching the drain water. Filled our families needs and had lots of pleasant surprises.

A really great experience for our entire family. A place we could afford with access we needed for all.
It is Not handicapped accessible in the cabin but with accessible campers or RVs can people can be included.
Lots of parking and room to maneuver vehicles. The inaccessible aspects are cement and rock stairs, no bathroom grabbers etc.
There appear to be additional amenities being added. Overall really great experience. Thank you!!!

Really like the improvements they have made and are making! Hope they will continue to refurbish or rebuild others in this area

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We used a side by side with tracks to visit during the winter. Be sure to bring you own maul and wedges to spilt firewood. If you come later in the season, you might need to bring your own firewood. Most of the LED lights in the kitchen don't work. We cross country skied eight mile road, FR 332 <50" at edge of eight mile parking and Bailey Creek to Bailey Springs. Avalanche danger was high.

Beautiful area with tons of space for trailers and tents.

We reserved this site for our family reunion. We loved having the convenience of a cabin with propane burners, a propane heater in the living area, and nice sturdy bunk beds, a huge dining hall with propane lighting, nice sturdy benches, play areas, a great fire pit area, a large parking space, and spaces for tents.

We were hoping for water, but the well was dry. We hauled in water, but the toilet situation was hard. No flushing toilet in the cabin meant trips in the mud (it rained most of the weekend) navigating a steep incline and over a slippery bridge. We have older adults with mobility issues who slept in the cabin and this was a real struggle. One of the family members slipped on the bridge and smashed into the large rocks and was injured. We would suggest that a vault toilet be installed on the same level as the cabin which is easier to access for those staying in the cabin. The photos and description don't give a description of the ground-level differences of the site. Be prepared for lots of ups and downs.

The cabin was left clean except for the dead mouse and droppings in the oven. When we arrived there were more than 30 head of livestock inside the fence making lots of manure piles for us to navigate and clean up -- apparently the campers before us left the 2 small gates unlocked and the livestock made themselves at home. Please close the gates!!! There was only a small amount of cut wood in the wood shed -- apparently all available rangers are fighting fires -- so we needed to find fallen trees and cut them -- be prepared for that. Besides the livestock invasion, navigating slippery slopes to the toilet, dead mouse in the oven, and low amount of wood, it was a great location to visit. There were lots of activities available and it was a very pretty area. For the price you pay it is an awesome find, I'm happy places like this are available. Just be prepared for the unexpected.

Beautiful area, plenty of room for the kids to run around and adventure. Basketball court, swings and treehouse were their favorites. Volleyball court was the best sand box to keep the small children busy for hours. We didn't use the guard house, but would be nice for sleeping if needed. Needs some mice control though. We had rain every evening, the shed with tables was perfect for our large family to eat and play games. Loved camping here and we will definitely come again!

gas line was leaking in the whole house and made us all sick ,some one left b. m on the walls and toilet had b m all over it , windows were open ,mouse poo in oven and and was living in there ,caught 2 with traps , floor was filthy, a tent you have been better than this ,out side was the only thing going for this cabin . no cleaning supply's , no mop bucket no kitchen wares so bring your own ,no matches but i left a few ,looked like some one used it and just left without cleaning up. kitchen faucet broken from mount bathroom sink drained slow , outside a cross the bridge was slick and fell down other side so be careful if wet ,out house was interesting .there is a small dammed up spot on creek to wade in .Huckleberry picking up the mountain road always .lots of traffic all day long every day so don't expect quite time in the day .

I have reserved - 8 Mile Guard Cabin- for the past 8 years for our church youth group. This year was totally UNEXCEPTABLE! The worst of the issues was entering the cabin to find the toilet in the only bathroom duct taped closed (a job so poorly done it would bring a tear to the redneck eye)!
No sign. No notification from the forest service beforehand. Which did not go over well with the 10 "Teenage" Girls in our group. Apparently the well was going dry, even though the faucets still had running water. Subsequently, the grass area we have used for our activities was completely crispy, brown dead (my kids loved rolling around on shredded wheat cereal). The campground seemed less cared for than in the past (dead flies and maggots in the light fixtures) also there was very little wood available for a fire. To top it all off, when I called the ranger station to ask the reasons for the sub-par experience, I was not able not finish explaining the situation before I was interrupted with excuses! Needless to say they have lost a faithful (unsatisfied) customer. WARNING ! Check with your "friendly neighborhood" ranger about real conditions before you book!