The Long Way
Lincoln County
A small cabin sits in a green mountain meadow below a forested hill.
Plate I. Cabin and landscape, La Barge Guard Station. From recreation.gov
A log cabin with a covered front porch in a mountainous, grassy setting.
Plate II. La Barge Guard Station cabin. From recreation.gov
A scenic view of a wooden fence in a grassy meadow surrounded by pine trees and mountains under a blue sky with clouds.
Plate III. Grounds at La Barge Guard Station. From recreation.gov
An interior view of a rustic kitchen with a dining table, stove, and refrigerator.
Plate IV. Cabin interior, La Barge Guard Station. From recreation.gov
A rustic interior showing a dining table, chairs, wood stove, and kitchen counter.
Plate V. Cabin interior, La Barge Guard Station. From recreation.gov
Interior view of a room with bunk beds and a table.
Plate VI. Interior bunk beds, La Barge Guard Station. From recreation.gov

La Barge Guard Station

Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming. LaBarge Guard Station Cabin; Year-round.

Details

Map. Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming. Larger map
Where
Kemmerer, Lincoln County, WY. No street address stated. Directions
When
Check in: 2:00 p.m.; Check-out: 12:00 p.m.
Getting there
From Forest Service Road 10138, go 14.3 miles and turn left on Smiths Fork Road/FS-10072; after 0.6 miles turn left on La Barge Guard Station Road/FS-10077 and continue to the road end.
Fees
$60 per night (6 people).
Access
There is no water at this moment, but facility can still be rented.
Walk-in or reserve
Reserve the LaBarge Guard Station Cabin via Recreation.gov.
Phone
307-828-5100
Website
fs.usda.gov
Managed by
Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Established
1933.
Coordinates
42.519731, -110.699873.

Historic La Barge Guard Station is located 87 miles north of Kemmerer, Wyoming in the Hams Fork Area of Bridger-Teton National Forest.

Notable Events

  1. 1912The Forest Service built a small log cabin on the site to monitor tie-hacking operations in the LaBarge Creek drainage. npshistory.com
  2. 1933The earlier Forest Service cabin was dismantled and the CCC built a bunkhouse, latrine, and shed in its place. npshistory.com
  3. 1935Small landscape improvements were made to the site: corrals, fences, driveway, and walkways. npshistory.com
  4. 1990sThe Forest Service removed the old latrine when it built a new one sympathetic with the historic buildings; otherwise the station has changed little. npshistory.com

People

  • George L. Nichols, Regional Architect whose standard plans the CCC-built bunkhouse and latrine followed.

Sources

  1. recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234582
  2. recreation.gov/api/camps/campgrounds/234582
  3. fs.usda.gov/r04/bridger-teton/recreation/labarge-guard-station-cabin
  4. npshistory.com/publications/usfs/region/4/bridger-teton/hcs-2.pdf
  5. npshistory.com/publications/usfs/region/4/bridger-teton/hcs-1.pdf