Snow Survey Cabin
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The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
Access Impact: Big Creek Lakes Dam Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trail & Access Impact: Stillwater Reservoir Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Snowy Range - 2026 Active Vegetation Operations
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- 1 site for cabin campingReservable on Recreation.gov
- At 10,029 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Near SaratogaBrush Creek-Hayden Ranger District · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
The Snow Survey Cabin provides visitors with a rustic accommodation on the Snowy Range. The cabin, located just off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway at nearly 10,000 feet elevation is available for rent year round. This is an excellent cabin to enjoy everything from warm summer evenings to winter snowmachining or cross country skiing. The one room cabin can accommodate up to four people on two sets of bunk beds. There is a propane cook stove/heater, and solar lights. West access to the cabin during the winter months is one mile from the upper "chains end" gate. A lower closure gate is six miles from the cabin. Winter renters access the cabin via snowmachine, skis, or snowshoes. There is no indoor plumbing, a vault toilet is located outside. Plan to bring water with you. Basic cooking and eating utensils, plates, knives, forks, spoons, cups, and basic pots and pans are furnished. If you use these items, they need to be cleaned and put away after use. The garbage is pack in, pack out. Recreational opportunities accessible from the cabin are almost unlimited. In summer months a vast hiking trail system that accesses the highest elevations of the Snowy Range including Medicine Bow Peak is nearby. Beginning in late spring, fishing is available at many alpine lakes and streams including the very popular Mirror Lake Day use site. Winter brings deep snow for the snowmachiner or cross country skier.
Local outfitters
- Deer Haven RV Park24 mi away
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- Meadow Falls TrailHiking1.3 mi
Silver Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.4 mi- Silver Lake TrailHiking1.4 mi
- West Lake MarieLake fishing2.8 mi
Medicine Bow Peak AreaRock climbingPhoto: cogdogblog, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.9 mi- North French CreekCanoeing3.9 mi
- Sugarloaf CampgroundCamping4.8 mi
- The Blue Marble WallRock climbing5.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Brooklyn Lake CampgroundCamping · ~13 min drivePhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Spruce Mountain Fire LookoutHut camping · ~20 min drive
Nash Fork CampgroundCamping · ~13 min drivePhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lincoln Park CampgroundCamping · ~13 min drivePhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Holmes CampgroundCamping · ~16 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rob Roy CampgroundCamping · ~17 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lake Owen CampgroundCamping · ~33 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Silver Lake CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Snow Survey Cabin
1 site for cabin camping