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The Jack Creek Crew Quarters is a large, modern facility located southwest of Saratoga, Wyoming, offering visitors a comfortable lodging experience in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests. The surrounding area offers a variety of recreational opportunities and beautiful scenery to enjoy. The facility is typically open from June through October and is accessible by car. Several modern amenities are offered, but guests will need to bring some of their own supplies and gear. It is recommended guests bring additional light sources and water in case of solar power system problems. Recreation Opportunities exist in the area for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail is five miles west of the house. Anglers can fish in nearby Jack Creek. Big and small game hunting is possible in designated areas. Facilities The Jack Creek Crew Quarters has five bedrooms and sleeps up to fifteen people in single and bunk beds with mattresses. The fully equipped double kitchen offers propane ranges, refrigerators and double sinks. Basic cooking and eating utensils, dishes and cookware are furnished. Bathrooms on both floors offer showers and flush toilets. Lights and the well pump are powered by a solar power system, so please don't bring addtional appliances, i.e., microwave. Heat is provided by propane. Picnic tables and a large charcoal grill make a wonderful setting for outdoor activities. Trash collection is provided. Guests are asked to conserve electricity and water usage. No pets are allowed within the building. Pets must be cleaned up after outside. Saddle or pack animals may not be kept within the administrative area of Jack Creek Crew Quarters or Jack Creek Guard Station. Additional campers, tents or trailers cannot be set up at this facility. Guests must bring food, sleeping bags, pillows, towels, dish soap, matches, toilet paper and garbage bags. It is recommended that guests bring an additional light source in case of emergencies. Guests are expected to clean the facility before leaving. Please do not drive behind the locked gate at the trash cans. 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. The Jack Creek Crew Quarters sits in a clearing surrounded by a mixture of lodgepole pine, aspen and mixed conifer forest at an elevation of 8,500 feet. Wildlife viewing is abundant in the area, including elk, deer, bear and moose. ADA Access: N
From Saratoga, travel west on County Road 500 approximately 16 miles to junction with County Road 405. Stay left and travel 3 miles to the forest boundary. The road changes to Forest Service Road 452. Travel on Forest Service Road 452 for 6.5 miles to Jack Creek Campground and the facility, go approximately 1.5 miles past the campground and the entrance to the crew quarters will be on your left.
From Encampment take State Highway 70 west approximately 23 miles to Forest Road 801. Take Forest Road 801 northward for approximately 9 miles to Forest Road 830. Take Forest Road 830 approximately 15 miles to Forest Road 452. Turn left onto Forest Road 452 for one mile. The driveway for the facility is on the right.
There was no running water, little electricity, and when there was, it went out many times, fridges did not work, toilets were very dirty.
We had a memorial/ family reunion. It was wonderful. No service, no tablets for the kids, they had to play. We will be back
This is a diamond in the rough. I have stayed here twice while on a church men's hunting and fishing retreat and it is wonderful. Running water, kitchen with gas stoves, fridge, microwave. Solar powered, so power usage is limited but very usable. The access road from Saratoga is very rough. The trip to and from town is about 25 miles but takes about 45 minutes one way. Be prepared to haul your trash to town as trash service is limited. Still, very much recommended staying here during your visit.
