About Star Meadows Guard Station
Number of accommodations: 1
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2026 Season availability
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This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (43)
What Guests Are Saying
Star Meadows Guard Station offers fantastic accommodations in a beautiful location, with clean and well-stocked cabins ideal for family gatherings. Guests appreciated the thoughtful amenities, including comfortable beds, games, and kitchen supplies, which enhanced their stay. The only notable drawbacks were the unpleasant outhouse smell and some difficulty locating the nearby Tally Lake turnoff, but overall, guests enjoyed a memorable experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Star Meadows Guard Station offers fantastic accommodations in a beautiful location, with clean and well-stocked cabins ideal for family gatherings. Guests appreciated the thoughtful amenities, including comfortable beds, games, and kitchen supplies, which enhanced their stay. The only notable drawbacks were the unpleasant outhouse smell and some difficulty locating the nearby Tally Lake turnoff, but overall, guests enjoyed a memorable experience.
Review Summary
BJ B
VerifiedFebruary 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Very cozy cabin. It was great to have consistent electric heat throughout with a 10 month old along for the trip. Great kitchen and comfy couch as well. We went in February when there was 2-3 feet of snow outside in the meadow and all around the cabin so we couldn’t quite do as much as we normally would at a forest service cabin, but it the nearby snowed-in forest service roads would be a dream for anyone with a snowmobile or dogsled team. Outhouse was very clean and the whole cabin was very clean overall. If you like to play board games or cards, this cabin has the best collection I’ve seen.
Only reason this cabin didn’t receive 5 stars from me is the lack of options for us with an infant, but even if you have kids just a couple years old you could probably have a lot of fun in the snow. I imagine I would be a fantastic cabin for a large family/group in the summer/spring/fall.
Stacy I
VerifiedNovember 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Nice cabin well stocked. I was not able to get the thermostats going.
Thomas P
VerifiedOctober 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Cabin was everything we expected and more. Previous guests did a great job cleaning the cabin; so no surprises there. Nice new refrigerator and electric range. All utensils as well as coffee maker, microwave, etc were in the kitchen. Lots of sleeping space between main cabin & bunk house. All items for grilling were provided other than the charcoal. We brought firewood but there was LOTS onsite already. Great experience and we will definitely be back. Thank you USFS.
Jen S
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
It was one of the nicest we've stayed at. Clean, great supplies to keep it that way, well stocked cooking supplies, nice furniture, water on site with hand pump, pit toilet serviced. It was great.
Jesse T
VerifiedAugust 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Please clean up the cabin, especially the dishes for the next guests! It’s a wonderful place!
karen w
VerifiedJuly 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Comfortable beds (except for the futon, but we didn't need to use it), great kitchen, spotless outhouse, all the comforts of home -- without the TV. It was great.
William A
VerifiedMay 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Lots of dog wast
Catherine S
VerifiedApril 22, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Beautiful time at Star Meadows! Such a wonderful spot! Previous guests left it a mess, we had to take some time to clean before we settled in. Remember to clean up after yourselves!
Justin H
VerifiedApril 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Nice place.
Britt K
VerifiedApril 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
We hiked and played games. The cabin was not clean. There was a lot of dog hair. We cleaned it before we left. There was dog poop all around the cabin. Please pick up after your dog. We are dog people too.
Location Star Meadows Guard Station
Address:
5250 Star Meadow Road
Whitefish, MT, 59937
United States
STAR MEADOW GUARD STATION 5250 Star Meadows Road Whitefish, Montana 59937 Travel from Whitefish west on Highway 93 approximately 12 miles to mile marker 139, turn left onto Farm to Market Road. Continue 1.7 miles; turn right onto the Star Meadows Road. Continue to mile marker 15 located almost across from the cabin driveway.
Latitude & Longitude: 48.3819 / -114.71
Elevation: 1223 feet
Policies & Rules
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| General |
Check out time is 11 AM Check in time is 1 PM |
| General |
For more information, contact the Tally Lake Ranger District (406) 758-5204, Monday -- Friday, 8 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. |
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Pack-in and pack-out all garbage; clean cabin before departing. |
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The combination to the cabin will be on your letter of confirmation from Recreation.gov |
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There is a food storage order in the Flathead National Forest. Please keep all food and attractants in the cabin or your vehicle. This is bear country. |
| General |
Hand-pump will be left on well over the winter of 2025-2026 as an experiment to see if freezing is an issue. Be prepared to bring your own water if the pump becomes frozen. If pump continues to work, please pump an ample amount of water during each use to warm up pipe. |