The climb almost killed all of us. The road to the parking spot almost killed our car. The shooting range at the parking spot never stops. The constant gunfire is terrifying. The tower is over run with mice. The view is nice but the upstairs portion is so dangerous with no attention to building codes or safety. Incredibly cold at night and incredibly hot in the morning as the sun comes up. No water and barely enough plates/bowls and silverware for the 4 of us. The trap door to access the upper floor is so heavy it took all of us to lift it. The mattresses are a joke and the upstairs beds creak so loudly nobody could get any sleep. We woke up to about a dozen hikers all just gathered around our front door and even some of them came upstairs for a look around even though it was clear we were staying there.

The climb almost killed all of us. The road to the parking spot almost killed our car. The shooting range at the parking spot never stops. The constant gunfire is terrifying. The tower is over run with mice. The view is nice but the upstairs portion is so dangerous with no attention to building codes or safety. Incredibly cold at night and incredibly hot in the morning as the sun comes up. No water and barely enough plates/bowls and silverware for the 4 of us. The trap door to access the upper floor is so heavy it took all of us to lift it. The mattresses are a joke and the upstairs beds creak so loudly nobody could get any sleep. We woke up to about a dozen hikers all just gathered around our front door and even some of them came upstairs for a look around even though it was clear we were staying there.

After pulling out 3 cars that were stuck and trying for almost 4 hours to get to the spot to park in my 4WD truck, I was unsuccessful. I requested if I could move my stay to another day bc I don’t want a refund, I’d like to stay, but was told no. Unfortunately, I did not know I would be trying to get there for almost 4 hours or I would have cancelled/modified my reservation. But absolutely no understanding or customer service from recreation.gov. Just beware. $88 for nothing! Very disappointing.

After pulling out 3 cars that were stuck and trying for almost 4 hours to get to the spot to park in my 4WD truck, I was unsuccessful. I requested if I could move my stay to another day bc I don’t want a refund, I’d like to stay, but was told no. Unfortunately, I did not know I would be trying to get there for almost 4 hours or I would have cancelled/modified my reservation. But absolutely no understanding or customer service from recreation.gov. Just beware. $88 for nothing! Very disappointing.

The new heaters did not heat the building enough. We prepared for winter camping in case electrical went out and were still freezing the whole night. Bring back the old heaters!

The new heaters did not heat the building enough. We prepared for winter camping in case electrical went out and were still freezing the whole night. Bring back the old heaters!