Boiling Springs Cabin

$55.56/night

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Overview

The cabin area is open to the general public.Boiling Springs Cabin is a popular destination for those who enjoy soaking in mineral hot springs that are adjacent to the cabin. Other hot springs are within the vicinity as well. Guests who stay here also have a variety of other recreational activities to enjoy, such as fishing, hiking, and off-road motor vehicle riding.

The cabin offers many conveniences, but guests should bring some supplies like water and equipment to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable stay such as padding for the beds.
The cabin area is open to the general public and there is sometimes a great deal of foot traffic.

The cabin is accessible by car in warmer months and by snowmobile in winter. Guests arriving in snowy conditions should be prepared to snowmobile 11 miles to the cabin from the Middle Fork snowmobile parking lot. Refunds are not given due to poor weather conditions.

Recreation

Numerous hiking, biking, horse and off-road vehicle trails are in the vicinity, including the Middle Fork Trail. Many miles of groomed snowmobile trails criss-cross the area in winter. Snowshoers and cross-country skiers can also use the trails in winter.

Sections of the Middle Fork Payette River offers opportunities for rafting, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming. Anglers can fish for rainbow and bull trout. Big game hunting is a popular activity in the surrounding mountains.

Guests can soak in the on-site hot springs during their stay, and a few other hot springs are also nearby for soaking.

Facilities

The cabin accommodates five people. Sleeping quarters consist of one bedroom with wood stove and includes three rustic single beds (one providing a trundle bed) with mattresses. A couch, table and chairs, sink, propane cook range and refrigerator, and wood stove are located in the front room. Some dishes, pots and pans, and other kitchenware are available. Firewood is provided October 15 through December 31, but it may need to be split. A vault toilet, picnic table and campfire ring are located outside the cabin. Camp hosts are available during the summer months at Trail Creek Campground and Boiling Springs Campground. Potable water is available (hand pump outside) during the summer season only. Electricity is not available. Guests need to supply their own lighting and garbage bags. Guests are expected to clean the cabin before leaving. Bring your own cleaning supplies. Bedding, pillows, and an axe are not provided.

Natural Features

Boiling Springs Cabin is located at an elevation of 4025 ft. in a narrow mountain valley situated between a hot springs, a stream, and the Middle Fork Payette River. The surrounding mountains are steep and densely forested with conifers, but the cabin sits in an open meadow with little shade.

Wildlife enthusiasts may spot nesting ospreys along the Middle Fork Payette River. Elk and deer are often spotted grazing along its banks. Bald eagles, hawks, quail and a variety of waterfowl also inhabit the area.

Contact Info

This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (541) 351-1182.

Camp site features

Across 1 camp site:

Pets allowed: all 1 sites
Largest party: 6 people

Directions

In summer: from Crouch, take Middle Fork Road/Forest Road 698 north 24 miles to the cabin. Access can be difficult and refunds are not given due to an inability of your party to access the cabin. Plan ahead. In winter, all access is over snow. From Crouch, take Middle Fork Road (Forest Road 698) north 13 miles to the snowmobile parking lot at the end of the plowed road on FR 698, just north of Tie Creek Campground. Distance to the cabin from the trailhead is 11 miles.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

21 reviews

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Brandon M

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Reviewed a month ago

Great experience overall, didn’t sleep much though, lots of creatures visited the cabin and surrounding area throughout the night. Lots of mice in the cabin, and at about 3am something very large and scratchy got on the roof and made a ruckus. But location is great and the cabin is certainly very nice inside.

Pat K

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Reviewed 4 months ago

Had a great time. Beautiful area many birds and very rustic. Great place to get back to nature

Pavel L

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Reviewed 3 years ago

Nice cabin, we did deep clean after some ridiculous dog lover that didn’t care about other people and had his dog all over couch, dog Hair was all over the rugs and hasn’t cleaned up yard from poop (I use to think pet lovers are more intelligent but ohh well) anyway it should be good now also caught one mice and after that no more noise or sign of them, skunk smell mentioned in other reviews is still slightly present.

Greg O

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Reviewed 3 years ago

There was very active rodent activity inside the cabin. Mouse poop all over kitchen. There is also a skunk living under the house and it's strong smells came up into bedroom and contaminated clothing and bags. The skunk needs to be relocated.

Noreen B

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Reviewed 3 years ago

This was an awful trip due to overwork & vile odors! We weren't pre-notified skunks are NOW living under cabin; it reeks. When we first stepped in the back door, the smell was overwhelming! It was so strong one could almost taste the acridness of the odor. Try sleeping when one's nose & throat are burning from skunk fumes. (The camp host said he believed they were living under the cabin - primarily, "under the bedroom".) There is an extensive mouse problem; we caught mice 8/10 nights & the couch mattress cover had 50-60 plus mice droppings that had to be cleaned off w/ Clorox wipes before a sleeping bag could be laid out on it. Beside the rancidity, this year the cabin was in horrible need of cleaning. (The camp host suggested it was the fault of the previous renter - a man with two teenage boys who stayed for a month. He said he "had to scrape the remains of their breakfast food from the stove and wipe it down...") The kitchen refrigerator shelves still had food particles stuck to them & there was blood from meat that had leaked across and down the bottom shelf along the walls which dried & glued the shelf to the mounting features; it was still pooled under the vegetable drawer, letting off a fetid stench. It needed soaked & cleaned to be useable so it wouldn't contaminate the food stuffs we brought. The freezer part was full of old ice particles; it had to be scraped down to remove the ice before our frozen foods would fit. Last summer I beat, then shook the rugs & rug-runners because they were so dirty- sweeping them raised clouds of dust when I followed the cleaning rules of the cabin. This year was FAR worse! There were piles of dust underneath & dirt ridges along the carpets; I had to clean all rugs; damp mop the floors & apply coating. Overall, I put a total of 3 coats of Murphy soap on the entire cabin floors & 2-4 more to the main walking areas during our stay. *This cabin has NO running water; it must be hauled from hot spring runoff stream or river.

Justin D

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Reviewed 3 years ago

The dishes were not cleaned by prior guest. There is a real mouse problem. Mouse poop in the beds and in the cooking pots. So glad we brought some of our own cookware and plates.

Availability

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Reserve

Popularity: Quiet

Busiest in November, when about 39% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 5 years of reservations.