Blacksmith Fork Cabin

Area Status: Open

The small green and white cabin sits on the bank of the Left Hand Fork of the Blacksmith Fork River and is surrounded by box elder and oak trees with the steep canyon wall behind the cabin covered in Douglas fir trees.

The cabin complex can sleep 5 people inside the cabin and no more than 4 tents outside. There is also room for a small travel trailer in the driveway and no vehicles are permitted on the grass . There are no restroom facilities inside the cabin, a vault toilet located in the front portion of the complex, There is also no electricity and no drinking water available at the cabin. The nearest water source is Shenoah Picnic Area approximately 3 miles southeast along State Route 101.

The cabin can be rented for $75.00 per night
$525.00 per week
There is 2 night minimum on weekends and holidays
Checkin Time: 2:00 pm
Checkout Time: 11:00 am

The cabin has beds with mattresses, propane stove, refrigerator and lights. A wood burning stove. All cooking utensils and pots, cleaning supplies and equipment and firewood.

There is a horseshoe pit and fishing just off the back of the cabin.

At a Glance

Current Conditions:	with fees and water
Operational Hours:	Checkin Time: 2:00 pm Checkout Time: 11:00 am
Reservations:	Reservations must be made through recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777
Area Amenities:	Camping trailer Picnic tables Tent camping Parking Toilets Fee charged for some activities Accessible
Fees:	$75.00 per night $525.00 per week There is a 2 night minimum on weekends and holidays
Restrictions:	No vehicles are permitted on the grass.
Closest Towns:	Blacksmith Fork Guard Station is located in the Cache National Forest, approximately 11 miles east of Hyrum, in northern Utah.
Water:	There is no drinking water available at the cabin. The nearest water source is Shenoah Picnic Area
Restroom:	Vault toilets

General Information

Directions:

From Logan, Utah, drive south on US 89 for approximately 1 mile then merge left onto State Route 165. Travel south for about 5.8 miles then turn left onto State Route 101 and follow it east up Blacksmith Fork Canyon for approximately 9 miles. Turn left into Left Hand Fork Canyon and travel approximately 3 miles on the improved gravel road to the Guard Station.

Parking:

Maximum number of vehicles is 2
The drveway surface is gravel

Back-in to the driveway entry
Driveway length is 30 feet
Maximum vehicle length is 30 feet.

Accessibility:

Accessible Parking
Accesible Picnic Areas
Accesible Vault Toilets
Within 10 miles there is accessible drinking water, other accessible sites and trails.

General Notes:

There are horse stall/corral
There is a clothes-line
Campfires are allowed
There is a fire pit/grills and fire ring
There are picnic tables

Pets are allowed: domestic

Recreation Map

Map showing recreational areas. Map Information

Activities

Cabin Rentals

Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area is approximately 5-miles southeast along the main fork of the Blacksmith Fork River and State Route 101.

A variety of hiking, biking, horseback riding and off-road vehicle trails crisscross the surrounding area. The cabin is less than one mile from the Richards Hollow Trailhead and Friendship Campground.