It is crazy to me that no one in the reviews has commented on the wind up there. Nearly every entry in the notebooks mentions the insane and constant winds but not any reviews. This lookout was amazing, great location, views forever, and really comfortable inside. Long drive but worth it. The last 1/2 mile or so, basically everything past the gate, is rough and steep. If you do not like heights or get motion sick from being in something that sways, this lookout is not for you.

Good experience

Lock was cut/broke at gate with empty pack of cigarettes and one flip flop laying on the ground. Lots of used toilet paper littering the ground around the tower. I called the Forest Service number to report the lock but nobody answered and nobody called me back. I ended up not staying in the lookout as it didn’t feel safe.