Excellent stay

Amazing! Very clean! Tons of firewood. BBQ that goes over the fire pit with seats around it. You don’t really need to bring anything except the food to cook. All Utensils, cast iron pans, plates, and some games. There is a very nice stove inside and full running water with a bathroom inside. Solar powers the lights for the rooms and having running water all around the cabin is very nice. I wasn’t expecting all the amenity’s so far away! The beds are very comfortable and you will get a good nights rest. Walking around the property is very fun seeing the old horse barn and a beautiful landscape. I’ve been to a ton of fire lookouts cabins and stations all over and this one is by far the best one I’ve been to. The night sky full of stars and a nice comfortable fire will make memories you will talk about for years! Its wayyy better than an Airbnb! I wish I could live there forever! Thank you to the Forest Service for this amazing place we can stay at!

Dad and 17 year old son from Alabama. Visited for one week in Early June 2022. The high desert landscapes at Colton Guard Station in the Ashley National Forest are gorgeous beyond description. We enjoyed millions of brightly colored flowers, fragrant sagebrush, the bustle of marmots, grouse, ground squirrels, birds and deer. Driving the forest roads to the canyon rim (within the few miles around the cabin) was genuinely breathtaking. It is as dramatic as seeing the Grand Canyon but you are alone to enjoy it all to yourself! While there, we found and cracked open some geodes. I would highly recommend a 4-wheel drive vehicle with a high ground clearance for exploring the forest roads. The Colton Spring Guard Station site includes 5 buildings; the main cabin, a large bunkhouse, a cellar (being used as a woodshed), a storage shed formerly used for gasoline, a horse barn, and the vault outhouse. All of the buildings are a fairly well-maintained glimpse of mid-last century with clean, simple, but well-planned functionality in an attractive farmhouse-style architecture. A solar panel upgrade provides limited use electric light to the main cabin. No power outlets are available. There are fireplaces in the cabin and bunkhouse and a large propane stove. No refrigerator on site. No water for us to use in the kitchen or bathroom this trip since the cabin remained “winterized”. Also no water from Colton Spring due to the remnants of cattle grazing and the source of the spring being not easily accessible. The stream coming from the spring contains black piping used for filling stock tanks further down the valley and while obtrusive, this is public use land, so you are only alone until the next car full of people or horse riders show up to look around the property. Other activities that are relatively close by are the Red Fleet dinosaur trackway, Moonshine Arch, Flaming gorge, big brush creek cave, the McConkie Ranch petroglyphs, and Dinosaur National Monument.

This was an amazing experience. The drive to the guard station was beautiful and well signed. It was a cozy night stay. The solar was great for getting ready for bed - we didn't rely on it but it was nice to have. The propane stove was a luxury as was the water spout. Take the time to walk the property and explore the buildings. Wish I had more time to stay and explore the area. Don't forget to sign the guest book and read the entries from others! To stay in a piece of living history was awesome.

Beautiful winter location. Well stocked with wood and the solar lights were a real treat. Clean. Good 4 burner propane stove. First mile of ski route in mid Feb. held little snow (wind blown), but we were still able to keep skis on the whole way

we had a wonderful time. We enjoyed exploring the area, fishing at east park, and spending time with family.