The Long Way
Baker County
A log cabin nestled among evergreen trees.
Plate I. Log cabin, Anthony Lake Guard Station. From anthonylakescampgrounds.com
A small boat rests on the shore of a calm mountain lake.
Plate II. Lake and mountains, Anthony Lake Guard Station. From fs.usda.gov
People stand outside a rustic log cabin in a wooded area.
Plate III. Exterior of Anthony Lake Guard Station. From flickr.com
A small creek flowing through a green meadow toward a lake surrounded by pine trees.
Plate IV. Stream and lake near Anthony Lake Guard Station. From fs.usda.gov
A log cabin stands among trees.
Plate V. Log cabin, Anthony Lake Guard Station. From recreation.gov
A log cabin surrounded by trees with some snow on the ground.
Plate VI. Log cabin, Anthony Lake Guard Station. From recreation.gov

Anthony Lake Guard Station

North Powder, Baker County, Oregon. Historic Civilian Conservation Corps log cabin rental.

Details

Map. North Powder, Baker County, Oregon. Larger map
Where
47500 Anthony Lakes Hwy, North Powder, OR 47500. Directions
When
Arrival time is 1:00 p.m.; departure time is 11:00 a.m.
Season
snow into July, Anthony Lake sometimes frozen until mid-June.
Getting there
From Baker City, OR, north on Highway 30 toward Haines about 10 miles, then left following the Anthony Lake Highway signs (Forest Road 73) for 25 miles to the Anthony Lake Recreation Area.
Fees
$160 per night.
Access
Cell phone reception is limited outside of the cabin; the historic cabin is not an accessible facility; only electric motorboats and non-motorized craft allowed on the lake.
Walk-in or reserve
Reservations available; made through Recreation.gov.
Phone
541-894-2332
Website
anthonylakescampgrounds.com
Managed by
Anthony Lakes (Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort), operating in partnership with the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest under a special use permit.
Established
1930s.
Coordinates
44.961755, -118.230763.

Historic 1930s CCC log cabin near Anthony Lake and the Elkhorn Crest Trail with hot shower, electricity, flush toilet, and well-equipped kitchen.

People

  • William 'Doc' Anthony, homesteader for whom Anthony Lake and Anthony Creek are named; farmer, doctor, toll collector on the Dealy Wagon Road, and rancher (came to Baker County in 1864; died in 1914 at age 85).

Sources

  1. recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234250
  2. fs.usda.gov/r06/wallowa-whitman/recreation/anthony-lakes-guard-station
  3. anthonylakescampgrounds.com/cabins-guard-stations
  4. livingnewdeal.org/sites/ccc-camp-baker-former-baker-city-or
  5. fs.usda.gov/r06/wallowa-whitman/recreation/anthony-lakes-guard-station
  6. livingnewdeal.org/sites/anthony-lake-lodge-little-alps-or