Middle Mountain Cabins

Just home from our 6 night trip to middle mountain cabins. Our first visit to this location. Wonderful place, only disappointment was not having a big iron swing hook in the fireplace to hang my dutch oven from. Aside from that, if the forest service reads these, guys, DONT paint the grill. Stove paint on the outside is fine but not the grates. Had to burn a really hot 'campfire' in the grill for half the day to burn the paint off the grates, smelled and looked like typical rustoleum spray paint. Dont pack your shower tent, there is a stall for washing. Plenty of seats and benches although not the most comfortable, in cabins and around the fire pit. Hand pump for clean tested water, my next trip I'll bring and leave a 5 gallon bucket since the 2 cooking pots on site require several trips to haul water for cleaning dishes and such. There is a sink to wash dishes in, drains slow, needs a vented pipe. There is a gas range with oven and broiler. Gas fridge that works well but smaller on the inside than the outside, plenty big enough to hold cold foods for a week with 4 people, may have to tetris it a little bit. Closest place to get cell phone service is an hour drive away. This is a setup for relaxing, not much to adventure out and do that is close to the cabins except for hiking trails. Pond on the property is beautiful but not stocked and pretty shallow. Pet friendly as long as you clean up after them. Short walk away to a vault style toilet that is shared by the 3 cabins. Rangers bring firewood on Mondays and Thursdays, lasted 4 of us easily with plenty left at the next load using 2 cabins and keeping a small fire going in both most of the whole time, not to mention using some in the main fire pit(selected out a pile of the cherry) for cooking over. And last, I'm not a big ghost person but we were woken up several times by the sound of footsteps walking around the cabin, outside and inside. All in all it was a wonderful time and we definitely plan to go back again.

We stopped through on a camping road trip to have a break from roughing it but almost decided to cut our losses and go back to camping. Previous renters left a huge mess. Food in sink, coffee grounds all over floor, trash in the fire pit. Could be a nice place if people treated it like it was their own but seems like it doesn’t get a lot of TLC. That being said, location and provided firewood was very nice. We stayed warm, made the best of it, and tried to leave it a little cleaner for the next group.

Lovely. Almost heaven.

Great rustic cabins. Be prepared for zero communication with the outside world and no running water. But there is a hand-pump well and propane for a range/oven and refrigerator in the main cabin. The main cabin and the outhouse are also ADA accessible. All 3 cabins have fireplaces and some firewood is provided. It's a great rustic experience for anyone looking to disconnect for a few days.

Very cool outdoors experience, quite remote. A few tipps: - Follow the description of the ranger department for navigation to get there and don't follow google maps! It will lead you through closed roads (without the help of some locals I would not have found the cabins). - You will not have cell phone connection (which is a good thing but be aware). - The cabins are quite high in the hills, so it can get cold at night. - The locks open easily, you just have to push and then pull after you put in the right combination. Enjoy your stay!