About Lake Cabin
Lake Cabin is part of the Mammoth Guard station, which is located at 8,600 feet in elevation on the Sanpete Ranger District on the Manti-La Sal National Forest. There are two cabins on the grounds. The Mammoth Cabin was built on site while the Lake Cabin was moved to the site from its original location in the 1980s. Both cabins were constructed in the 1930s serving as forest ranger and fire crew dwellings for many years. The cabins overlook a wide expanse of sagebrush valleys with timbered slopes and ridgelines. The grounds that cabins are located is also an active administrative site. Visitors can expect to see Forest Service personnel using the grounds adjacent to the cabins.
- Season: Mid-June – October
- Managed by: USFS - Manti-La Sal National Forest
- Where: 8 mi west of Scofield, UT · 39.69598, -111.30575
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: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mammoth Guard Station | ATV road | at camp | 0.3 mi |
| Gooseberry Rsvr | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 3.0 mi |
| Gooseberry Creek | Hiking | 1.4 mi | 5.4 mi |
| Oak Creek | Horse | 2.7 mi | 5.9 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 shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 21.6 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.