Pole Creek Cabin

Cabin location and setting was absolutely stunning! Firewood was well stocked, but stove was tricky to keep the cabin warm through the night. Plan for chilly mornings when you wake up in wintertime. Be sure to check out the clearing opposite the cabin area in the early morning for moose. The road to the cabin was fine traveling in a sedan because there was little snow, but check snow cover reports in the winter if you’re unsure and if your not using a 4x4 high clearance vehicle.

Did not know that in the winter with snow you are expected to cross country ski to the cabin approx 1 mi. Online it only says you must walk 200m from the road.

Tele skiing powder river pass off rt 16 excellent!

Got stuck in snow .4 mi away from cabin with AWD high clearance vehicle. Was able to back up pretty quickly & hike the rest of the way. Not leaving a 1 star review like so many others do for cabins when they can't make it. I called ahead for conditions and accepted the risk. People are babies.

Please note that you will not be given the code to the lock if you call more than 72 hours before arrival.

Nice cabin and wood heater works GREAT! Do not overload as the walls inside are exterior siding and with modern vinyl double pane windows so it is insulated good.

Enjoyed the wood fort to the sw of the cabin people have built.

Nice setting in the woods but outside you still hear all the traffic noise from Hwy 16.

There are 2 sets of bunk beds but if 3 or more have physical issues you may not be able to get to the top bunks since there is not a typical ladder. You could use the benches at the end to climb up. The mattresses are pretty thin but work OK.

Make sure to bring lights or D batteries for the existing lanterns as it is kind of dark inside and also has the typical sooty smell of a cabin.

If you are a paranoid person this is not the place for you. None of the windows have coverings and there is no additional inside door lock. You may want to put the bench under the door handle.

The cabin needs some window cleaner if the Forest Service or a future guest can bring. It would have been an even better stay if the windows were clean.

Super good idea to have the towel rack with clothes pins by the wood heater to dry items. Wish others had that. Since I got stuck in the snow my shoes, socks and pants were soaked. Came in handy!

OK place and the woodsy setting was fine but I would not stay again. 5 mi away is the Muddy Guard cabin with electric heat, lights, microwave, fridge and a sink all for just $5 more. It does get more traffic driving by there but you also get nice views and there is a creek. Way more birds too.

Thanks Powder River Ranger District.

Cute little cabin in the woods. It was a little bit hard to find in the dark. We had it on GPS or we never would have found it. In the daylight we would had been fine.
A fire in the wood stove took the chill off.
We enjoyed a little walk about in the morning before taking off.

Clean, quiet, and so beautiful!

The cabin is well appointed and spacious. The gathering stew with grill, picnic table, and fire pit is a great addition as well. The bathroom was in pretty rough shape. It likely is used by hikers and others in the are. Nice that there are only a couple of campsites near by and miles and miles of xc ski / hiking trails just right out the front door. The only major drawback is that the road noise from the highway is very audible and fairly constant. Otherwise, it’s peaceful and nice!

The cabin is around 22 mi out of Buffalo. It is maybe half a mile from the main highway but still feels isolated.
The cabin itself is very nice. No electric but didn’t matter to us. It was a cold raining day that we stayed there and fired up the wood stove and it was almost too hot in there by evening. Make sure you bring some led lanterns with you if you plan on doing anything after dark. It has a table and some chairs inside so that was nice. There were some supplies left over from previous renters but I would not count on anything extra being there. They give you cleaning supplies and brooms to clean it when done. Outside there was a fire ring, picnic table and then another park type charcoal grill if you wanted to use it also. There is plenty of deadfall around to go gather for firewood. There was some firewood for the inside of the cabin in a storage shed but not much. Agai. Don’t count on there being enough. The cabin is in the trees but by a meadow. We saw one deer but since the weather was not good didn’t expect much.
Nice cabin to stay at. Not that far from civilization but a good get away.

Great scenery and location. Cabin was cozy and things were picked up for us. The road in was rough and would not recommend without 4 wheel drive. Lots of wildlife right outside our door and great to have the solitude away from others.

LOVED IT! We had such a great three days up at the cabin and hiking & snowshoeing around the trails! The road was still closed (end of March) and we pulled in our sled over mud for the first bit before getting to snow, but it was more than worth it. Highly recommend taking the road back rather than the trail when pulling a sled. As so many have said, the stove works great - sometimes too good and windows were opened! We will certainly be booking it again for a few days when we need to get out of service again!