Summit Guard Station Bunkhouse

I have stayed there for the last 5 years for a week at a time. It is what it is. It is old and dated but it is to be expected. For what it is it is very cozy. I like having a nice bathroom on site. The views are amazing.

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay here in late July. So quiet and an insane amount of stars at night. No complaints about the listed amenities. A gem.

The views are spectacular. The cabin is ok. Considering where you’re at, it did well. The outhouse had zero toilet paper, just a lot of empty rolls. No instructions on how to turn on the gas heat or gas lights, we did figure it out after messing with them.. but you would think some instructions would be useful. They had a fire pit, but a sign when entering the area point to no camp fires, we were not sure if this applied or not. Cabin had a lot of board games, which was nice.

Clean little bunkhouse with an excellent firepit, so many wildflowers, and views for miles. And we found morels to cook with our butter and garlic!

Rustic but comfortable. Beautiful view from the top of the mountain looking into the canyons.

The photos are out of date on the listing - the WW2 era beds have been replaced with modern twin over full size bunks sleeping a total of probably 6 inside (couples on lower, singles on top). Cell service was outstanding for T Mobile - over 200 Mbps - you can see the towers in the distance of the cell site. The lantern on the right side as you come in likes to backfire and was unusable for our evening there despite changing out the mantel - plan on brining your own lighting. We used the other lantern on the wall along with some smaller LED lamps. The heater is great for our shoulder season overnight and the light pollution is zero at this site. We tried some star gazing, but had clouds roll in late evening. It was clear in the morning when we left around 5:30 am to return home and had a great view of the Milky Way. Will definitely add to my list of spots to hit for early and late season. In October the road was busy early with what I'm assuming was hunters headed back in toward Mt Emily. This is a very washboarded gravel road pretty wide up until the last mile. Could definitely get most cars and SUVs into the side without an issue. Solar would be problematic at this site, it is heavily treed and has great visibility to the west.

We had a wonderful time. The cabin is clean and the view is incredible. When we woke up there was a huge herd of sheeps around the cabin! Not something you see everyday.

It’s a good cabin for the price. It’s located in a very scenic location. Bring plenty of water.

Bathroom was trashed and no paper. Stunk.
Cabin was trashed. Had to clean it.
Garbage everywhere
Had to police all that. Fire pit was full of glass and cans and all the crap.
Pilot light in stove won’t work.
A light in the cabin won’t work.
What a bummer. This place used to be nice. And recreation.gov won’t do anything. Certainly not a refund.

The Summit Guardhouse is fairly remote and is accessed by a well maintained gravel road. It's quiet with amazing views of the valley below. Lots of great hiking and the whole area is very dog friendly. Beds were comfortable and the cabin came equipped with all of the kitchen amenities. We will definitely book this cabin again if we're in the area!!!