About Scaler Guard Station
Historic Scaler Guard Station, located 78 miles north of Kemmerer, Wyoming, provides an excellent hideaway for cabin camping enthusiasts. The cabin allows pets and horses. Hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails are in the vicinity. Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the former ranger guard station dates back to 1937. The nearby Absaroka Ridge Trailhead leads hikers and horseback riders along Fontenelle Creek, and provides access into Pomeroy Basin. This trail also attracts big game hunters. Other trails throughout the LaBarge Creek area are ideal for mountain bikers and horse travel. The three-room guard station is a traditional 1930s-era forest cabin that sleeps six guests on three bunkbeds with mattresses. A picnic table and campfire ring are located outside in front of the cabin. **There is no running water available at this cabin**. The cabin is equipped with a…
- Fees: $60/group size of 6
- Managed by: Bridger-Teton National Forest, FS
- Where: 21 mi southeast of Smoot, WY · 42.43, -110.58167
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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Labarge Creek | ATV road | at camp | 2.8 mi |
| Shafer Ridge | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 8.6 mi |
| Shafer Creek | Horse | 0.9 mi | 4.1 mi |
| Graham Peak | Horse | 1.4 mi | 3.7 mi |
| South Labarge | Horse | 1.4 mi | 3.8 mi |
| Little Fall Creek | Horse | 2.0 mi | 9.0 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.Camps nearby
- Snyder Guard Station 5.5 mi
- Campsite · 17 mi SE of Smoot 8.2 mi
- Lake Alice Campground 8.3 mi
- Campsite · 17 mi SE of Smoot 8.4 mi
- La Barge Guard Station 8.5 mi
- Hobble Creek Campground 10.4 mi