Ditch Creek Guard Station Cab in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

Ditch Creek Guard Station is a 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps cabin in Heppner Ranger District, set on a flat lawn surrounded by pine forest at 4,800 feet. The single-story cabin sleeps six with twin bunk beds and a futon, and includes a kitchen with cookware, propane heating, propane lights, and potable water. Outside are a picnic table, campfire ring, space for extra tents, and a 20x20-foot horse corral with a water trough. A stocked fishing pond and trailheads are steps away.

Getting there: From Lexington, OR, take Highway 74/207 east to Heppner. At the junction just outside the southern edge of Heppner, take a left (east) on paved Willow Creek Road. Travel 23 miles past Willow Creek Lake, Cutsforth County Park and up Coalmine Hill. At the top of the hill, take a right (west) on Forest Service Road 21 (a gravel road) and travel 3.5 miles. The cabin is located on a hill on the north side of the road and is accessed by two short entrance roads (Forest Service Road 050 and 051).

• Moderately separated here.
• Martin Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
• Cabins and shelters rather than pads, with most of them shaded.

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