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A ranger station is a building complex typically including a dwelling and outbuildings which support a ranger or other guardian of a wilderness or national forest area. For example, the Cold Meadows Guard Station in Idaho County, Idaho , United States, is a complex of six buildings and structures in the Payette National Forest .
The Wapiti Ranger Station is 30 miles (48 km) west of Cody on the north side of U.S. Route 14/16/20, between Cody and the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park. [4] The original 1903 building now stands amid a cluster of more modern Forest Service buildings, from which it is set off by a rail fence.
Rosencrans built the first ranger station in the district, which was replaced in 1915 with the present complex. Rosencrans retired from the Forest Service in 1928 because of failing eyesight, and died in 1970 at 94.
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A United States Forest Service Guard Station is an administrative building located in a National Forest in the United States which is not at the same location as the District Ranger's headquarters (the Ranger Station). They usually have office and workshop space, tool storage and often sleeping quarters.
Formally designated in 1964, the Bob Marshall Wilderness extends for 60 miles (97 km) along the Continental Divide and consists of 1,009,356 acres (4,084.72 km 2). [1] As directed by the Wilderness Act of 1964, "The Bob", as it is informally known, is to remain roadless. The only permanent structures here are some old ranger stations and horse ...
North Fork drainage between Polebridge and Bowman ranger stations in Glacier National Park 48°49′39″N 114°12′08″W / 48.8275°N 114.202222°W / 48.8275; -114.202222 ( Bowman Lake
The Elkhorn Guard Station is one of five surviving USFS-built guard stations. [2] The chief structure is the residence, built in 1933 to replace a smaller cabin that had previously served as the guard station. The 12-foot (3.7 m) by 16-foot (4.9 m) cabin is built of peeled logs on a stone foundation with a gable roof.