![Purple Point Ranger Station](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Purple_Point_Ranger_Station.JPG)
A ranger station is a building complex typically including a dwelling and outbuildings which support a
ranger
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
or other guardian of a wilderness or
national forest area.
For example, the
Cold Meadows Guard Station in
Idaho County, Idaho
Idaho County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho, and the largest by area in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,541. The county seat is Grangeville. Previous county seats of the area were Florence (1864–68), Washingto ...
, United States, is a complex of six buildings and structures in the
Payette National Forest
The Payette National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in central western Idaho, in parts of Valley, Idaho, Adams, and Washington counties. The land area consists of approximately 2.3 million acres (9,300 km2) of federally managed ...
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Ranger stations
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