Adams Ranger Station

Closed — Open year-round except during spring melt, which typically occurs from mid-March to late May. Reservations required; minimum two-night stay on weekends.

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About

Adams Ranger Station is a historic Forest Service cabin built in 1932 at 5,150 feet elevation in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. Adams Camp served as a way station along the Milner Trail as early as 1862, and the Forest Service established the adjacent area as an administrative site in 1919. The cabin served as District headquarters until 1958 and hosted various summer crews before being renovated and opened for public rental in 2008. The cabin is located near the Gospel-Hump Wilderness, where elevations range from 1,970 feet at the Wind River pack bridge to 8,940 feet at Buffalo Hump summit. The northern wilderness is wetter and heavily forested, while the southern part is dry and sparsely vegetated, separated by a rugged glaciated divide. Wildlife includes mountain lions, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, and wolves. Summer access is via forest roads from Grangeville or Highway 14. Winter access requires snowmobiling approximately 30 miles from Fish Creek Snow Park along a groomed route. Nearby Corral Creek trailhead provides access to the Gospel-Hump Wilderness for hiking and horseback riding. The Milner Trail is open to off-road vehicles in summer and snowmobiles in winter.

Directions

Summer access: From Grangeville, turn south on the Grangeville-Salmon Road toward Gospel Hump and Salmon River. At mile marker 29, turn left onto Hungry Ridge Road #309 and drive approximately 1 mile. Turn left at signs for Adams Ranger Station. Winter access: Park at Fish Creek Snow Park and snowmobile Forest Road #221 approximately 30 miles to the cabin following groomed route toward Salmon River and Gospel Hump Wilderness.