Diamond Creek Guard Station

Diamond Creek Guard Station is located 30 miles east of Soda Springs, Idaho. The current building was constructed in the early 1990s as a snowmobile warming hut. The cabin is accessible by car in warmer months and by snowmobile in winter. It provides a few conveniences, but guests should be prepared to bring the supplies and equipment they need to make their stay more comfortable. The Bear Canyon OHV Trail is about two miles north of the guard station, and hikers and mountain bikers will also find trails nearby. The area surrounding the cabin is a playground for snowmobilers and skiers in the winter months. Anglers can fish in nearby Diamond Creek, and the surrounding area attracts big game and game bird hunters. The guard station has a maximum capacity of 15 people. There are four beds plus two small lofts that provide additional sleeping area; bring your own sleeping pad and bedding. A wood stove heats the cabin, and a vault toilet and picnic table are located outside. No water or electricity is available, so guests supply their own water for drinking, washing and cooking. Bedding, cookware, kitchen utensils and emergency supplies are not provided. Guests are required to bring garbage bags to pack out their trash, and should bring some cleaning supplies to clean the cabin before leaving. The cabin sits in a meadow at an elevation of 6,900 feet, surrounded by the peaks of Dry Ridge and the Webster sub-range in southeastern Idaho, with stands of aspen and lodgepole pine dotting the landscape. Wildlife in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest includes black bears, wolves, elk, moose, mule deer, bison, grizzly bears, mountain lions and pronghorn.