Hells Canyon Guard Station

Super views rivaling fire lookouts. Instead of looking down at the views you are looking up at them like at Table Mountain.

The good:
Best views from 10 cabins we rented on vacation.

Hour long drive from main road and not recommended for cars but beautiful scenes on the way and there.

Last Verizon cell 4G service about 6.6 mi from cabin. Text about 2.2 mi from cabin.

4 beds with 1 more in the loft plus floor space for sleeping bags. Ladders on walls to enter loft and upper beds downstairs.

Nice concrete floor for easy cleaning.

Hand pump for water even in cold months. Some say it is delicious but we tasted metal pipe.

Nice creek.

Warnock Hersey Baker's Choice wood cook stove with oven. Wood only goes in upper left!

Nice size porch with big table and 2 propane burner in locked cabinet.

Quartz crystals on trails.

Lots of wood.

Picnic bench.

A few games.

Very quiet as it is on a dead end road.

Nice vault pit toilet.

The bad:
Bring fly traps during warm months.

Needs new broom & there was no mop head, just a handle.

Need razor blade scraper to clean windows.

While we saw and heard no mice this was the dirtiest of all the cabins we visited. From mouse feces all over to not being cleaned by numerous previous renters to open food left in the cabinets. People PLEASE pack out your food and unwanted items. We hauled away so much junk it was ridiculous. 6 empty water containers? COME ON! If we were to get Hantavirus on this trip it was due to this location! We left the canned food but it is quite apparent there are regulars who rent quite often and leave stuff. PLEASE be considerate and a decent person. Take stuff home and clean.

We saw nobody by cabin but there is no gate to block people. Maybe park on bridge to block? Some reports of people stopping to use pit toilet. Don't leave your good toilet paper that you brought for strangers to use who did not pay to stay here.

We would rent again and you should too. Long rough drive but it is worth it.

Super views rivaling fire lookouts. Instead of looking down at the views you are looking up at them like at Table Mountain.

The good:
Best views from 10 cabins we rented on vacation.

Hour long drive from main road and not recommended for cars but beautiful scenes on the way and there.

Last Verizon cell 4G service about 6.6 mi from cabin. Text about 2.2 mi from cabin.

4 beds with 1 more in the loft plus floor space for sleeping bags. Ladders on walls to enter loft and upper beds downstairs.

Nice concrete floor for easy cleaning.

Hand pump for water even in cold months. Some say it is delicious but we tasted metal pipe.

Nice creek.

Warnock Hersey Baker's Choice wood cook stove with oven. Wood only goes in upper left!

Nice size porch with big table and 2 propane burner in locked cabinet.

Quartz crystals on trails.

Lots of wood.

Picnic bench.

A few games.

Very quiet as it is on a dead end road.

Nice vault pit toilet.

The bad:
Bring fly traps during warm months.

Needs new broom & there was no mop head, just a handle.

Need razor blade scraper to clean windows.

While we saw and heard no mice this was the dirtiest of all the cabins we visited. From mouse feces all over to not being cleaned by numerous previous renters to open food left in the cabinets. People PLEASE pack out your food and unwanted items. We hauled away so much junk it was ridiculous. 6 empty water containers? COME ON! If we were to get Hantavirus on this trip it was due to this location! We left the canned food but it is quite apparent there are regulars who rent quite often and leave stuff. PLEASE be considerate and a decent person. Take stuff home and clean.

We saw nobody by cabin but there is no gate to block people. Maybe park on bridge to block? Some reports of people stopping to use pit toilet. Don't leave your good toilet paper that you brought for strangers to use who did not pay to stay here.

We would rent again and you should too. Long rough drive but it is worth it.

Beautiful views. Agree with past reviewer on the pros and cons. Long drive to get back there but really pretty! Not sure if we had a pack rat or just a lot of mice but sleeping was not so restful. Do not keep any food inside overnight, lock it in your car.
It is definitely a rustic experience. The water and toilet was really nice to have.

Beautiful views. Agree with past reviewer on the pros and cons. Long drive to get back there but really pretty! Not sure if we had a pack rat or just a lot of mice but sleeping was not so restful. Do not keep any food inside overnight, lock it in your car.
It is definitely a rustic experience. The water and toilet was really nice to have.

Well appointed cabin, good water.

Well appointed cabin, good water.

We had a great time. A bit of snowmobiling and relaxing!!

We had a great time. A bit of snowmobiling and relaxing!!

Had a tough time on the forest service road in and turned around about 5 mi up. I would definitely suggest a high clearance vehicle as the road is rocky and narrow… beautiful area though. Wildflowers every where!

Had a tough time on the forest service road in and turned around about 5 mi up. I would definitely suggest a high clearance vehicle as the road is rocky and narrow… beautiful area though. Wildflowers every where!