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Brooks Cabin

Brooks Cabin is an authentic log cabin at the edge of the Charles C. Deam Wilderness. It serves as a welcome center for the Wilderness when it is open, but since it is staffed mostly by volunteers it is only open on weekends during the summer months. Tax records and evidence left by artifacts indicate the cabin was built by John S. Brooks in the 1890's. The building is characteristic of log homes built in the eastern United States between 1850 and 1920. The Forest Service acquired the cabin in a land purchase in 1992. Until then, the structure was slowly deteriorating as a result of neglect and vandalism. The cabin was relocated to a location where it could be more accessible and useful. The entrance to the Charles C. Deam Wilderness was chosen as a perfect place to reconstruct the cabin.

General Information

Seasonal

None

The cabin may be closed- if so, the road will be gated.

Getting There

Directions

Take State Route 446 south from State Route 46 out of Bloomington and turn at Tower Ridge Road. This is the road that has a sign for the Charles C. Deam Wilderness and the Maumee Boy Scout Camp. It is a gravel road. The Brooks Cabin is the second road on the right after you turn on Tower Ridge Road. it is about 1/4 mile from State Road 446. Turn down a gravel lane - which will be gated if the cabin is closed. GPS Coordinates: Lat- 39o 0' 55.401"N, Long- 86o 23' 49.008"W