The Stubs Ranger Station (also known as the Stub Creek Cabin or Stub Creek Work Center) is part of the Stub Creek Administrative Site, which is a complex is located on the north end of the Laramie River Valley in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests & Pawnee National Grassland. The Stubs Ranger Station served as a ranger station prior to the Civilian Conservation Corps presence in the area, and a ranger named Bruce Torgny administered the Laramie River subdistrict from this building. The origins of this initial station are not known, though historic photographs suggest the existence of a log barn and fence located on-site.

In 1934, the CCC Camp F-50-C Redfeather established a side camp at this location called the Stub Creek Side Camp. Civilian Conservation Corps side camps were smaller camps, made up of just a few men working on projects separate from the main camp. Historic records suggest the existence of an original Stub Creek Ranger Station that was town down, with new construction beginning in 1935. The historic cabin was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and completed in 1936, and the building was used to administer the original Roosevelt National Forest prior to the Depression.

The cabin is representative of a CCC-Era Ranger Station and is an extant example of the first formal use of hewn face-logs used in Region 2 (which eventually became part of the Rustic Style of design standard to the area). One notable detail about the structure’s design was the inclusion of a concave trough hewed into the lower edge of each log. This space was later filled with oakum, which allowed logs to fit tightly together thus requiring no chinking or daubing. At one point, the building served as lodging for the district ranger’s family and Forest Service employees.

The Stubs Ranger Station is considered significant under Criterion A and Criterion C of the criteria used to evaluate properties for the National Register of Historic Places. Criterion A focuses on buildings, properties, and structures “that are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history”, while Criterion C centers on buildings, properties, and structures “that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction”.

According to Recreation.gov, Stub Creek passes nearby and is a short walk from the cabin. The facility is fully furnished and equipped with modern amenities including indoor plumbing, electricity, a fireplace, and a complete kitchen with stove, oven, refrigerator, microwave, and all necessary cooking utensils and dishes. Two bedrooms each contain two single beds with mattresses, and a futon couch in the living room provides additional sleeping space for up to five guests total. The surrounding area offers abundant recreational opportunities including hiking, horseback riding, backpacking, mountain biking, hunting, and fishing. The cabin sits in an open area at 8,400 feet elevation, surrounded by spruce, fir, and lodgepole pine trees. Off-highway vehicles are permitted on nearby designated roads, though not on-site. Wildlife viewing is excellent, with moose, deer, elk, bear, and numerous bird species inhabiting the area. The cabin is accessible by vehicle year-round, though it operates seasonally.