Swan Guard Station

Enjoyed the stay! Wish the wood stove was available! :(

Nice cabin in good location. Only complaint was that the outside trash can was full of wet ashes,
so was unusable for trash. Not a big problem, but inconvenient.

Very clean cabin close to the bird refuge. Everything was as advertised and we had s pleasurable stay.

Great spot excellent bird sightings next door at the refuge

Despite its location on the edge of a marsh and warm late May temperatures, there were no flies or mosquitos to speak of, just a chorus of frogs and birds from dawn til dusk. There is some highway noise but it is blocked somewhat by the embankment, and traffic dies down considerably at night. The cabin is well furnished and the kitchen has most of the accessories needed to prepare decent meals, especially the gas stove and oven. The coffee maker is slow and could use a dose of vinegar or other acid cleanser. The indoor fireplace is not functional, replaced instead by a propane heater whose lowest recommended setting still produces fan noise.

Many of us hiked to the falls up the Bond Creek Trail and boated on the lake. On the last day, the water had receded enough that I could walk across the previously inundated road to the viewing platform in the middle of the marsh before dawn, allowing me to view and photograph a verdant world inhabited by herons, ducks, and geese as the rising sun cast a golden hue across the landscape.

Spacious, well-kept cabin that's positively luxurious by Forest Service cabin standards. Everything we needed was stocked (TP, cleaning supplies, etc). And it's great for small kids because it's so easy to get to, there's no wood stove heating, and there are lots of games and toys.

Clean, homey, beautiful waterfowl!

This is our second time staying in this cabin and once again, we were impressed with how well stocked the kitchen is. We missed the ambiance of the old wood stove but the propane heater did such a good job keeping the place warm that we didn't even need to use the space heaters upstairs. It made clean up a lot faster too! The bookshelf is well stocked with games, puzzles, books, and magazines for a variety of interests and age levels. The bird watching was fantastic too. The sandhill cranes made all sorts of noise throughout our stay but we also saw a bald eagle, turkey vultures, red-winged blackbirds, mallards, and more.

We didn't see any signs of bear which was lucky as previous guests are using what I assume is a metal garbage bin outside for fire pit ashes for garbage that could attract bears. Previous guests noted in the green book that there were some problems with the kitchen sink so we cautiously used it and just dumped a little water at a time from our wash basin just in case. By doing that, we didn't have any problems. Hopefully future guests will find the same.

Fun, historic cabin with basic but comfortable amenities. Bond Creek trail in spring was good for hiking on packed snow. This is a great opportunity for an easily accessible cabin!

Really cute cabin - clean and well stocked. Beautiful setting. Make sure you call ahead to get the code because the Forest Service will not email it to you.