Fernow Cabin

About

Fernow Cabin offers an authentic backcountry lodging experience in a converted Forest Service guard station built in the 1970s to house wildfire crews. The three-bedroom log cabin sits at 6,656 feet elevation in a ponderosa pine forest on the Mogollon Rim, providing genuine isolation with no cell service. Inside, guests find beds with mattresses (two doubles, four singles), a kitchen with stove, oven, small refrigerator, and cookware, plus a wood stove for chilly nights. Solar-powered lights provide illumination since there is no electricity. Amenities include an indoor shower with hot water heater (operational mid-May through mid-October when the water system is active), a vault toilet a short walk from the cabin, two picnic tables, and a covered porch. Firewood and propane are provided. Guests must bring their own linens, towels, flashlights, garbage bags, dish soap, and cleaning supplies. The cabin is adjacent to Sycamore Canyon and Red Rock/Secret Mountain Wilderness areas, offering excellent hiking, mountain biking, and photography opportunities. Flagstaff is about 22 miles north, and the Grand Canyon is a two-hour drive northwest.

Directions

From Flagstaff, take Milton Road south and turn right onto historic Route 66. Turn left onto Forest Road 231 (Woody Mountain Road) at Woody Mountain Campground. Continue 21 miles on FR 231. At FR 231A, stay on FR 231 for less than a mile, then take the second right onto FR 231E/Fernow Draw. The cabin is a quarter-mile further on FR 231E.