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Kitchen
About Muddy Guard Cabin
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Kitchen
Cabin Interior
- Kitchen
Reviews (48)
What Guests Are Saying
The Muddy Guard Cabin offers a well-maintained, rustic retreat with essential amenities like electric heat, a fridge, and kitchen appliances, making it a comfortable choice for outdoor enthusiasts. Visitors appreciate the beautiful surroundings, numerous hiking trails, and the cabin's historical charm, with many returning for repeated stays. Some minor issues, such as a broken stove door and limited water supply, were noted, but overall, guests enjoyed their stays and found the cabin a great value for its price.
What Guests Are Saying
The Muddy Guard Cabin offers a well-maintained, rustic retreat with essential amenities like electric heat, a fridge, and kitchen appliances, making it a comfortable choice for outdoor enthusiasts. Visitors appreciate the beautiful surroundings, numerous hiking trails, and the cabin's historical charm, with many returning for repeated stays. Some minor issues, such as a broken stove door and limited water supply, were noted, but overall, guests enjoyed their stays and found the cabin a great value for its price.
Review Summary
Tyler J
VerifiedMarch 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: MUDDY GUARD
The cabin was amazing! Plenty of firewood and very clean! Thats all we needed!
Brent M
VerifiedApril 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: MUDDY GUARD
We love Muddy Guard! Such a great and relaxing place where we can unplug and enjoy God’s creation.
Becky W
VerifiedMay 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: MUDDY GUARD
We had a very relaxing time. Enjoyed your new oven/stove. The arrangement of things was nice and enjoyed our time.
Shannon D
VerifiedMay 23, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: MUDDY GUARD
We were pleasantly surprised with this cabin. We were expecting a much more "rough it" kind of situation but there were excellent electric heaters, lots of wood for the stove, cooking supplies (pots, pans, etc) and even a coffee pot! We loved our time at Muddy Guard.
Miranda S
VerifiedJuly 29, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: MUDDY GUARD
Always love our time at the cabin!
Lloyd L
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: MUDDY GUARD
Cabin was clean and well equipped, we had a great time! Make sure to check out the Crazy Woman Canyon just next door. We also hiked the trail to James T. Saban Fire Lookout, short, but challenging, great views of the area.
Rachel H
VerifiedJanuary 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: MUDDY GUARD
Love this place!
Kelsey T.
April 3, 2025
Just got back from our stay at this cabin! We lucked out as we talked about staying in this cabin for years and we were able to book a few days over spring break last minute! This cabin has a microwave, a toaster, coffee maker, a few pots/pans with lids, a refrigerator, electric stove, and electric heat. It has a couple of plates and bowls and a couple of pieces of silverware (I would recommend bringing our own disposable ones and some dishsoap as there was very little left). There is no cell service (one of my favorite things about it) and wonderful views! There were several inches of snow but we were prepared for more with chains if needed to get in/out--be mindful of this cabins location as this is the Big Horns and snow SHOULD be around until May-ish so plan accordingly. There are games and puzzles in the bedroom third drawer to play. We did NOT have firewood like everyone mentioned so we did have to go get scout some. It was a chore to get it with all the snow and I wish we would have packed a chainsaw for this task but it worked out doing it the ol fashioned way with an ax and a sled--warmed us up twice!!! Just don't bank on there being some for you to use like we did! We made terrific memories with our kiddos and wish we would have stayed all four available nights instead of three! So worth it!
Thomas S
VerifiedOctober 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: MUDDY GUARD
This is a wildly beautiful place. There are several trailheads within an hour. No cell service whatsoever.
Karen Knowles
January 26, 2026
Location & Directions for Muddy Guard Cabin
Powder River Ranger District, 1415 Fort Street, Buffalo, WY 82834 United States
Elevation: 2,377 ft
Getting There
From Buffalo, Wyoming, take Wyoming State Highway 16 west 24 mi. Turn left on Crazy Woman Road (FSR 33), travel 400 ft, turn right on Forest Service Road 473. Visitors will use a gate to access the cabin. Please keep the gate closed.
Policies & Rules
General
- Entry is by combination lock; contact the ranger district at (307) 684-7806 during office hours for combination
- No drinking water available
- Please bring garbage bags; this is a 'pack it in, pack it out' facility
- Please clean cabin before leaving; cleaning supplies are provided
- Bears frequent the area; keep all food out of sight in approved containers or locked inside your vehicle and remove all food from area after eating
- Click here for more information on the Bighorn National Forest.
- Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
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