Amazing views and wonderful accommodations! I applaud the forest service for all of the amenities with this lookout. I have rented 8 lookouts over the years and most do not have working propane, let alone a scenic toilet. This is by far the busiest lookout our family has rented. Visitors from sun up to sun down, not all of who were respectful of quiet hours. We rented on busy 4th of July and probably had at least 40 groups come up. Also, not a great area for viewing stars, too much light pollution. The hike up with all your gear is not for the weak. It would be nice to have the gate to the road with a padlock with a code for only those who rent it to get the gear in. There was also highway noise to consider and lights from nearby cabins. Unlike other lookouts, I did not feel secluded or remote. Beautiful landscape and overall fun rental!

A wonderful site and the lookout cabin was very well appointed.

We had this reservation for Memorial Day weekend Saturday. It was busy when we got there, but we didn’t have as many visitors as I thought we would, but that’s due to not having any views after 5pm the first night until the rest of our stay. Unfortunately we got fogged in. However, before the fog hit, we had the most incredible views which made this lookout one of our favorites. We still had several groups climbing the tower very aggressively which feels very unsteady when you’re sitting in the top. I wish we were able to take the road up to the tower in our vehicle if we have a stay. I felt very uncomfortable parking ours on the highway parking lot. I’ve heard of break ins so I was praying we wouldn’t have any problems during our stay. We made a do not disturb sign, but it looks like others beat us to it, so we were able to hang the sign up for our stay. There are report of people aggressively trying to get into the lookout around 6am so I really didn’t want to be scared awake. I really would like to get another reservation for this lookout, hopefully when there’s 0 fog, but I don’t think I’ll like the crowds that come with it. It’s definitely a give and take situation with this lookout. Yes, the views are incredible, but wow the constant flow of people is very hard to deal with.

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lovely cabin experience. Don’t plan on rushing it. Need to drive 15min past the cabin for key pickup and drop.

Beautiful view and hikes around the area. Be sure to bring water. Since there is no water source in the area.

Excellent adventure with incredible views. The only negative was the group of teenagers who showed up with a case of beer around 10pm to party on the observation deck, just below the cab.