Caribou Mountain Guard Station, Wayan, ID

Caribou Mountain Guard Station is located in the Soda Springs Ranger District, Caribou-Targhee National Forest (1 hr 30 min southeast of Idaho Falls, ID) with an elevation of 6,435 feet. The site is open all year. There is a fee of $60.00 per night. Activities include biking, fishing, hiking trails.

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Campsite Reviews (17)

3.6 out of 5

5 star		47%
4 star		6%
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2 star		41%
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@leslies1712646 · Camped on Jul 19, 2024 at Campsite #1

This is a great area, but definitely not for summer! The mosquitos were so bad that we left after one night. Also getting into the cabin was kind of confusing. The code is on the bottom of the lock on the back door. The picnic bench out back and fire ring aren't that nice and on a hill. Looks like a fun trail out behind the cabin, but we didn't explore b/c we got eaten alive. I've heard it's a good hunting cabin, but again, not worth it for summer.

@johnc3063297 · Camped on Jul 11, 2024 at Campsite #1

The drive to the cabin was fine. All new country. That drive from Soda Springs up past Grey's lake was beautiful. Any 2-wheel drive vehicle will do just fine. The cabin was in good shape, but I was expecting mattresses on the beds like at other FS cabins and there was none. Slept on the plywood which made for a long uncomfortable night. Not sure who's fault that was. Mine I suppose for assuming mattresses would be there. Second issue was there was No cookware, silverware, cups, etc. Fortunately I brought one pot and one tin cup. We made a spoon out of plastic packaging material and my partner and I took turns using the little cup to eat chili. I suppose that was my fault too. Lastly, the mosquitos were HORRENDOUS. We met a cowboy who drove up. Nice guy. The next morning we were chomping at the bit to leave when a herd of sheep came by the road in front of the cabin. That was pretty fun. Fortunately we only rented the place for one night. Maybe at another time of year it would be better but it was too buggy to sit outside and too hot to sit inside. The drive out down McCoy creek was real nice. Managed to catch a couple of cutthroats and it got less buggy too. I probably won't be back yet I'm glad I went!

@ElenaH225D84DD · Camped on Jul 4, 2024 at Campsite #1

The cabin was great, plenty of space, everything was in good repair. We loved the access to lots of 4wheeling trails. The only reason I gave this cabin 3 stars was because the mosquitos were horrible. We were eaten alive and didn't even do a camp fire because there were too many of them.

@SheldonC14776B · Camped on Nov 26, 2023 at Campsite #1

The code wouldn't work, tried for an hour, over and over again. Finally the lock opened and it wasn't even on the right code. Then the heater wouldn't light. Tried over and over again to light the pilot, we were about to cancel our hunting trip and head home. I have some HVAC experience and got my tools out, found that the pilot was clogged. Managed to get it cleared after another hour of work. Finally got some heat. We love hunting from the cabin, but it needs some updates. The windows might as well be open they let in so much cold air. If you're sleeping near a window you will be cold. Not worth the cost until some updates are completed.

@MatthewW543034 · Camped on Sep 4, 2023 at Campsite #1

We had a little hiccup finding the cabin but once we did it was great. There are many trails (dirt bike) that are accessible easily from the cabin and I did my best to ride them all. The cabin was clean and comfortable. Although the pilot light was out on the heater it was warm enough not to need it. Very unique spot watching the sheep come through. Will be happy to go back.

@GenaH3721692 · Camped on Nov 20, 2022 at Campsite #1

I love this little cabin. Everything worked fine. Thank you. Gena Howald

@BrianP3895634 · Camped on Mar 11, 2022 at Campsite #1

Had a good time we’ve rented forest service cabins before but not this particular one snowmobile in and then realize the bunkbeds come with no mattresses make sure to pack your own mattresses

@HarryH1854252 · Camped on Feb 3, 2022 at Campsite #1

Good trip.

@KiffinH3395202 · Camped on Jan 22, 2022 at Campsite #1

Great Cabin! Very clean and the heater warmed it up great. Its in the same parking lot as the warming hut and the bathroom. It was 6.5 miles to ski in from the Wayan entrance. The heater thermostat does have a very touchy on/off button. The screws in the wall are all around the thermostat to hang your clothes on and if you bump the thermostat even a little it turns off. Other than that it was a great little vacation!

@ronaldp5269529 · Camped on Sep 30, 2021 at Campsite #1

We really liked it it was very nice and very clean

@ronaldp181 · Camped on Sep 30, 2021 at Campsite #1

We really liked it it was very nice and very clean

@MikeJ375 · Camped on Jul 3, 2020 at Campsite #1

MOSQUITO WARNING!! While the cabin itself was quite nice and cozy, and the area is gorgeous, our group encountered by far the most mosquitos any of us had ever experienced in our lives. I feel I need to add that while we are not rugged survivalists, all of us have been campers (nearly solely tent campers) for most of our lives. This includes areas of wilderness across numerous states, at different times of the year. In addition, my sister and brother in law lived for several years in an area of south Texas known for a high concentration of mosquitos. None of us were new to the experience of dealing with these pests. In our group we had three different varieties of mosquito repellent as well as several citronella candles. However, EVERY time we left the cabin we were SWARMED with mosquitos. We scrapped a planned evening around the fire, as even a lit fire did not diminish the number. Thankfully the cabin itself accommodated us well, as we tried to leave it as little as possible during our trip. Packing/Unpacking was particularly terrible as there was no escape. Each of us ran to and from our cars to avoid being repeatedly bitten. Also, as we all drove home, a handful of mosquitos happened to sneak into our cars and were biting us during our drives home. Personally I stopped counting bites on myself after the number exceeded 50. This was over a one night period, with repeated applications of different repellants, and while trying to actively AVOID being outside. Without exaggeration, we experienced exponentially more mosquitos than any of us ever had. While perhaps we just had unfortunate timing, be aware of a possibly different trip than you may have planned for.

@MikeJ6963992 · Camped on Jul 3, 2020 at Campsite #1

@AndyJ202 · Camped on Dec 27, 2019 at Campsite #1

Really pretty spot. The Gas heater went out on us during the night and so we left early morning the next day when the cabin was a whopping 39 degrees inside. Wish there was a wood fireplace inside.

@AndyJ9037962 · Camped on Dec 27, 2019 at Campsite #1

Really pretty spot. The Gas heater went out on us during the night and so we left early morning the next day when the cabin was a whopping 39 degrees inside. Wish there was a wood fireplace inside.

@BenjaminC131 · Camped on Oct 14, 2019 at Campsite #1

Clean, well taken care of. Had a great time.

@BenjaminC59270 · Camped on Oct 14, 2019 at Campsite #1

Clean, well taken care of. Had a great time.

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