About BIG FLAT GUARD STATION CABIN
A rustic three-room guard station cabin located on the Fishlake National Forest about 25 miles East of Beaver, UT. The cabin sits in the middle of Big Flat, approximately 2 miles after the pavement ends at Puffer Lake on State Road 153. The station was built in 1908 and provides a great base camp for recreation activities such as fishing, hiking, OHV riding, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, hunting, and wildflower viewing. Summer days are warm and evenings are quite cool. The site can accommodate a maximum of 50 people, but there are only 3 sets of bunk beds for a capacity of 7 people sleeping inside the building. ***DURING WINTER & SNOW MONTHS, THE GUARD STATION IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY SNOWMOBILE OR SNOWSHOE. Please plan your stay accordingly. ** The cabin is equipped with a kitchen table and chairs, a wood stove, a propane single burner stove, and countertop. There is currently no…
- Fees: Peak season is June 15 - October 31 and Shoulder season is November 1-June 15. *Snowy conditions may exist during these winter months and…
- Season: August
- Managed by: USFS - Fishlake National Forest
- Where: 8 mi northwest of Junction, UT · 38.28847, -112.35882
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: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi Hunt | Horse | 0.1 mi | 2.6 mi |
| FR 40514A | ATV road | 0.4 mi | 0.1 mi |
| FR 40514 | ATV road | 0.4 mi | 2.3 mi |
| Rigger To Puffer Lake | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.4 mi | 7.6 mi |
| Road 575 To Big Flat | Horse | 0.5 mi | 9.3 mi |
| Skyline National Recreation Tr | Horse | 0.5 mi | 11.4 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · 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: 13 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- TIMID SPRINGS TRAILHEAD 0.9 mi
- Three Creeks Trailhead 2.9 mi
- CITY CREEK CAMPGROUND 2.9 mi
- Lake Stream Trailhead 3.5 mi
- BETENSON FLAT TRAILHEAD 3.8 mi
- JIMMY REED TRAILHEAD 4.4 mi