Lower Toklat River Ranger Cabin No. 18 | |
Coordinates: | 63.7961°N -150.2528°W |
Area: | less than one acre |
Built: | 1931 |
Added: | November 25, 1986 |
Mpsub: | Patrol Cabins, Mount McKinley National Park TR |
Refnum: | 86003222 |
The Lower Toklat Ranger Cabin No. 18, also known as the Lower Toklat Patrol Cabin, is a log shelter in the National Park Service Rustic style in Denali National Park. The cabin is part of a network of shelters used by patrolling park rangers throughout the park. It is a standard design by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs and was built in 1931.[1] The cabin has twelve separate log dog kennels, also to a standard Park Service design.[2]
Work began in the summer of 1931, with construction carried out by contracted carpenters, described as "two old Swedes". A ranger-built food cache and dog houses followed in 1933 and 1936.The design originated at Yellowstone National Park, adapted in this case with a somewhat larger size.[3]