The cabin is cozy and warm. After our stay, we always clear out the ashes from the wood stove and build a ready-to-be-lit fire for the next guests. Unfortunately, the woodstove has temporarily been removed for repairs. You can call the St George Ranger District for the most recent updates about the road and cabin conditions.

The guard station cabin is cozy, there was plenty of wood for the fire, there’s 2 portable heaters that don’t work. If you stay there during the winter I would recommend you to sleep in the living room because the bedroom gets pretty cold, the futon is very comfortable, we took an electric blanket. The kitchen is stocked with pots and pans and silverware, paper towels and cleaning supplies. The stove works great and the refrigerator it felt like it didn’t work but not sure, there’s a microwave which we didn’t use. There is also some playing cards and puzzles which by the way the eagle puzzle is missing 3 pieces, lol. My only recommendation would be to install a different door lock because it doesn’t locked from the inside so is not safe. If you stay in the winter keep in mind that is about 1 mile walking to the cabin, it was about 5 ft. of snow when we stay. Be sure to take plenty of water and food. We really enjoyed our time at the cabin it was really quiet and beautiful views from the porch.

Forest service needs to seriously maintenance/clean the chimney/baffle. We followed the instructions on the wall to the wood burning stove exactly. The baffle up near the wall, that the damper controlled, belched smoke into the cabin, even after exhaustive efforts to "dial" the damper in. We had to get up every night to air out the cabin to keep the alarms from going off, thank God they did, or we might not have woken up. Ended up keeping most of the windows cracked and the front door open at night to keep it ventilated. We ended up cutting our trip a day short due to the wood stove issue, as we did not want to spend a night at 10 degrees with no fire. On a plus note the cabin was great, perfect for our use. Stove, microwave, and fridge all worked. The new futon was a nice addition. The valley was serene and we were the only people in the valley the 3 nights we were there. We did have to snow-shoe in as the snow banks were up to 6ft past the second gate near Fisherman's parking area. Would have been nice if the snow plow had gone the extra .5 miles up the road...Something to note if you book this cabin during this time. Pack warm, but light!

Awesome spot to snowshoe into. Could stand some updating.

Fun experience.

We had a very good time. Cabin was adequate. We did however have someone break out with lice after our stay. Can't help but think possible they got it there.