Squirrel Meadows Cabin in WY -- Campground & RV Camping
Squirrel Meadows Cabin in WY
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21 mi from Ashton
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 2%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 40 ft.
- 1 pull-through sites.
Campground details
Setting
Squirrel Meadows Cabin, built in 1934 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, sits in a pine-bordered meadow at 6,500 feet on the Yellowstone Plateau. The two-room lodgepole pine cabin sleeps six on bunk beds with mattresses. Amenities include a wood cook stove, table, chairs, outdoor hand pump, vault toilet, picnic table, and horse corrals. Electricity is not available. Located 24 miles east of Ashton off Ashton-Flagg Ranch Road, the site offers access to trail riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, late-summer berry picking, and nearby OHV trails.
Getting there: From Ashton, ID, take Highway 47 a half-mile to Highway 32 and turn right (south). Travel 1 mile to Ashton-Flagg Ranch Road (#261). Turn left (east) and travel 22 miles to Road #032. Turn right (south) and go a half-mile to the cabin.
- Moderately separated here.
- Cabins and shelters rather than pads, with most of them shaded.
- The Indian Lake shoreline is 0.6 mi off.
- Red Mountain stands 3,738 ft above the map pin, 9.5 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 26–53°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 98 of 100.