We were only able to stay one night as the forest fire smoke rolled in quite heavy around 4:30 am, and we packed up while the kids were sleeping. It is very remote, but there is intermittent cell coverage. The cabin is nice and clean, but the propane tanks were also out when we arrived. We brought our own fuel so no biggie, but just don't count on it being available. Also the locals know the code, we had a group of four wheelers roll in while we were unpacking, and they live close by on 80 acres, but clearly knew how to bypass the gate. Overall, It is a novel experience, but with all the camping gear we've accumulated we will likely stick to campgrounds and dispersed camping in national forests. Cabin is great though.

Cabin is beautiful, secluded, and clean! Gorgeous views although not 360 views (bring your binoculars!). Had a wonderful experience here, but I will say the directions here had me totally lost. It ended up taking me 2.5 hours to find the cabin once I was on FS land past Lowell. Here are my revised directions based on my experience: Follow directions to Winberry Road. At the end of Winberry Road there's a cattle grate and End County Maintenance sign. Go over this & you'll eventually come to an intersection with the option to go straight, left, or right. The road on the right is marked 150. **Go straight through.** This is where I messed up and turned left because of the ~3mile thing on the FS directions. DON'T turn left here. Approximately 5-6 miles past this intersection (and about 8 miles past the cattle grate), you'll see a very clearly marked sign pointing to 1821. I so wish I would have seen this, I noticed it on the way out and kicked myself. Would have saved me tons of time & from having to turn around a million times on super tight sketchy roads with steep dropoffs. After you get onto 1821 it's smooth sailing. There are signs marked TB with arrows pointing you all the way to the cabin. After the gate, the road does become a lot steeper with loose rocks. This being said, I made it up in a minivan (older sienna, a bit higher clearance than a car but not technically high clearance) even with getting lost and driving around for hours. I certainly wouldn't try making it up in a sedan though unless you're ok with possibly trashing your car. Outhouse was clean & stocked, heater worked but beeped constantly (only used it for a couple of hours at night), and fire pit was great. Walk up to the cabin from parking is uphill but very short! Loved the outdoor stove. Some coverage with Verizon although pretty spotty. Awesome little spot ♡

Ranger called us and was very helpful! She was able to update the directions on this site. Beautiful cabin! But suggested directions are wrong. -Then the road turns into FSR 1802, continue up approx. 4 miles. Turn left onto FSR 1821- 1802 to 1821 is more than 4 miles in its 7! Also making it confusing, there is a left-hand turn at 4 miles. Labeled FSR 164. But this is a dead in road with a down tree. We drove home and came back the next day using these directions. They were great, and the road was much better for travel. Total mileage from Lowell to Timber Butte Cabin is 19 miles. From Interstate 5 (I-5), take Highway 58 East (Exit 188) and travel for 13 miles toward Oakridge. Turn left off of Highway 58 at the Lowell covered bridge and proceed toward the town of Lowell. At the 4-way junction in Lowell, turn left onto Boundary Road. Take the next right (Moss Street) for 2 miles to the crossroads of Unity, where you’ll see another covered bridge. Turn right (east) onto Big Fall Creek Road (18) and proceed to MP 13 and turn right onto Forest Service Road 1821, continue up approx. 4 miles. Turn right onto FSR 1821-168 and proceed 1 mile. Turn right onto FSR 1816-175 and after 100 yards turn left onto FSR 1816-131 (gated entrance road to the cabin).