Walker Cabin
Elk City, Idaho County, Idaho. Cabin; Available for use year round.
Details
- Where
- 416 USFS DRIVE, Elk City, ID 83525. Directions
- Getting there
- From State Highway 14, turn south on Crooked River Road #233 and proceed approximately 8 miles to the cabin on the right.
- Fees
- $40 per night.
- Access
- Potable water is not available at the site.
- Walk-in or reserve
- Advanced reservation only; no walk-ups.
- Phone
- 208-842-2245
- Website
- fs.usda.gov
- Managed by
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests.
- Established
- around 1930.
- Coordinates
- 45.724103, -115.532464.
A rustic four-person cabin with two bedrooms, four single beds, a wood-insert fireplace, kitchen facilities with wood cook stove, outdoor toilet and no running water.
Notable Events
- 1967Jerry Walker purchased the cabin from Robert McMillian and McMillian's wife, Orpha. fs.usda.gov
- 1980After the recreational-residence permit expired and could not be renewed, the Walkers donated the cabin to the U.S. Forest Service so it could remain on the site and serve other recreationists. fs.usda.gov
People
- Helen Walker, summer-cabin user with her husband (until about 1980).
- Jerry Walker, purchaser; long-time Grangeville jewelry-store owner and lifetime Idaho County resident (about 1967 to about 1980).
- Orpha McMillian, previous owner and seller (about 1967).
- Robert "Shorty" McMillian, builder and original summer-home owner (around 1930 to about 1967).