Reviews for this site — Portal CCC House, Loop: PORTAL CCC HOUSE

4.5
(108 reviews)

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Elizabeth B Verified
Stayed date
May 2021

Classic CCC building. Stone walls. Wood framed windows. Saltillo tile floors. Bathroom is large & includes fold down bench and safety bars - probably was previously a bedroom. Sleeping: 1 br Q futon, 1 br bunk w full/Q bottom & twin top, living room area full futon. Solid wood tables/ benches in rooms to lay things down. Kitchen has it all, incl cans of one-shot Scorpion killer :) I didn’t see any. Feels very comfortable. Look out windows to see vertical walls of Cave Creek Canyon on either side of house. Actual front door? is on back side of house w yard enclosed by chain link fence, including a charcoal BBQ. Bring your bedding and food and you’re set. No internet. A little farther along the creek road is a visitor center building that apparently has a little cell tower and from opening til 5 has wi-fi. The little store/ restaurant at Portal is minimal yet friendly. Not much internet there either so warn whoever is keeping track of your. Out on Hwy 9 where you turn in toward Portal and the cabin, stop in at the Chiricahua Desert Museum - for a short moving film on Geronimo, an excellent gift shop, and a desert zoo/ botanical garden - and a bathroom. The firefighter Hotshots hang around there on alert so to a moment share some gratitude.

Elizabeth B Verified
Stayed date
May 2021

Classic CCC building. Stone walls. Wood framed windows. Saltillo tile floors. Bathroom is large & includes fold down bench and safety bars - probably was previously a bedroom. Sleeping: 1 br Q futon, 1 br bunk w full/Q bottom & twin top, living room area full futon. Solid wood tables/ benches in rooms to lay things down. Kitchen has it all, incl cans of one-shot Scorpion killer :) I didn’t see any. Feels very comfortable. Look out windows to see vertical walls of Cave Creek Canyon on either side of house. Actual front door? is on back side of house w yard enclosed by chain link fence, including a charcoal BBQ. Bring your bedding and food and you’re set. No internet. A little farther along the creek road is a visitor center building that apparently has a little cell tower and from opening til 5 has wi-fi. The little store/ restaurant at Portal is minimal yet friendly. Not much internet there either so warn whoever is keeping track of your. Out on Hwy 9 where you turn in toward Portal and the cabin, stop in at the Chiricahua Desert Museum - for a short moving film on Geronimo, an excellent gift shop, and a desert zoo/ botanical garden - and a bathroom. The firefighter Hotshots hang around there on alert so to a moment share some gratitude.

Mark K Verified
Stayed date
Apr 2021

This cabin is a perfect staging point for great hikes, biking, bird watching and just relaxing on the porch. We were visited by deer, cardinals, wood peckers, and wild turkey. The inside of the cabin was immaculately clean and well-appointed. Great Trip.

Mark K Verified
Stayed date
Apr 2021

This cabin is a perfect staging point for great hikes, biking, bird watching and just relaxing on the porch. We were visited by deer, cardinals, wood peckers, and wild turkey. The inside of the cabin was immaculately clean and well-appointed. Great Trip.

Robert A Verified
Stayed date
Feb 2021

Really enjoyed our time at the cabin. Very relaxing with great hiking near by.

Robert A Verified
Stayed date
Feb 2021

Really enjoyed our time at the cabin. Very relaxing with great hiking near by.

MURRAY M Verified
Stayed date
Jan 2021

Very cool place! It is obvious the USFS [ dept. of ag. ] doesn't spend any money on upkeep. Daylight through and around doors. Wind comes in around the rattling windows. Grounds around cabin are in total abandonment. The cabin itself is very cool. Cave Creek is very cool.

MURRAY M Verified
Stayed date
Jan 2021

Very cool place! It is obvious the USFS [ dept. of ag. ] doesn't spend any money on upkeep. Daylight through and around doors. Wind comes in around the rattling windows. Grounds around cabin are in total abandonment. The cabin itself is very cool. Cave Creek is very cool.

Paulo Q Verified
Stayed date
Jan 2021

Non-citizen here: I am amazed that a government agency is able to provide such great accommodations in such a wonderful place. U.S. public lands are no doubt one of the great treasures of the country and this cabin in Cave Creek Canyon is proof of it. Thanks!

Paulo Q Verified
Stayed date
Jan 2021

Non-citizen here: I am amazed that a government agency is able to provide such great accommodations in such a wonderful place. U.S. public lands are no doubt one of the great treasures of the country and this cabin in Cave Creek Canyon is proof of it. Thanks!