About Cape Horn Winter Rental
Cape Horn Winter Rental is located in beautiful Elk Meadow, approximately 16 miles northwest of Stanley, in central Idaho. It sits at an elevation of 6,660 feet. Guests enjoy the area for its endless winter recreation opportunities, including cross-country skiing, back country downhill skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. The Cape Horn area offers unlimited cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling opportunities in the surrounding meadows, and downhill skiing is available on the slopes behind the cabin. [Click here](http://www.recreation.gov/marketing.do?goto=/safety.htm) for an Idaho OHV safety message. The cabin is open for reservations during the winter only. In the summer, it is used by Forest Service employees as a guard station. The cabin can comfortably accommodate four people on one double bed and one single bed, each with mattresses, and one couch. More people can…
- Fees: $40/ night max group size of 8
- Season: 12/15
- Managed by: Salmon-Challis National Forest, FS
- Where: 14 mi northwest of Stanley, ID · 44.37274, -115.11898
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Sep–May.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Horn Gs | ATV road | at camp | 1.1 mi |
| Sheep Driveway Rd. | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 4.9 mi |
| Swamp Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.6 mi | 4.6 mi |
| Cape Horn Lakes | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.2 mi | 1.2 mi |
| Hay-Knapp Creek | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.7 mi | 29.8 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 10.4 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Thatcher Campground 1.3 mi
- Asher Knapp Transfer Camp Trailhead 1.9 mi
- Beaver Creek Campground 3.2 mi
- Lola Creek Campground 3.8 mi
- Trap Creek Campground 4.2 mi
- Banner Creek Campground 4.9 mi