Reviews for this site — Blacksmith Fk GS, Loop: BLACKSMITH FORK GUARD STATION

3.9
(56 reviews)

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Carrie V Verified
Stayed date
Aug 2024

Nothing in the description says about this cabin being on a ATV road. The road is very rough to the cabin, we actually ended up with a flat tire. The ATV's are non stop even into the night hours. In the summer if you open the windows in the cabin it is COVERED in dust inside! The community restroom is next to the cabin and through all hours of the night the door slams.. while the person using it lets their ATV idle outside. It is not a quite location; nor restful. I have stayed at many REC. GOV cabins and never had a complaint, but its sad this cabin is in this location.

Carrie V Verified
Stayed date
Aug 2024

Nothing in the description says about this cabin being on a ATV road. The road is very rough to the cabin, we actually ended up with a flat tire. The ATV's are non stop even into the night hours. In the summer if you open the windows in the cabin it is COVERED in dust inside! The community restroom is next to the cabin and through all hours of the night the door slams.. while the person using it lets their ATV idle outside. It is not a quite location; nor restful. I have stayed at many REC. GOV cabins and never had a complaint, but its sad this cabin is in this location.

Janessa P Verified
Stayed date
Feb 2024

How do you feel about camping in mouse poop that could give you hantavirus? 6 of us including babies went on a XC ski cabin trip up to Blacksmith Fork Guard Station mid-February '24. This was FAR below our expectations especially for $79 a night. Upon arriving, we realized there was so much mouse poop on every horizontal surface we saw. On the counters, table, floor, window seals, counters in the kitchen, on the mattresses, under the mattresses, dresser, fridge, oven range, in kitchen drawers and more. That wasn’t it, the cleanliness was extremely poor. The fridge and freezer had mold. Before our trip, I called the ranger to ask about the cabin and get more details. We were expecting to use some of the things the ranger said we could use but because of the poor maintenance of the cabin we were not able to. I was told there were propane lights we could use there and instructions on how to use them, upon arrival we read the instructions which said to install a mantle for the light. There was only one mantle in the cabin so we could only have one room lit. I was told there were dishes to use there but they had mouse poop on them (they had butter knives but I don’t think they had spoons/forks). I was told there would be instructions on how to use everything with propane but there wasn’t any info on how to use the propane fridge. I was told the beds are sanitized between guests. The beds had pet hair, mouse poop, and lots of little yellow stains on them. On one mattress, it looked like a human (or dog) had peed on it. There was one unset mouse trap under the kitchen sink, but no other measures to keep the mice out...Check my google review for pictures and more info as I am limited on space and cannot add pictures here. I called and talked with the ranger after the visit and the ranger was grateful to know what was going on. They refunded us for our trip.

Janessa P Verified
Stayed date
Feb 2024

How do you feel about camping in mouse poop that could give you hantavirus? 6 of us including babies went on a XC ski cabin trip up to Blacksmith Fork Guard Station mid-February '24. This was FAR below our expectations especially for $79 a night. Upon arriving, we realized there was so much mouse poop on every horizontal surface we saw. On the counters, table, floor, window seals, counters in the kitchen, on the mattresses, under the mattresses, dresser, fridge, oven range, in kitchen drawers and more. That wasn’t it, the cleanliness was extremely poor. The fridge and freezer had mold. Before our trip, I called the ranger to ask about the cabin and get more details. We were expecting to use some of the things the ranger said we could use but because of the poor maintenance of the cabin we were not able to. I was told there were propane lights we could use there and instructions on how to use them, upon arrival we read the instructions which said to install a mantle for the light. There was only one mantle in the cabin so we could only have one room lit. I was told there were dishes to use there but they had mouse poop on them (they had butter knives but I don’t think they had spoons/forks). I was told there would be instructions on how to use everything with propane but there wasn’t any info on how to use the propane fridge. I was told the beds are sanitized between guests. The beds had pet hair, mouse poop, and lots of little yellow stains on them. On one mattress, it looked like a human (or dog) had peed on it. There was one unset mouse trap under the kitchen sink, but no other measures to keep the mice out...Check my google review for pictures and more info as I am limited on space and cannot add pictures here. I called and talked with the ranger after the visit and the ranger was grateful to know what was going on. They refunded us for our trip.

Luca V Verified
Stayed date
Nov 2023

House smelled like propane, windows had plywood covering them, looked like squatters had been staying there, overall not worth the money. The house was extremely underwhelming, for the trip definitely save your money and book just the campsite.

Luca V Verified
Stayed date
Nov 2023

House smelled like propane, windows had plywood covering them, looked like squatters had been staying there, overall not worth the money. The house was extremely underwhelming, for the trip definitely save your money and book just the campsite.