About Star Meadows Guard Station
The Star Meadows Guard Station has all the rustic feel of a remote Forest Service cabin while still being accessible by paved road from Whitefish. Furnished with a refrigerator/freezer, range and oven, microwave, coffeemaker, pots and pans, dishes and silverware, and electric heat, this cabin has everything you need to come and enjoy some time in the Forest. Nearby Tally Lake and Sylvia Lake offer opportunities for water play and fishing and a centralized location in the Tally Lake District to access miles of hiking, biking or horseback riding trails with a trailhead right behind the cabin. Enjoy a large backyard area for family games, or just sit in front of the campfire with s’mores and make some memories. Star Meadows Guard Station is 23 miles from Whitefish on Forest Service Road 539. The road is paved and open year-round. The Star Meadows Guard Station was built in 1941 to house…
- Fees: Open year round. Rental fees are $75 per night
- Season: Year Round
- Managed by: Flathead National Forest, FS
- Where: 13 mi northwest of Rhodes, MT · 48.38194, -114.71
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–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Meadow | Hiking | at camp | 1.8 mi |
| Ingalls - Mt Conner | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.9 mi | 20.0 mi |
| Ashley Mtn | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.8 mi | 5.5 mi |
| Johnson Peak | Horse, Dirt bike | 2.9 mi | 4.2 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: 21.4 mi
Propane: 17.3 mi