Butler Butte Cabin Campground Description

The Butler Butte cabin was built in 1942 as an Aircraft Warning System (AWS) Station. The site was chosen as a strategic location to watch for Japanese planes and balloons loaded with incendiary devices, meant to set our American west coast forests on fire. Observers manned the stations on the mountain tops and watched for any signs of an invasion or fire. Carpenters built a ground house and a wood shed on site. There was also a 20-foot lookout tower, built in 1932 for fire lookout purposes, which was used by AWS from early 1942 to October 16, 1943. After the threat of invasion subsided the lookout and cabin were used for fire observation purposes. The lookout was burned prior to 1958 because it was no longer needed.

Butler Butte Cabin Campground Services

Within Facility, Bbq Grills, Beds & Foam Pads, Berry Picking, Biking, Bird Watching, Broom & Dust Pan, Cabin Rental, Historic Sites, Mattress, Parking, Photography, Picnic Tables, Propane & Cooking Stove, Sightseeing, Stove, Table & Chairs, Vault Toilet, Wildlife Viewing

Butler Butte Cabin Campground Alerts

Butler Butte Cabin is at 5500 feet elevation and does receive snow. The roads to the cabin are not plowed, nor are they maintained for passenger cars. A four wheel drive vehicle is recommended. You may have to snow shoe, cross country ski or snowmobile up to five miles to reach the cabin. Please call the Tiller Ranger District at 541-825-3100 for current conditions. The combination to the gate and cabin will be provided by "Recreation.gov" in your confirmation letter. The combination lock on the door has five black vertical buttons. The top button is number one and the bottom button is number five. Press each button firmly to set the combination. You must have the combination prior to your stay at Butler Butte. There is no water at the site, so bring as much as you will need for drinking, cooking and washing. Potable water is available at a spigot in front of the Tiller Ranger Station office. The one room cabin is equipped with a double bed and two single beds. Amenities include a heater, lights, a cooking stove with oven and a refrigerator, all powered by propane, which is provided. There is a vault toilet at the site. There is a metal outdoor fire pit for cooking and a campfire as well as a metal outdoor barbeque for cooking. A picnic table is provided. Squirrels, rats, mice and bears all love a messy house. Please keep the building and grounds clean to deter these unwanted visitors. Dogs are allowed at the cabin provided the owner picks up after them. If you let dogs wander free they could endanger wildlife and plants. When you leave, please make sure the fire is out. Please sweep the floor. Check the area for litter and pack out all trash. Trash bags can be dumped at the transfer site on County Road 46 at milepost 4.5. The transfer site is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10AM to 6 PM. You will need to show your confirmation letter at this site. There is also a dumpster available at the Ranger Station. Make sure you have taken everything you brought and left everything that was there when you came. Did you lock the doors and windows? Be aware that the code of federal regulations prohibits on national forest discharging of any firearm in or within 150 yards of a residence, building campsite, developed recreation site or occupied area, (36CFR 261.10d). It also prohibits digging, excavating, disturbing, destroying or in any way damaging historic property(36CFR 261.9g).These regulations are not just common sense, they will enable us to preserve these sites for generations to come. Please call the Tiller Ranger District at (541) 825-3100 at least 4 days prior to your arrival at the Lookout to confirm the combination.

Butler Butte Cabin Campground Directions

Butler Butte Cabin (OR) 27812 TILLER TRAIL HIGHWAY Tiller OR 97484 From Interstate 5 take exit98 at Canyonville,travel26 miles east on hwY1to Tiller, to County Rd 46, south Umpqua Rd, for 5 miles to Jackson Creek Rd. 29. Travel 9.7 miles to Rd 2925 and for 6.5 miles to the 5-way junction. Route #1: Follow Rd 800 2.5 miles to the 810, for 0.5 miles to the cabin. Route #2: Follow Rd 700 six miles to the junction where Tucker Gap meets 800, and form a big loop. You make a sharp switchback, turning to your right onto the 800 Rd, travel for 2 miles to the juction at 810 Rd. Travel 0.5 miles on the 810 to the Cabin. A 4-wheel drive or high clearance vehicle is recommended. The roads are not plowed in the winter.