Forest Glen Guard Station

Overview

This historic guard station offers a unique stay in the oldest Forest Service building on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This charming two-story structure was built in 1916 under the direction of John T. Grey, District Ranger of the Mad River Ranger District on the old Trinity National Forest.

Operator

National Forest

Camping types

Tent

Sites

15 campsites

Reservations

Reservable online

Phone

(530) 623-2121

Amenities

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around Forest Glen Guard Station, shown on the map above. Distances are straight-line from the campground, so driving or walking will be longer; trail details are approximate. Confirm access and conditions with the land manager.

Hikes and trailheads

• Forest Glen Guard StationHike · 21.0 mi long · 0.0 mi from campShow on map
• South Fork Trinity River TrailheadTrailhead · 0.7 mi from campShow on map
• Bigfoot TrailHike · 366.4 mi long · Long-distance trail · 5.1 mi from camp

  The Bigfoot Trail is an unofficial U.S. long-distance hiking trail in northern California. Wikipedia

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• Smoky Creek TralheadTrailhead · 5.4 mi from campShow on map

Scenic sights

• Marble CavesCave · 2.4 mi from campShow on map
• Signal PeakPeak · 5,860 ft · 12.7 mi from camp

  Signal Peak, or Mount Lassic, is a summit in the Coast Range of Humboldt County, California. Wikipedia

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• Knob PeakPeak · 4,734 ft · 19.1 mi from campShow on map

Trail and sight data: Recreation.gov and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Text marked Wikipedia is from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, lightly shortened.

Reviews

Data sources

• Recreation.gov (RIDB) — Public domain (U.S. Government work)
• OpenStreetMap — ODbL 1.0 — © OpenStreetMap contributors

Listing details come from the sources above and may be out of date. Confirm fees, dates and closures with the operator before you travel.