Reviews for this site — C01, Loop: CALDWELL

4.6
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Lynn W Verified
Stayed date
Oct 2022

Great location and awesome wildlife viewing - tons of elk bugling and fighting in the meadow, bighorn sheep crossing the meadow and on nearby road, possible wolves in the distance. It would be a 5 star review if there weren't deer mice infesting the cabin. No means to do anything about it (traps) and there were daily sightings of multiple mice. They would come/go from fireplace rock work, run the perimeter of the room, enter/exit the heater, go up the walls and scurry across the ceiling. They kept us up all night. Unbelievable how loud they could be (we also turned off the pilot light on the heater since it was not needed and very loud, but then we could hear the mice all too well). We've spent a great deal of time tent camping and have stayed in FS cabins in the past and understand how rodents can be a problem, but this was pretty extreme. We took our sleeping bags and pads and opted to sleep outside in the damp/cold conditions on the last night to get away from the indoor, all night circus. There should be more information/signage about containing food and not feeding the critters. Either the mice stole a bag of shelled peanuts from a previous guest or they were fed deliberately because there was a large pile of shells off the edge of the deck. Guests should be mice aware and be prepared to carefully clean up droppings when they arrive. We would like to come back again, but only if the situation is remedied.