About Imnaha Guard Station
Spend a few days enjoying the quiet and beauty of a remote, rustic mountain cabin tucked in the depths of an old-growth forest of mainly Douglas-fir, white fir, and incense cedar, as well as some ponderosa pine, sugar pine, and western white pine (all of which would have been more common prior to the post-1930s fire-suppression era). A notably large Douglas-fir (commonly called "The Big Tree") is situated a few hundred feet down a maintained spur trail from the Imnaha Campground and the cabin. It has a little fence around it, and it’s about 300 or more years old. Most of the mature trees in the area are three to four feet in diameter. Wonderful sounds in this area are the songs of the varied thrush and the hermit thrush. Although often heard, they are seldom-seen inhabitants of the dense timber. The loud drumming of the pileated woodpecker, the largest woodpecker in North America, is…
- Fees: - $80/night
- Season: October
- Managed by: USFS - Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
- Where: 8 mi southeast of Prospect, OR · 42.70336, -122.33332
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: Nov–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR 3700939 | ATV road | at camp | 0.5 mi |
| FR 3700937 | ATV road | at camp | 0.7 mi |
| South Fork | Hiking | 2.0 mi | 11.3 mi |
| Middle Fork | Horse | 2.1 mi | 7.6 mi |
| Alta Lake | Horse | 2.4 mi | 6.3 mi |
| Giant Sugarpine | Hiking | 2.6 mi | 0.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
AT&T 4G
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: 14.1 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Campsite · 9 mi SE of Prospect 1.2 mi
- South Fork Campground 3.9 mi
- Lodgepole Guard Station 4.1 mi
- Bessie Shelter Horse Camp 4.1 mi
- Campsite · 11 mi SE of Prospect 4.6 mi
- Medco Pond Dispersed Camping 5 mi