Cazier Cabin

In the middle of Heaven

This is the nicest, most scenic recreation.gov cabin that I have rented. It is quite remote with lots of wildlife to be seen. Though I didn't fish, I was surprised at how clear the water ran for an early June reservation. There were elk, deer, sage grouse, and rabbits to see every day. The cabin itself was simple, but the propane lights, stove, and refrigerator were fine. There was no water, but we brought water with us since we didn't expect any. The cabin didn't have any dead rodent smell which we have experienced in some cabins.

If you are coming from the east I would encourage you to ignore the Forest Service directions to the cabin. You can save over 100 mi of driving by going towards La Barge. One mile south of La Barge take Highway 315 (the La Barge Road) which will turn into Greys River Road. The first 10.5 mi are blacktop, and the balance is better gravel road than going all the way north of Afton to Alpine and then taking Greys River Road from Alpine 45 mi to the cabin. I was told that the La Barge Road was impassable in June due to a snow avalanche site on the road. It turned out to be not true. There was one spot on a slight incline where snow was 3 ft deep for a distance of about 50 ft, but directly above the snow about 15 ft higher than the snow a gravel road was cut above the snow line. In about 150 yards you are right back on the road, no snow anywhere else for the entire 49 mi. An elderly man who happened to drive by the cabin when I was walking with my dogs told me that. I'm pretty sure that this route is perfectly good by May 1st as there was not a speck of snow on the road anywhere else.

What the description says about the cabin is otherwise very accurate. And there is no grocery store in La Barge, and Alpine is a 2 hour drive due to the rockiness and potholes on the Greys River Road so it's best to have everything with you that you will need for your stay when you get there.

One of the best locations of any guard station we've seen. Unfortunately, the FS is ignoring this cabin and it is deteriorating. The worst thing was the lack of water (and having just talked on the phone with the ranger district recreation staff) it was a bad surprise. For drinking, we were able to haul river water (about 100 yards away) and boil it.
The cabin was filthy and so we cleaned for the first hour... we also hauled a full trash bag a old food away when we left. Another surprise was there was no toilet paper in the shitter. Fortunately, we carry an emergency supply.
We had a really cool visit by a half dozen Whooping Cranes and the colony of white-tailed prairie dogs just north of the cabin was a kick to watch. The river is gorgeous and over the three days saw only a few people.

There was NO water available at the cabin due to solar batteries failure. We were not informed of this before our arrival, so it caused an inconvenience that could have been avoided. Went to Budd Spring and La barge Cabin for water. Fortunately, we had our 7 gallon water storage container with us. Otherwise, we enjoyed our stay.

Primo

We had another great trip in to the Cabin.

Angie Crook and Julie Snooks were very helpful with the situation I had with the inability to make it to the Cazier Guard Station. I look forward to rebooking and trying to make again.

It’s the perfect place to get away from everything

The cabin was exactly what we expected, rustic but comfortable. Great place to get away with family. Very quiet during the week days.

The cabin provides a nice shelter from the elements. The running water is a great feature. I would return again. But the dates were blocked out, and when the last I CHECKED, There was no one staying there. The building could use some repairs and cleaning, otherwise a great spot.