Pole Creek Cabin

Pole Creek Cabin is unique not only in its quiet end-of-the-road location, but in that it sits along a winter snowmobile trail and within the Pole Creek Cross Country Ski Area trail system. The cabin was built in the mid-1950s by the E-La-Ka-Wee boy scouts for a summer camp retreat, and in the early 1990s it was refurbished and used as a winter snowmobile and ski warming hut. In the spring the area is full of wildflowers and wildlife to view, and in the fall it would make an ideal hunting camp. Because the cabin is located on both ski and snowmobile trails, it is a great winter activity destination. Summer activities in and around the area include fishing, mountain biking, ATV riding, hiking and hunting. Winter access is possible from the Nordic Ski area parking lot at Forest Developed Road (FDR) 473 and Highway 16, but only by cross country skis or snowmobiles. The two-room cabin can sleep 4-6 people in two sets of bunk beds, with room on the floor for additional cots or sleeping bags. The main room contains a wood stove for heat, kitchen cabinets and counter, table, chairs and benches, and basic utensils are available in the cabinets. A fire ring and picnic table are just outside the door and a vault toilet is located nearby. Firewood is provided at the site. There is no drinking water, electricity, trash service or cook stove, so guests should consider packing a cook stove and most other gear they would bring on a regular camping trip. The cabin sits at 8,200 feet elevation on the Powder River Ranger District nearest Buffalo, Wyoming, surrounded by a lodgepole pine forest and nestled along the edge of a meadow frequented by moose and a variety of other wildlife species. A short drive from the cabin, one can tour the scenic Crazy Woman Canyon or fish in nearby Tie Hack Reservoir. The town of Buffalo is within a half hour drive for amenities such as grocery stores, a swimming pool, historic downtown and a museum.