Cowpuncher Guard Station

US Forest Service · Utah

Cowpuncher Guard Station in Utah. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 544 public campsites we map in Utah.

Cowpuncher Guard Station is located in the Dixie National Forest, 20 miles northeast of the town of Escalante in southern Utah. The cabin is situated just off the Hells Backbone Road and is accessed by road during summer and fall. Roads are usually closed by snow 5.5 miles from the cabin from late November to mid-April. Check the ranger station for winter conditions.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

Reservation required

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Phone

435-826-5499

Coordinates

37.99972, -111.65944

Nearest sites we map

• Blue Spruce Campground3 km · US Forest Service
• Posey Lake Campground7 km · US Forest Service
• Barker Recreation Area16 km · US Forest Service
• Antimony Creek Camping Area25 km · US Forest Service
• Oak Creek Rec Site (Boulder, Ut)30 km · US Forest Service
• Upper Pleasant Creek Campground30 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-05-26, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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