About Star Meadows Guard Station
Number of accommodations: 1
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Fishing
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Water Activities
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Fire Pit
Kitchen
Cooking and Fire
- Fire Pit
- Campfire Ring
Water Access
- Lake Access
Cabin Interior
- Kitchen
- Heating
Cabin Outdoor Features
- Outdoor Seating
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001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Site Details
Reviews (127)
What Guests Are Saying
Star Meadows Guard Station offers a beautiful and peaceful location, perfect for a relaxing getaway. Guests appreciate the well-stocked kitchen, comfortable accommodations, and thoughtful amenities like games and campfire supplies. While some cleanliness and odor issues have been noted, the overall experience is highly positive, making it a favored choice for families and gatherings.
What Guests Are Saying
Star Meadows Guard Station offers a beautiful and peaceful location, perfect for a relaxing getaway. Guests appreciate the well-stocked kitchen, comfortable accommodations, and thoughtful amenities like games and campfire supplies. While some cleanliness and odor issues have been noted, the overall experience is highly positive, making it a favored choice for families and gatherings.
Review Summary
Jamie L
VerifiedOctober 23, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
What a fun place to stay. Our family had a great time here. We are thankful for those who have worked to preserve this place and make it pleasant lodging! This is the sixth ranger cabin that we have stayed in, and it’s one of the best. It’s clear that a lot of time and consideration has gone into making it pleasant. Even the outhouse has been made into a pleasant little place. As my husband said upon arrival, “It’s like they actually want you to have fun here!”
Things we did not expect to find but definitely appreciated: dark curtains, comfortable beds, large sofa, fans to bring in cool air, puzzles, games, extra toilet paper, corn hole set, marshmallow sticks, lighters, and comfortable campfire benches. The kitchen had nearly everything you could want, including plenty of dishes and bakeware, even Crock-pots, a cast iron pan, glass baking dishes, and so on.
We didn’t expect to be able to have a campfire in early September, when there are burn bans in much of the West! But there is plenty of moisture in this valley, so s’mores were a staple part of our diet!
The basement below the house stores plenty of extra chairs and other supplies for a large group.
We were pleased to find a large, deep, cold swimming hole in the creek near the house!
The only thing we found a little challenging was finding the turnoff to Tally Lake. It’s about seven miles from the cabin. Once we did find it, we spent a lovely day there kayaking and cliff jumping. It has the best jumping-off cliff I’ve ever seen.
Jamie L
VerifiedOctober 23, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
What a fun place to stay. Our family had a great time here. We are thankful for those who have worked to preserve this place and make it pleasant lodging! This is the sixth ranger cabin that we have stayed in, and it’s one of the best. It’s clear that a lot of time and consideration has gone into making it pleasant. Even the outhouse has been made into a pleasant little place. As my husband said upon arrival, “It’s like they actually want you to have fun here!”
Things we did not expect to find but definitely appreciated: dark curtains, comfortable beds, large sofa, fans to bring in cool air, puzzles, games, extra toilet paper, corn hole set, marshmallow sticks, lighters, and comfortable campfire benches. The kitchen had nearly everything you could want, including plenty of dishes and bakeware, even Crock-pots, a cast iron pan, glass baking dishes, and so on.
We didn’t expect to be able to have a campfire in early September, when there are burn bans in much of the West! But there is plenty of moisture in this valley, so s’mores were a staple part of our diet!
The basement below the house stores plenty of extra chairs and other supplies for a large group.
We were pleased to find a large, deep, cold swimming hole in the creek near the house!
The only thing we found a little challenging was finding the turnoff to Tally Lake. It’s about seven miles from the cabin. Once we did find it, we spent a lovely day there kayaking and cliff jumping. It has the best jumping-off cliff I’ve ever seen.
Lynn S
VerifiedJuly 14, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
We love this cabin! Beautiful location, well stocked kitchen and newly remodeled.
Lynn S
VerifiedJuly 14, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
We love this cabin! Beautiful location, well stocked kitchen and newly remodeled.
Lynn S
VerifiedJuly 14, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
We love this cabin! Beautiful location, well stocked kitchen and newly remodeled.
Chelsea K
VerifiedMarch 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Great stay! We love it here.
Chelsea K
VerifiedMarch 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Great stay! We love it here.
Chelsea K
VerifiedMarch 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Great stay! We love it here.
AUDRA Y
VerifiedMarch 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Best cabin ever 🤩
AUDRA Y
VerifiedMarch 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA STAR MEADOWS GUARD STATION
Best cabin ever 🤩
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
Arrival & departure
Check in time
1PM
Check out time
11AM
- Contact the Tally Lake Ranger District for more information during business hours.
- The cabin combination will be provided in your confirmation letter from Recreation.gov.
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Safety & rules
- Guests must pack out all garbage and clean the cabin before leaving.
Wildlife & food storage
- Food and attractants must be stored in the cabin or vehicle due to bear country regulations.
Utilities
- The hand-pump will remain on during winter 2025-2026; guests should bring their own water if it freezes.
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Last updated: June 5, 2026
