Huckleberry Creek Patrol Cabin

Huckleberry Creek Patrol Cabin

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Quick Facts

Location:

Huckleberry Creek Trail near the park’s northern boundary

Significance:

Historic Structure

The Huckleberry Creek Patrol Cabin was erected circa 1934. Located north of Sunrise near the park's northern boundary, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) labor may have been used in hauling materials and constructing the ranger cabin. Between 1933 and 1934, the CCC built a cabin in the Carbon River District at the mouth of Ipsut Creek. They were also probably involved in the construction of the Three Lakes Patrol Cabin in 1934.

The Huckleberry Creek cabin measures 13 feet 8 inches by 21 feet 10 inches and was built similarly to the "Standard Plan for Patrol Cabins" designed by the NPS Western Division, Branch of Plans and Design. The major difference between the Huckleberry Creek cabin and the standard plan is the full-length open porch extending across its front facade. Containing simply a dirt floor, the porch measures 7 feet by 21 feet 10 inches.

A plan to construct ranger cabins and trail shelters around the mountain evolved during the brief superintendency of Roger W. Toll (1919-1920.) This plan was carried out between 1922 and 1934 largely during the administration of Superintendent Major O.A. Tomlinson. Acting Chief Architect W. G. Carnes executed the design of the 1930’s standard patrol cabin plan.