Malad Summit Guard Station

Cabin is in a lovely spot with sweet creeks on both sides. Cabin was clean and the vault toilet was extremely clean and well maintained. It was hot and it would have been great to sleep with the doors open for fresh air but there are no screen doors and we were afraid the skunk who visited the second night might decide to wander inside to check us out. Bring everything you need for cooking and cleaning.

Bring your own wood.

This little cabin is wonderful. It was very clean. Privacy was excellent. We loved the little creek running through it. The beds were very comfortable and the space heater kept us nice and comfortable. There was plenty of parking. the outhouse was clean and in good condition. It was fun sitting on the large covered porch while watching the rain come down. We are looking forward to returning again. The only suggestion we would make would be to please install hand rails on both staircases. We are seniors and we had a hard time getting up and down the stairs safely.

Great place! Easy short drove off I-15. Refreshing creek and beautiful trees surround the cabin. Mattresses were comfy and clean. Outhouse was clean. Bring your own TP just in case. Highly recommended!

Cabin space is private with a small stream kids can play in safely. The cabin electricity was nice to have.

We have been going here many years, this year we had a bit of a problem because there was no water. We weren't notified and so we had to to figure out how to make things work and get some water where we were going to be there for 3 days. I had talked to the company who took care of the property and they were actively working on the problem. We just wish we would have been notified so we would have planned ahead to have what we needed. Otherwise we enjoyed it as we usually do. Also there were no screen doors on either door, like there has always been. You need the screen doors to let some air in and have air flow. The company that takes care of the property said they would check with the forest service where they had removed them because there was a problem. We still enjoyed our stay and, and plan on coming back next year.

Wonderful cabin to stay at. Prepare to gather or bring your own wood if you plan to have a fire. Might want to bring some TP too.

Fun place to spend a cold winter night.

The good:
2 room cabin with electricity. Bunk beds in both the living room and bedroom. Couch. Old fridge, 4 burner electric range with oven. Sink that drains was nice. Outlets all over the place.

Wood stove.

There is a wall mounted space heater in each room. The one by the wood stove works but you must play with the dial some to get it to come on.

Seasonal water with shower and water heater.

Dresser in bedroom. Curtains over some windows but on 2 the very cheap lightweight curtain rods have broken. Can somebody bring 6 ft or so heavy duty rods or dowels with brackets?

We have Verizon for cell service and were able to get 2 bar 4G LTE at the parking area and up to the gate but it did come and go.

Dishes, pots, pans, glasses supplied.

Small dining table with bench seats.

Large porch but no chairs. One nasty cushioned chair was in the living room.

Fire pit with picnic tables and also elevated charcoal grill.

Can somebody bring a journal for future guests? There were none there but there were a a few blank journal pages in the binder.

Concrete ADA vault toilet.

The bad:
Gate was missing or under the snow for winter so no way to block entry but we had no visitors.

Snowplow stops at cattle guard about 1/4 mi from cabin. You have to park on the north side of road or south property owner gets all fussy.

There was no ax or splitter. Wood supplied appears to be from previous visitors that was cut too large to fit in wood stove. We did not see a wood shed so maybe wood is not supplied?

Cabin was a mess when we arrived with grime and mouse droppings but it had not been rented for a while.

Lock should be installed on front porch instead of the side due to heavy snow accumulation blocking door.

The cabin entry door was covered with 3 ft of snow that we had to shovel out of the water. Inside, they removed several amenities that have been available at the location for years. The table was now very small, chairs were removed, cookware/dinnerware was removed, dressers were missing as well. The did add some curtains (which was nice). The wall mount heater in the living room did not warm up while the one in the bedroom/bathroom area did warm up.