About Snow Survey Cabin
The Snow Survey Cabin provides visitors with a rustic accommodation on the Snowy Range. The cabin, located just off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway at nearly 10,000 feet elevation is available for rent year round. This is an excellent cabin to enjoy everything from warm summer evenings to winter snowmachining or cross country skiing. The one room cabin can accommodate up to four people on two sets of bunk beds. There is a propane cook stove/heater, and solar lights. West access to the cabin during the winter months is one mile from the upper "chains end" gate. A lower closure gate is six miles from the cabin. Winter renters access the cabin via snowmachine, skis, or snowshoes. There is no indoor plumbing, a vault toilet is located outside. Plan to bring water with you. Basic cooking and eating utensils, plates, knives, forks, spoons, cups, and basic pots and pans are furnished. If you use…
- Fees: **$50/night, by reservation only.**
- Season: January
- Managed by: Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG, FS
- Where: 6 mi east of Ryan Park, WY · 41.32644, -106.37816
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowstorm Road | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Weather Station 1B | ATV road | at camp | |
| Quealy Reservoir Spur | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 11.7 mi |
| Ralph Hesson Interp. | Hiking | 1.3 mi | |
| Meadow Falls Trail | Hiking | 1.3 mi | 2.4 mi |
| Silver Lake Trail | Hiking | 1.4 mi | 1.5 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: 24.2 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Silver Lake Campground 1.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Campground 4.6 mi
- Ryan Park 5.7 mi
- South Brush Creek Campground 6.4 mi
- Little Brooklyn Guard Station 7.2 mi
- Brush Creek Work Center Barrack 7.2 mi