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are doubles rather than queens so can be small for couples. There are no en suite bath-
rooms and not even running water in the room, but the three communal wash blocks have
hot water, showers and ice.
Frontier cabins are nicely decorated and come with private bathroom, electric heating
and two or three double beds. There are two wheelchair-accessible cabins with private
bathroom.
The Frontier cabins should be booked several months in advance in high season since
numbers are limited; the Roughriders should be booked at least a month or two in ad-
vance, though you might find a room free on the off-chance. There are a limited number
of outdoor grills if you want to cook your own food.
There's good hiking nearby. The hike to Lost Lake starts from just behind the lodge -
Canyon Country
Camping
Canyon Campground $
Offline map
(
sites $20; early Jun-early Sep
) The huge Canyon Campground is the most densely
forested in the park, but it's also the largest (11 loops!) and one of the most cramped,
which makes staying here feel a bit like being churned through a Pink Floyd-style tourism
meat grinder. Still, thanks to its central location as a good base for day trips to other parts
of park, it's a very popular ground, so book at least a couple of days ahead in summer.
Snow can linger here well into early summer.
There are pay showers and laundry on site, and the restaurants and supplies of Canyon
Village are nearby. Canyon also offers the most tent-only sites (four out of 11 loops) of
any campground. Head to the amphitheater at 9pm or 9:30pm for the nightly campfire
programs.
CAMPGROUND
Lodging
Canyon Lodge $$
LODGE, CABINS
