How to Rent a Fire Lookout in the Pacific Northwest

by McFadden, Tish; Foley, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780899973845
• ISBN10: 0899973841
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-13
• Publisher: Wilderness Press

Summary

This completely updated edition of the first complete guide to the cabins and fire lookouts available for rent in Oregon and Washington now covers a total of 61 properties (29 new!). Ranging from a luxurious cabin just off the road to a remote 60-foot tower deep in the wilderness, these scenic, secluded, and historic structures can be your own private place in the woods.

Table of Contents

Preface	x
Quick Reference Chart	xii
Enjoying Your Adventure	1	(3)
What to Bring	4	(3)
THE RENTALS
Seattle/Olympia---Olympic National Forest
Hamma Hamma Cabin	7	(3)
Interrorem Ranger Cabin	10	(4)
Louella Cabin	14	(3)
Seattle/Bellingham---Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Evergreen Mountain Lookout	17	(4)
Portland/Tacoma---Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Peterson Prairie Guard Station	21	(2)
Government Mineral Springs Guard Station	23	(4)
Portland/The Dalles---Mt. Hood National Forest
Fivemile Butte Lookout	27	(4)
Flag Point Lookout	31	(3)
Clear Lake Lookout	34	(2)
Lost Lake Cabins	36	(5)
Bend/Sisters---Deschutes National Forest
Green Ridge Lookout	41	(4)
Prineville/Paulina---Ochoco National Forest
Cold Springs Guard Station	45	(2)
Lookout Mountain Bunkhouses	47	(4)
Eugene/Bend---Willamette National Forest
Warner Mountain Lookout	51	(3)
Timpanogas Shelter	54	(1)
Indian Ridge Lookout	55	(3)
Fish Lake Remount Depot Commissary Cabin	58	(2)
Fish Lake Remount Depot Hall House	60	(1)
Box Canyon Guard Station	61	(4)
Roseburg/Medford---Umpqua National Forest
Acker Rock Lookout	65	(3)
Pickett Butte Lookout	68	(2)
Whisky Camp	70	(2)
Butler Butte Cabin	72	(2)
Fairview Peak Lookout Tower	74	(3)
Musick Guard Station	77	(4)
Grants Pass/Crescent City---Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest
Snow Camp Lookout	81	(4)
Packers Cabin	85	(2)
Ludlum House	87	(3)
Quail Prairie Lookout	90	(2)
Lake of the Woods Lookout	92	(2)
Rainbow Creek Tent	94	(1)
Pearsoll Peak Lookout	95	(4)
Bolan Mountain Lookout	99	(1)
Bald Knob Lookout	100	(2)
Onion Mountain Lookout	102	(1)
Imnaha Cabin	103	(2)
Willow Prairie Cabin	105	(4)
Walla Walla/Pendleton---Umatilla National Forest
Ditch Creek Guard Station	109	(2)
Tamarack Lookout Cabin	111	(3)
Clearwater Lookout Cabin	114	(2)
Clearwater Big House Cabin	116	(1)
Godman Guard Station	117	(2)
Wenatchee Guard Station	119	(3)
Fry Meadow Guard Station	122	(3)
Summit Guard Station Bunkhouse	125	(2)
Miner's Retreat	127	(3)
Congo Gulch Cabin	130	(2)
Hilltop Hideaway	132	(5)
Baker City/La Grande---Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Two Color Guard Station	137	(2)
Moss Springs Guard Station	139	(2)
Antlers Guard Station	141	(2)
Peavy Cabin	143	(3)
Anthony Lakes Guard Station	146	(2)
Boundary Guard Station	148	(3)
John Day/Burns---Malheur National Forest
Murderer's Creek Work Center	151	(3)
Fall Mountain Lookout	154	(2)
Deer Creek Guard Station	156	(3)
Bend/Klamath Falls---Fremont National Forest
Hager Mountain Lookout	159	(3)
Aspen Cabin	162	(2)
Drake Peak Lookout	164	(2)
Currier Guard Station	166	(2)
Bald Butte Lookout	168	(5)
Pendleton/La Grande---Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area
Totem Bunkhouse---Emigrant Springs	173	(2)
One-Room Rustic Cabins---Emigrant Springs	175	(2)
Two-Room Rustic Cabins---Emigrant Springs	177	(3)
Index	180