Facility Details - KEYSTONE RANGER STATION, WY

Overview

Located deep within the Medicine Bow National Forest, Keystone Cabin offers a unique lodging experience in southeastern Wyoming for guests seeking recreation and relaxation. It is open year-round, offering access to a variety of recreational opportunities in all seasons.

The cabin once served as the district headquarters for the Keystone Ranger District, and has been remodeled to preserve the historic value of the cabin while adding a few modern amenities, such as electricity. Guests only need to bring a few of their own supplies for a comfortable and enjoyable experience.

During the summer, the cabin is accessible by car, but guests should be prepared to get there in winter by snowmobiling, skiing or snowshoeing five miles from Albany Snowmobile Parking Lot.

Natural Features:

From open, high expanses to valleys and canyons that rise steeply to snowy ranges, the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests encompass mountain ranges, tributaries to the North Platte River and the Colorado River, and a mix of forested ecology with spruce, lodgepole pine, subalpine fir, aspen and shrub lands.

Keystone Cabin sits in a clearing surrounded by a mixed conifer forest at an elevation of 9,265 feet. Wildlife viewing is abundant near the cabin, including elk, deer and moose. Migratory birds, squirrels and an occasional black bear find habitat in the forest as well.

Recreation:

Hiking, fishing, mountain biking, horseback riding and hunting can be found within the vicinity. Several trailheads are an easy drive from the cabin.

In the winter, skiing and snowshoeing are popular activities.

Facilities:

The cabin's two bedrooms can sleep up to six people on single beds and bunk beds with mattresses. The cabin has electric lights and heat, but guests can also use the wood-burning stove. The kitchen has a refrigerator, stove, cookware and basic cooking and eating utensils. Drinking water is available. The bathroom has showers and flush toilets.

A picnic table and campfire grill provide a delightful area for outdoor dining.

Guests need to provide their own food, sleeping bags, flashlights, pillows, towels, dish soap, matches, first aid kit, toilet paper and garbage bags. All trash and food must be packed out, and guests are expected to clean the cabin before leaving.

Activities and Amenities

Within Facility
Bed(s) With Mattress Birding Bunkbed(s) With Mattresses Cabin Rentals Campfire Rings Cooking Pots Cooking Utensils Couches Cross Country Skiing Drinking Water Electricity Fire Extinguisher Firewood Flush Toilets Grills Heater	Hiking Horseback Riding Horseback Riding Trails Lights Mountain Biking Picnic Area Refrigerator Showers Snowshoeing Stove Table & Chairs Trails Water Drinking Wildlife Viewing Wood Stove
Within 10 Miles
Fishing	Hunting

Know Before You Go

Please call the Laramie Ranger District office at (307) 745-2300 prior to your stay to confirm combination and key access for the guard station; the Forest Service office is not open evenings, weekends or holidays
Please contact the Ranger District prior to arriving at the cabin to check on any restrictions or conditions, such as fire or road closures, weather or storms that may affect the quality of your visit
The cabin is a no-smoking facility
Please clean cabin upon departure
Make sure cabin is locked upon departure
Learn more about Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests

Getting There:

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
41.16778, -106.2525
41°10'4"N, 106°15'9"W

From Laramie, take Highway 130 to Albany via State Highway 11. The cabin is located 8 miles west of Albany, Wyoming on Forest Service Road 542.

In the winter, access to the cabin is 5 miles by snowmobile, skiing or snowshoeing from Albany Snowmobile Parking Lot.

Contact Information:

Mailing Address:

KEYSTONE RANGER STATION
2468 JACKSON STREET
LARAMIE WY 82070

Phone Number:

Information: (307)745-2300

KEYSTONE RANGER STATION, WY