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2026 Season availability
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01, Loop: CARETAKERS CABIN
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Reviews (23)
What Guests Are Saying
Caretakers Cabin offers a clean and warm environment, with an amazing caretaker and friendly pets. Guests appreciate the unique Power House and find it ideal as a base camp for various adventures. Many plan to return due to the abundance of activities in the area.
What Guests Are Saying
Caretakers Cabin offers a clean and warm environment, with an amazing caretaker and friendly pets. Guests appreciate the unique Power House and find it ideal as a base camp for various adventures. Many plan to return due to the abundance of activities in the area.
Review Summary
Keith H
VerifiedOctober 16, 2021 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: CARETAKERS CABIN
Very nice! The boys had a day off of school and we always wanted to visit the powerhouse. Mitch, the caretaker, gave us a great tour. We really enjoyed ourselves! They hadn't shut the water off yet so we didn't have to run to the outhouse all the time.
Brenda W
VerifiedJuly 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: CARETAKERS CABIN
Forest Service Ranger Staci was very enthusiastic and informative on the phone prior arrival. Mitch, part-time employee/grounds keeper of all four rentals and the PowerHouse Museum, gave us a tour of the Fremont Powerhouse in JULY, and he shared tons of history about the property. Leave him notes. He's there nearly each day. Really nice guy.
It was a great experience for the whole family....sharing rooms, no internet, no AC, trading chores (hand washing dishes), one bathroom shared by all 9 of us---one clawfoot tub with a shower hose, and relaxing on the giant picnic table at the free-flowing pond. A real experience and trip into the past life styles ( I can honestly say my grandkids got an authentic experience of life in the 1950's!!) We played games and cards at the giant family dining table till all hours of the night. Fun fun fun. Would strongly consider renting CONGO GULCH house if ever we visit again.
Pets had a great time, too.
Olive Lake (7 miles up the mountain) was primitive and beautiful. Perimeter lake trail was worth the walk. Dogs on leash in campgrounds but not on 2 -mile perimeter trail. Kids swam right off the two boat docks. We spent two afternoons there with picnic food and floaties. No mosquitos yet in JULY!! (or maybe their season was finished with all the high heat???)
I left a few little notes about shortage of silverware and drinking glasses, so bring some of your own supplies just in case. Paper towels, TP, and forks, spoons, bowls for cereal were not very well stocked. We made it work.....coffee cups were multi-purposed and washed a lot!
No screens on the windows upstairs, but the bugs were pretty minimal.
Brenda W
VerifiedJuly 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: CARETAKERS CABIN
Forest Service Ranger Staci was very enthusiastic and informative on the phone prior arrival. Mitch, part-time employee/grounds keeper of all four rentals and the PowerHouse Museum, gave us a tour of the Fremont Powerhouse in JULY, and he shared tons of history about the property. Leave him notes. He's there nearly each day. Really nice guy.
It was a great experience for the whole family....sharing rooms, no internet, no AC, trading chores (hand washing dishes), one bathroom shared by all 9 of us---one clawfoot tub with a shower hose, and relaxing on the giant picnic table at the free-flowing pond. A real experience and trip into the past life styles ( I can honestly say my grandkids got an authentic experience of life in the 1950's!!) We played games and cards at the giant family dining table till all hours of the night. Fun fun fun. Would strongly consider renting CONGO GULCH house if ever we visit again.
Pets had a great time, too.
Olive Lake (7 miles up the mountain) was primitive and beautiful. Perimeter lake trail was worth the walk. Dogs on leash in campgrounds but not on 2 -mile perimeter trail. Kids swam right off the two boat docks. We spent two afternoons there with picnic food and floaties. No mosquitos yet in JULY!! (or maybe their season was finished with all the high heat???)
I left a few little notes about shortage of silverware and drinking glasses, so bring some of your own supplies just in case. Paper towels, TP, and forks, spoons, bowls for cereal were not very well stocked. We made it work.....coffee cups were multi-purposed and washed a lot!
No screens on the windows upstairs, but the bugs were pretty minimal.
Location Caretakers Cabin
Address:
P.O. Box 158
Ukiah, OR, 97880
United States
From Pendleton, Oregon: Travel south on Highway 395 for 50 miles to the Ukiah exit. Turn left on Highway 244 to Ukiah. Turn right (south) just before the city park; this road becomes Forest Service Road (FSR) 52 at the Forest boundary. Travel 50 miles to the small town of Granite. From Granite go west on County Road 24 for approximately 6 miles. The main road veers left along the creek bed. At this junction turn right (uphill) on FSR 10 and follow the signs to the Fremont Powerhouse, towards Fremont Congo Gulch Cabin. Do not use between October and June without confirming this route is open with the Ranger District.
From Baker City, Oregon: Travel west on Highway 7 and continue 20 miles to the junction with FSR 73. Proceed north through Sumpter and another 17 miles to the small town of Granite. From Granite go west on County Road 24 for approximately 6 miles. The main road veers left along the creek bed. At this junction turn right (uphill) on FSR 10 and follow the signs to the Fremont Powerhouse, towards Fremont Congo Gulch Cabin. This route is plowed in the winter and provides the only winter access.
Latitude & Longitude: 44.7969 / -118.498
Elevation: 1510 feet
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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.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
