La Wis Wis Guard Station cabin was built in 1937, and is an important piece of Gifford Pinchot National Forest history. It is one of only two structures of its design in the region. The cabin is situated in beautiful La Wis Wis Campground just off US Highway 12, in the Cascade Mountains near the southern entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. Old-growth cedar and Douglas fir tower overhead, and the Ohanapecosh River and Clear Fork of the Cowlitz River create an idyllic setting. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and constructed as a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) works project. The 25 x 32 foot guard station embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Northwest "Rustic" style, typical of Forest Service, Depression-era architecture. Please join us for this unique opportunity to work on a truly rare building design. Let's put this fantastic historical resource back into use!
