Cabin Lake Guard Station
Cabin Lake Guard Station | |
![]() Cabin Lake Ranger Station in 1935 | |
Location | Deschutes National Forest |
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Nearest city | Bend, Oregon, USA |
Coordinates | 43°29′26″N 121°03′31″W / 43.49056°N 121.05861°W |
Built | 1934 -1938 |
Architectural style | Simple rustic |
NRHP reference No. | 86000827 |
Added to NRHP | 1986 |
The Cabin Lake Guard Station is a
History
In the 1920s and 1930s, forest road networks were not well developed. To facilitate work in
The Cabin Lake Guard Station is located in the Deschutes National Forest forty miles southeast of Bend, Oregon. It was originally built as a district ranger station, and served as the headquarters for the Fort Rock Ranger District from 1921 until 1945. Throughout most of that time, there were five full-time rangers living and working at the site.[3][4]
From 1934 to 1938, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp was located adjacent to the ranger station. The existing guard station buildings were constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps work crews during that time. The Civilian Conservation Corps built a total of seven buildings for the ranger station compound including ranger residences, a warehouse, maintenance shop, and a gas station. Six of the seven structures remain today. The seventh building was moved to another guard station after the ranger station was closed.[3]
In 1945, the district headquarters was moved to Bend, and the ranger station was converted to a guard station. It was used as a
Because of the rustic architecture of the remaining six buildings and the site's unique historic value as an early Forest Service ranger station, the Cabin Lake Guard Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[5]
Structures
The Cabin Lake Guard Station is located in a very remote area of the Deschutes National Forest near the forest's boundary with high desert public lands managed by the
The guard station buildings are wood-frame structures with concrete foundations. The exteriors are covered with
There is a Forest Service
Bird watching
Because Cabin Lake Guard Station is located on the border between the
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*Lewis's woodpecker
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*Red crossbills
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*Mountain bluebird
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*Mourning dove
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*Cassin's finch
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*Green-tailed towhee
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*Brewer's sparrow
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*Least chipmunk
Thirsty mammals also use the guzzlers. During the day, the most common wildlife seen from the blinds are
References
- ^ Jacoby, Jayson, "Rustic Forest Service cabins available for rent" Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, 27 April 2006.
- ^ "A bit of History", Recreation Rentals of the Pacific Northwest, Pacific Northwest Region, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Portland, Oregon, 12 August 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Cabin Lake Guard Station - OR", Waymarking.com, Groundspeak Inc, Seattle, Washington, 2008
- ^ a b "Archaeologists, Volunteers Preserve Historic Ranger Station", Press Release, Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests and Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management Office of Communications, Bend Oregon, 5 June 2006
- ^ "Cabin Lake Guard Station", National Register of Historic Places, www.nationalregisterofhistoricalplaces.com, 26 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Cabin Lake Campground" Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, Basin and Range Birding Trail, Lakeview District, Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of Interior, Lakeview, Oregon, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Cabin Lake Viewing Blind", Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District, Deschutes National Forest, United States Department of Agriculture, Bend, Oregon, 22 November 2004.
- ^ "Cabin Lake Guard Station" Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, Archiplanet, www.archiplanet.org, 5 December 2006.
- ^ "Cabin Lake Campground, Oregon", Public Land Information Center, Public Lands Interpretive Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 14 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Fort Rock ‘High Desert’ Terrain...The ‘Guzzler’ at Cabin Lake" Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, Nature Pic's, www.naturespicsonline.com, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, 8 August 2008.
- ^ Reid, Alan, "Census Count: Cabin Lake Ranger Station & Campground, Lake County, Oregon"[permanent dead link], Cabin Lake Guard Station, Lake County, Oregon, 17 September 2003.