West Fork Cabin
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
West Fork Cabin
Here is an opportunity for you to rent a rustic Forest Service Guard Station when it is not used during the winter months. It is located 3.5 miles past a downhill ski area. There are a wide range of winter recreation opportunities here. This cabin is actually the West Fork Guard Station used by Forest Service employees during the spring, summer and fall. The cabin is heated by propane, and there is a limited amount of firewood for the wood cook stove. The cabin is one room divided into a kitchen/dining area and a sleeping area. It has a capacity of 6 adults with 2 sets of bunk beds and 2 folding cots. There is no electricity. There is a nearby vault toilet that is accessible to the disabled, except when snow is on the ground. There is a ramp leading into the cabin, but the interior was not designed to be accessible. There is no refrigerator. Visitors should bring sleeping bags, food, a lantern and a cooler. No pets or livestock are permitted. Bears may frequent the area; keep all food out of sight in approved containers and remove all food from area after eating. Mandatory food storage is required.
Before you go
Season
Year round
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
$65 per night for single unit
Restrictions
Snowmobilers are reminded that during this time they must use the snowmobile trail to access the unplowed section of the road beyond the ski area in accordance with the existing Travel Plan regulations for the Rocky Mountain Ranger District. All vehicles that will be parked overnight at either the snowmobile parking lot or the cabin rental parking area will be issued a parking pass to put in their window by the district office when the cabin key is issued.
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.