Summit Springs Guard Station is located near Pleasant Grove in the Ashley National Forest. The terrain consists of forested areas with varying elevations. Weather in the area typically sees highs around 80°F in summer and lows near 10°F in winter. Nearby attractions include Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and Dinosaur National Monument.

## Overview

 Summit Springs Guard Station is located a couple of miles off the Sheep Creek Geological Loop southwest of Flaming Gorge in the high Uinta Mountain Range. The Civilian Conservation Corps built the complex in 1931 as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. It was one of 11 guard stations built in the area to serve as homes for rangers who patrolled the forest on horseback prior to the modern age of vehicles. The complex includes the guard station, bunkhouse, parking area, and fenced yard. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Ashley National Forest has chosen to rehabilitate and rent this guard station and bunkhouse to the public so that guests can enjoy a rustic experience similar to that of the first rangers. It is available from mid-May through mid-September. 
## Recreation

 During the summer months, numerous hiking, biking, horse-riding, and ATV trails are found nearby. Fishing at Sheep Creek Bay, one of the \"arms\" of Flaming Gorge, is a short 12 mile drive.
## Natural Features

 The facilities are located at Summit Springs, at an elevation of 8,278 ft. It is set in a rolling pasture, surrounded and interspersed with aspen and pine trees. Wildlife and summer flowers are abundant during the use season. 
## Nearby Attractions

 Flaming Gorge Recreation Area is known not only for its beautiful red cliffs, but also for its world -class fishing for lake, brown, and rainbow trout. Boating, water skiing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and scuba diving are popular activities on the reservoirs. The dam is about 23 miles east of the complex. Sheep Creek Loop Scenic Backway (Geological Loop) is a 10 mile drive through spectacular canyon scenery and back in time. Millions of years of geologic history can be seen in a 20 minute drive, thanks to the Uinta Crest Fault and other rock features. The town of Manila is about 15 miles away, off the north end of Sheep Creek Loop where visitors can find grocery stores and other amenities.

Summit Springs Guard Station

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This historic FS guard station complex can be only reserved, but you better bring all your extended family to foot the cost...$250-$300 nite!  Lots of rustic amenities like showers but a person there noted the generator had malfunctioned and so no electricity at least July 2021.  Guard Station is off main road and mostly hidden from passing traffic on the geology loop road going by.  

Rustic but expensive

Ok, why would anyone pay $175-$285 a night to stay in old smelly FS bunkhouses that likely have a long history of housing mice, rats and racoons!  The areas by the old cabins are not large enough to park many vehicles.  Any camper with their own travel trailer or RV is going to camp anywhere on Ashley NF, including by a lake for free or a lot less. Likely why no one was staying there on the Utah pioneer day week.  Not even close to a lake, just stuck in a dense shaded tree patch... No views even.  

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