Salmon-Challis National Forest · Idaho
Overview Yellowjacket Guard Station is a historic Forest Service Ranger Station and Work Center. Originally constructed in 1925 and remodeled in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the structure is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Recreation Hikers, horseback riders, mountain bikers and off-road enthusiasts will find many trails in the surrounding area.
Sites at Yellowjacket Guard Station are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 1 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Cabin |
| Location | Salmon, ID |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Yellowjacket Guard Station around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Boundary Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Meadow Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bonanza Ccc Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cape Horn Winter Rental | Cancellation alerts available |
| Copper Basin Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Loristica Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Twin Creek Campground Group Camping Site | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Yellowjacket Guard Station; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.