About Little Brooklyn Guard Station
Small cabin provides shelter during all seasons. Access to trails (backcountry) in summer and skiing/snowmobile riding in winter. Built in 1931 to house Forest Service employees, the cabin is now available for rent to the general public on a year-round basis. From mid June until early November the cabin is accessible by road (weather permitting). During the winter, the Snowy Range Scenic By-way is closed three miles east of the cabin. When the road is closed, the cabin is only accessible by ski, snowshoe, or snowmobile. At 10,340 feet above sea level the "rustic" three room cabin measures 28 feet by 22 feet and can accommodate up to seven people. There are two sets of bunk beds, one single bed and a double hide-a-bed couch. The cabin is heated by a wood stove , equipped with propane lights and a propane cook stove. The Forest Service supplies the propane and firewood. Cooking and eating…
- Fees: $90/night. Six (6) person maximum capacity
- Managed by: USFS - Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
- Where: 7 mi northwest of Centennial, WY · 41.36426, -106.24504
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Lake G S | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Brooklyn Lake Rd. | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 3.2 mi |
| Sheep Lake | Horse | 0.6 mi | 8.9 mi |
| Lost-Glacier Lakes | Hiking | 0.7 mi | 3.4 mi |
| Libby Creek | Hiking | 1.8 mi | 3.8 mi |
| Shelf Lakes Trail | Hiking | 2.2 mi | 1.3 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.Camps nearby
- Nash Fork Campground 0.6 mi
- Brooklyn Lake Campground 0.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Campground 2.5 mi
- North Fork Campground 3.7 mi
- Libby Creek Willow Campground 5 mi
- Libby Creek Aspen Campground 5.2 mi