Just went up for 1 night and the comments regarding the road are correct.; bring firewood or a chainsaw and ax to gather from the area. It was perfect when we got there, not a person to be seen. The Northern Lights weren't even forecasted to be around. No flies for us but you can tell they are an issue in the height of summer.

Was a lot of fun! Had deer visiting every night, the views were spectacular! Had to stoke the fire every 3 hours, so bring a way to cut firewood. It was peaceful being up there in Oct. very few ppl. The bad- There’s fly poo/pee all over the mattress, mice chewed a pathway under the door, and drop in for a visit now and then.. But, you can’t have a “pet” inside the box built in 1938. (Flys and mice don’t want the competition.)Besides having to leave your pets at home, OR sleep in the truck, the very disgusting beds (bring a blanket to lay over, I would plastic then blanket, but u do u) It was a lot of fun. Seriously tho.. “no pets”? 😂

This place was great and clean. The views were awesome. The last 4-5 miles of the road is very slow and rocky. DO NOT use the directions on the website. Copy and paste and latitude/longitude to your maps and it will take you right to it.

Wow! Outstanding location. Panoramic views. Many visitors (birds, hare, elk, deer) ! Cozy lookout! Excellent mountain bike riding. Watched a thunderstorm roll in two peaks away! Must have a high ground clearance truck or SUV, as much of the road is rock and very rugged from 839 to tower. Also caution... lots of flies when you initially opened to door. Colman stove in lookout was filthy...recommend bring your own stove..

We stayed two nights. The directions were a bit deceptive, turning off highway 89, county road 340 is marked as Evans Riceville Road. But other than that, not bad. There were no hard hats nor instructions for the shutters so we left them as we found them. Also no lanterns inside, glad we brought two. The propane stove worked well but we could not get the woodstove door to shut completely so the nights were chilly. Woke up to 38 degrees the first morning. Overall we really enjoyed our stay and would go again. The price is certainly right.

In on June 3, out late the afternoon of June 4. Was able to drive a Subaru to the end of the first meadow ~1 mile in before hitting snow. The next day melt and some ATVs had pretty much cleared out all the drifts. I'd imagine you can drive anything short of maybe a passenger car to the lookout right now.

Wow, so great! The only thing I would change is if we could have stayed longer. We walked around the peak and made a small fire, I spent a large amount of time reading and enjoying the stories in the lookout journal. My only suggestion to future visitors is to bring your own lanterns/ head lamps/ candles. We turned the fire lookout upside down looking for the lanterns that were listed in the description but couldn’t find them anywhere. We came under prepared and didn’t pack any extra, so our lighting consisted of a tall candle and my phone flashlight underneath a empty water jug. Can’t wait to go back some day. Ah yes, and definitely bring an extra sleeping pad for the “beds”. You can thank me later, lol.

Great view

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This lookout was phenomenal during the late summer months-- highly recommend to families. We wish we were able to stay longer than two nights!