A cabin nestled in a mountainous landscape under a blue sky. — **Plate I.** Scaler Guard Station cabin. From recreation.gov

An outdoor campsite area with a picnic table, fire pit, tree stumps, and a small wooden structure. — **Plate II.** Picnic table and grounds, Scaler Guard Station. From recreation.gov

A rustic wooden kitchen with a stove, cabinets, and a dining table. — **Plate III.** Kitchen interior, Scaler Guard Station. From recreation.gov

An interior view of a rustic wooden room with a bunk bed and a desk. — **Plate IV.** Cabin interior, Scaler Guard Station. From recreation.gov

An interior view of a room with wooden bunk beds and a window. — **Plate V.** Bunk beds inside Scaler Guard Station. From recreation.gov

A rustic bathroom interior featuring wood walls, a toilet, and a shower. — **Plate VI.** Bathroom interior, Scaler Guard Station. From recreation.gov

Scaler Guard Station

Cokeville, Lincoln County, Wyoming. Former ranger guard station rental; year-round.

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Where: 308 US HWY 189 N KEMMERER, Cokeville, WY 83101. Directions
When: Check in: 2:00 p.m.; Check-out: 12:00 p.m.
Getting there: From the Town of Kemmerer, Wyoming, head northeast on United States Highway 189 (US-189) for approximately 45 miles and turn left onto La Barge Creek Road/County Road 315 (CR-3150).
Fees: $60 per night (6 people).
Access: Running potable water, a flush toilet, bathroom sink, shower and kitchen sink available during the summer months only. There is no running water available during winter months but there is an outhouse located next to the guard station.
Walk-in or reserve: Reserve the Scaler Guard Station Cabin via Recreation.gov.
Phone: 307-828-5100
Website: recreation.gov
Managed by: Bridger-Teton National Forest, Kemmerer Ranger District.
Established: 1937.
Coordinates: 42.43036, -110.582675.

The Kemmerer Ranger District's historic Scaler Guard Station, located 78 miles north of Kemmerer, Wyoming, provides an excellent hideaway for cabin camping enthusiasts.

Notable Events

1937Another factor in Scaler's establishment was the 1937 creation of the huge South LaBarge Creek tie hack village, located near the guard station. npshistory.com
1980sNewer buildings, a small generator house and pump house, were built in the late 1980s. npshistory.com
1985A two-car garage/barn once existed at the station, but sometime after 1985 it collapsed under the weight of too many heavy winters. npshistory.com
1990sThe dwelling received a major renovation in the early 1990s. npshistory.com

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