The Long Way
Baker County
A single-story cabin stands in a snowy forest surrounded by tall pine trees.
Plate I. Two Color Guard Station in winter. From fs.usda.gov
A green meadow surrounded by dense evergreen forest and mountains.
Plate II. Meadow view, Two Color Guard Station. From fs.usda.gov
A metal corral and a building are surrounded by trees in a forest.
Plate III. Cabin and corral, Two Color Guard Station. From recreation.gov
A view of a mountain with a forested slope and tall evergreen trees in the foreground.
Plate IV. Mountain view, Two Color Guard Station. From fs.usda.gov
A single story building situated in a forest with a truck and people nearby.
Plate V. Cabin exterior, Two Color Guard Station. From recreation.gov
An interior view of a room with a kitchen counter and a door.
Plate VI. Kitchen area inside Two Color Guard Station. From fs.usda.gov
An enclosed wooden porch with large screened windows and a picnic table.
Plate VII. Enclosed porch, Two Color Guard Station. From fs.usda.gov
An interior view of a furnished common room with a couch, chairs, and dining table.
Plate VIII. Interior living area, Two Color Guard Station. From fs.usda.gov
A photo of an interior kitchen showing cabinets, countertops, and a refrigerator.
Plate IX. Two Color Guard Station. From recreation.gov

Two Color Guard Station

Medical Springs, Baker County, Oregon. Large cabin (Forest Service guard station rental).

Details

Map. Medical Springs, Baker County, Oregon. Larger map
Where
Medical Springs, Baker County, OR. No street address stated. Directions
When
Check in 2:00 p.m.; check-out 12:00 p.m.; quiet hours 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
Season
Two Color Guard Station is open June through October.
Getting there
From La Grande go approximately 25 miles southeast on Oregon State 203 to Medical Springs; turn left on Big Creek Road 1.5 miles to Forest Road 67 and turn left; about 14 miles to Forest Road 77; left on Forest Road 77 for 1.5 miles, then right onto Forest Road 7755 up Eagle Creek to the cabin.
Fees
Group site: $80 per night (1-6 people); $100 per night (7-12 people).
Access
Pets are welcome but must remain outside.
Walk-in or reserve
Reserved through Recreation.gov (Site 001, cabin nonelectric); the door lock combination comes with the reservation confirmation email.
Phone
(541) 523-6391
Website
fs.usda.gov
Managed by
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
Established
1959.
Coordinates
45.0501111, -117.434756.

A large cabin along Wild and Scenic Eagle Creek below the Eagle Cap Wilderness, with a view from the back porch over a riparian meadow toward the creek; Two Color Campground is nearby.

Notable Events

  1. 1959A new guard station was built in 1959, replacing the original CCC building. fs.usda.gov
  2. 1976The original building built by the CCC was removed in 1976. fs.usda.gov
  3. The Wallowa-Whitman installed a water treatment system at Two Color Guard Station near Eagle Creek, among maintenance tasks it listed over the three years before the article. bakercityherald.com

Sources

  1. fs.usda.gov/r06/wallowa-whitman/recreation/two-color-guard-station
  2. recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234363
  3. bakercityherald.com/2006/04/27/rustic-forest-service-cabins-available-for-rent