| Drive-Up | Staffed |
| Elevation: 5957′ | Nez Perce National Forest |
History
Corral Hill Lookout was first built in 1929, a 40′ tower and tent cabin
1953 – Current 41′ TT L-4 tower was built.
2009 – Added to The National Historic Lookout Register
The tower was set to emergency status sometime in the 1970s, but was once again staffed in the 2000s and remains active during the fire season today.
Known Staff
1970 – Nan & Jim
1971-1972 – Jack & Nancy Canyon
1974 – Margaret Shannon
1979 – Bob Anderson
1989 – Aaron Lytle
1994 – Jill Lamb
1998 – Verena Raff
2018 – Bill Fordyce
2019 to Current – Kevin Roach
Our Notes
A friend of ours and former next-door neighbor, Kevin, is the current lookout at Corral Hill. Kevin was a wildland firefighter for many years til the opportunity to jump into lookout service came about. When asked what made Kevin take the lookout job, he expressed that the idea of being able to “camp” call summer was an obvious choice. Add to that, he could have his kids with him during his time there.
Can you even imagine a better childhood?!
Nancy Canyon wrote about her time in Corral Hill in the early 70s in her book STRUCK, A Season on a Fire Lookout. Nancy was kind enough to meet with the Lookout Bookclub in Nov 2025 to discuss her book.
Staffed by Bob Anderson 1979 while Kris was on Coolwater
Added to the page, thank you!