This is a great area, but definitely not for summer! The mosquitos were so bad that we left after one night. Also getting into the cabin was kind of confusing. The code is on the bottom of the lock on the back door. The picnic bench out back and fire ring aren't that nice and on a hill. Looks like a fun trail out behind the cabin, but we didn't explore b/c we got eaten alive. I've heard it's a good hunting cabin, but again, not worth it for summer.

The drive to the cabin was fine. All new country. That drive from Soda Springs up past Grey's lake was beautiful. Any 2-wheel drive vehicle will do just fine. The cabin was in good shape, but I was expecting mattresses on the beds like at other FS cabins and there was none. Slept on the plywood which made for a long uncomfortable night. Not sure who's fault that was. Mine I suppose for assuming mattresses would be there. Second issue was there was No cookware, silverware, cups, etc. Fortunately I brought one pot and one tin cup. We made a spoon out of plastic packaging material and my partner and I took turns using the little cup to eat chili. I suppose that was my fault too. Lastly, the mosquitos were HORRENDOUS. We met a cowboy who drove up. Nice guy. The next morning we were chomping at the bit to leave when a herd of sheep came by the road in front of the cabin. That was pretty fun. Fortunately we only rented the place for one night. Maybe at another time of year it would be better but it was too buggy to sit outside and too hot to sit inside. The drive out down McCoy creek was real nice. Managed to catch a couple of cutthroats and it got less buggy too. I probably won't be back yet I'm glad I went!

The code wouldn't work, tried for an hour, over and over again. Finally the lock opened and it wasn't even on the right code. Then the heater wouldn't light. Tried over and over again to light the pilot, we were about to cancel our hunting trip and head home. I have some HVAC experience and got my tools out, found that the pilot was clogged. Managed to get it cleared after another hour of work. Finally got some heat. We love hunting from the cabin, but it needs some updates. The windows might as well be open they let in so much cold air. If you're sleeping near a window you will be cold. Not worth the cost until some updates are completed.

MOSQUITO WARNING!! While the cabin itself was quite nice and cozy, and the area is gorgeous, our group encountered by far the most mosquitos any of us had ever experienced in our lives. I feel I need to add that while we are not rugged survivalists, all of us have been campers (nearly solely tent campers) for most of our lives. This includes areas of wilderness across numerous states, at different times of the year. In addition, my sister and brother in law lived for several years in an area of south Texas known for a high concentration of mosquitos. None of us were new to the experience of dealing with these pests. In our group we had three different varieties of mosquito repellent as well as several citronella candles. However, EVERY time we left the cabin we were SWARMED with mosquitos. We scrapped a planned evening around the fire, as even a lit fire did not diminish the number. Thankfully the cabin itself accommodated us well, as we tried to leave it as little as possible during our trip. Packing/Unpacking was particularly terrible as there was no escape. Each of us ran to and from our cars to avoid being repeatedly bitten. Also, as we all drove home, a handful of mosquitos happened to sneak into our cars and were biting us during our drives home. Personally I stopped counting bites on myself after the number exceeded 50. This was over a one night period, with repeated applications of different repellants, and while trying to actively AVOID being outside. Without exaggeration, we experienced exponentially more mosquitos than any of us ever had. While perhaps we just had unfortunate timing, be aware of a possibly different trip than you may have planned for.

Really pretty spot. The Gas heater went out on us during the night and so we left early morning the next day when the cabin was a whopping 39 degrees inside. Wish there was a wood fireplace inside.