Yellowjacket Guard Station

This is a beautiful, quaint, historic cabin to stay at. We did what was asked, bring our own water and pack out all our trash. It snowed some of the days we were there (It was early October) but the fire stove kept us warm the whole time. The propane oven/refrigerator felt luxurious when deep in the mountains. We had plenty of space, enjoyment, and comfort in the cozy home. We went on a small hike to Golden Trout Lake and it was beautiful. Lots of various types of fungi to look at and learn more about. I hear there are a bunch of mining towns that around the area, but we did not venture out too much to see them. Overall, this is a wonderful place to stay and I hope to plan another trip here in the future!

Love this cabin! The only down side was the outhouse. It is pathetic. It stinks, it leans. A new vault toilet would be a much needed improvement.
Other than that it was great. No rodents in the cabin. Plentiful water nearby from the creek for washing. Good hiking in the area. Lots of places to explore. We were there for a week and never ran out of things to do.
Prepare well as you are far away from anyplace. Bring a saw and something to split with if it will be cold at night.

The description says it all. It is isolated. There are trails close by if you like to walk/ hike. It is a bit of a drive to get to the Bighorn Crags trailhead and Yellowjacket lake. If you have a side by side or other ORV, folks who have been there posted in the log book that they enjoyed riding around the area. There was plenty of firewood and having the propane appliances and lights were great. The temperature did dip down into the thirties. The wood stove kept us very cozy. You may want to bring something to start your fire with(fat wood for example). There isn’t an experience like this in Michigan. We enjoyed it very much.

We loved our stay at the cabin. It did take us a day to figure out how to turn the gas oven or the lights on (the guard flame was out and we are not familiar with either a gas oven or gas lights). A short paragraph on how to turn them on would be nice. The cabin had plenty of firewood and was reasonably clean (a dead mouse in a cupboard, but something like that is to be expected). Regardless, we had a great time at the cabin and will definitely be back!

We absolutely loved staying here! Enjoyed the peacefulness and the flowing stream!

Yellowjacket Lake is a beautiful place to check out! Too much snow our second day here but could drive in with our sxs two days later!

Middle Fork Peak Lookout is another beautiful place! We drove our sxs within a mile of lookout!

We don’t expect this to be a 5 star motel but we do believe that the guard station could be cleaner. The propane refrigerator did not work; the freezer portion barely kept food cool.

The bottom line is we would stay here again! We can’t begin to say how much we enjoyed our 4 nights here!

This was our 2nd stay here. Fall is a wonderful time to visit. The cabin was clean and in good condition. Lots of beaver dams to check out on Meadow Creek (note, the trailhead for Meadow and Beaver Creek is at the same location on Beaver Creek- don't go by the map). The trail by Beaver Creek is good for biking or an easy hike, and it's closed to ATV's after Labor Day.

Terrible experience. This cabin is in a gorgeous location but very poorly managed. I called the person in charge of this cabin before I went and despite asking, “Is there anything else I should Know?” I was not told any of the following. The road going in is long and really not well suited for a regular passenger car but it is passable just VERY slow going. The cabin itself is a disappointment. It really doesn’t deserve to be treated like an abandoned structure. The stove, oven and refrigerator were non operational. There were instructions for lighting the pilots on the oven and stove but I don’t travel with the required screw driver. There were no instructions for the refrigerator and we needed it to store insulin for a child. Forest service does not provide wood for heat although they don’t tell you to bring your own. Most forests specifically tell you NOT to bring your own to avoid spreading pests. There are no functioning smoke detectors. There are no shovels to help extinguish a campfire or assist if a fire should get away. The only outhouse is up a hill and it is reached by a very narrow trail. Nothing about this location is ADA compliant and because of its historic nature it’s not required to be but they also don’t tell you that. It was dirty upon arrival and just generally gross. Also LOTS of ticks. Came home early and called forest service to report the issues. Doubt anything will be done.

What a delightful stay! The cabin is way off the beaten path, well-stocked, and in a gorgeous location. This was the perfect escape from 2020.