Eagle Guard Station Cabin

About this hut

The former Eagle Creek Ranger Station is now available as a rental cabin. The Eagle CreekCabin was originally built by Richard (Dick) Owen about 1895 as a home for himself, his wife Sarah, and daughter Sadie. During that sametime the country wasexperiencing abooming gold rush. Dick Owen worked at Hassel in the mines and possibly at the Park mines. By the early 1900s, the Owens had moved to Radersburg, where Sarah Owen ran a boarding house. In 1905, the Elkhorn Forest Reserve was formed. In 1908, the Helena National Forest was designated and Eagle Cabin became an administrative site. The Eagle, Tizer and Glendale Stations were alllinked by a telephone line and connected tothe switchboard at a Radersburg store. The cabin is the oldest administrative log structure on the Helena National Forest and predates the establishment of the Forest. Eagle Station was used by the Forest Service on a regular basis until the early 1950s. Riders from the Crow and Indian Creek Livestock Association used the cabin over the years until the 1970s. Due to the historical value of Eagle Cabin,ithas been determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. From 1991-1994, the Forest Service, with the help of volunteers and donated materials, restored the cabin. Primitive building skills and materials were used to restore the cabins original features. The current site consists of the cabin, a woodshed, toilet, barn, horse corrals, a fire ring, and is surrounded by a jackleg pole fence. There is no drinking water or electricity at the site. The cabin is heated with a wood stove a propane camp stove is also provided for cooking. There are three bunk beds that accommodate six people. Alsoprovidedare: dishes, silverware, cooking utensils, pots and pans, firewood, axe, shovel, outhouse and cleaning supplies. Bring your own drinking water (or boilwater from a local source), sleeping bags, warm clothes, food, and a flashlight. You should also plan on bringing one or two smal