Reviews for this site — C1, Loop: AREA BOX CANYON GUARD STATION CABIN

3.9
(13 reviews)

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Thairena T Verified
Stayed date
Sep 2025

Wood stove wasn’t listed as “gone” or “removed” so we read description as a warm cozy cabin and there was no heat source when we arrived. Left night of stay

Cynthia C Verified
Stayed date
Jan 2020

Although ads implied there was a workable, wood stove in the guard's cabin, we learned the hard way that this was not the case. After lighting a fire in it, smoke poured into the cabin. Since there was no damper, we had to put out the fire & wait until the smoke cleared before we could find the problem. We discovered that someone had lined what should have been the "air space" between the inner metal container and the top of the stove with insulation, thereby blocking all of the holes that would have allowed the smoke to escape up the chimney. This was not visible to the eye and was only discovered by shoving sticks through the tiny openings. It took many hours to clear the smoke out of the cabin and then clean out the insulation & stove. Secondly, the cabin housed very hard, twin beds that could not be moved together. Third, there was road construction in front of the cabin, destroying any serenity that may otherwise have been had. We left as soon as possible the next morning, despite having paid for the whole weekend. Recreation.gov refused to give us any refund for this miserable and tainted accommodation.