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Boat House

A small white house with a shaded concrete patio, picnic table, and covered grill surrounded by trees.
Outdoor Picnic area with Propane Grill
A small white building with a metal roof, surrounded by trees and parked cars on a sunny day.
Front of Cabin
Living room with gray sofas, wall-mounted TV, ceiling fan, wooden floor, and a view into a bedroom.
Living Room
A room with a gray sofa bed, armchair, hardwood floor, wall-mounted air conditioner, and doorway leading to another room with a bed.
Pull Out Sleeper Couch
A small room with a sofa bed, TV on the wall, and another room visible through a doorway.
Pull Out Sleeper Couch
A grey storage sofa with an open lid revealing blankets inside, on a wooden floor.
Living Room Couch Storage - Extra blankets
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, double sink, countertop, dish rack, paper towel, and a closed door.
Kitchen
A kitchen with a white fridge, wooden cabinets, stove, microwave, toaster, cutting boards, and a range hood.
Kitchen
A dining area with a wooden table, benches, chairs, wall art, window blinds, and a bowl centerpiece.
Dining Area
A small dining area with a table, chairs, a fridge, and wall decor.
Dining Area
A bedroom with a bed, dresser, fan, mirror, and closet with hangers.
1st Bedroom
A bedroom with a bed, nightstand, lamp, framed art, dresser, and window blinds.
1st Bedroom - Queen Bed
A foldable bed is propped up against a wall in a room with a small closet and carpeted floor.
Hide-a-bed in 1st bedroom
A room with two beds with blue comforters, a closed closet with white doors, a wall-mounted fan, and a full-length mirror.
1st Bedroom - Hide-a-bed Full Size
A room with a bunk bed and a single bed. Both have blue bedding. There's a small nightstand in the center and ceiling fan above.
2nd Bedroom
A small room with a metal bunk bed, blue bedding, and a window with blinds.
2nd Bedroom - Bunk-Beds
A simple bedroom with a single bed, blue bedding, small nightstand, and a window with blinds.
2nd Bedroom - Twin Bed
A bathroom with a toilet, sink, shower, towel on a ring, and toiletries. Wood floors and a small window are visible.
Bathroom
A small bathroom with a toilet, towels on a rack, a window, a bath mat, and a small cabinet holding a toilet paper roll.
Bathroom
A bathtub with a metal faucet, showerhead, and a soap holder on the wall.
Shower
A small white house with a shaded concrete patio, picnic table, and covered grill surrounded by trees.
A small white building with a metal roof, surrounded by trees and parked cars on a sunny day.
Living room with gray sofas, wall-mounted TV, ceiling fan, wooden floor, and a view into a bedroom.
A room with a gray sofa bed, armchair, hardwood floor, wall-mounted air conditioner, and doorway leading to another room with a bed.
A small room with a sofa bed, TV on the wall, and another room visible through a doorway.
A grey storage sofa with an open lid revealing blankets inside, on a wooden floor.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, double sink, countertop, dish rack, paper towel, and a closed door.
A kitchen with a white fridge, wooden cabinets, stove, microwave, toaster, cutting boards, and a range hood.
A dining area with a wooden table, benches, chairs, wall art, window blinds, and a bowl centerpiece.
A small dining area with a table, chairs, a fridge, and wall decor.
A bedroom with a bed, dresser, fan, mirror, and closet with hangers.
A bedroom with a bed, nightstand, lamp, framed art, dresser, and window blinds.
A foldable bed is propped up against a wall in a room with a small closet and carpeted floor.
A room with two beds with blue comforters, a closed closet with white doors, a wall-mounted fan, and a full-length mirror.
A room with a bunk bed and a single bed. Both have blue bedding. There's a small nightstand in the center and ceiling fan above.
A small room with a metal bunk bed, blue bedding, and a window with blinds.
A simple bedroom with a single bed, blue bedding, small nightstand, and a window with blinds.
A bathroom with a toilet, sink, shower, towel on a ring, and toiletries. Wood floors and a small window are visible.
A small bathroom with a toilet, towels on a rack, a window, a bath mat, and a small cabinet holding a toilet paper roll.
A bathtub with a metal faucet, showerhead, and a soap holder on the wall.

    The Boat House was built in 1928 as a garage and boat house for the Bureau of Reclamation employees who were building the Owyhee Dam. It was used for a long time as a garage, shop, and boat house after the completion of the Owyhee Dam. 

    In 2016 the building was renovated into a rental cabin, which is now called the Boat House.  The renovation took many hours to complete from demolition, framing, electrical, plumbing, drywall, painting, finish work, and flooring.

Many donations were received from guests & visitors to be able to complete this project.  We are very grateful for all the donations contributed by guests of the Owyhee Dam Cabins. 

    The Boat House is a beautiful 2 bedroom, 1 bath cabin that has a lot to offer with oak kitchen cabinets, a master bedroom with a queen size bed & a full size hide-a-bed, a fully furnished kitchen with appliances, a dining area for 7, a living room with a recliner & a couch that has a pull out full size sleeper & storage with extra blankets, a 2nd bedroom with 1 bunk-bed & a twin bed, ceiling fans, quiet heaters, air conditioning, propane  BBQ, picnic table, and a beautiful place to relax and enjoy the outdoors of the Owyhee River Canyon.

Items that you'll need to bring with you, that we do not supply.

  • Food & Beverages (Salt, Pepper, & cooking Oil Provided)
  • Coffee grounds (Coffee Pot & Filters Provided)
  • Extra Blankets (Sheets, Comforter, & Pillow provided)
  • Body wash, Shampoo, Conditioner

Items Provided

  • Fully furnished kitchen
  • Paper towels & toilet paper 
  • Propane for BBQ
  • Pillow, Comforter & Sheets for each bed
  • Salt, Pepper, Cooking Oil
  • Coffee Filters

Rental Details

  • Check-in time after 3 PM
  • Check-out time before noon (12 PM)
  • Payment made through Air BNB
  • There will be "NO SMOKING" in Boat House
  • Pets allowed inside cabin if added to your Airbnb reservation!  Pets must be supervised at all times & on a leash if they are NOT “Recall” Trained. Please be courteous of other guest & staff. Guest MUST clean up after your pet inside & out!!  Pets are NOT allowed on the furniture or beds.  Any Damage or excessive cleaning required will be charged to the guest through Airbnb
  • "NO WADING BOOTS ALLOWED" in Boat House.
  • "NO ADULTS ON TOP BUNK"
  • If guest is requesting to add Boat Parking, tent, and/or RV booking to the cabin rental, an additional cost will be applied of $30/night for an RV/Camper & Boat Parking, $20/night per tent.  Guest is required to request & receive approval prior to reservation for the additional tent/camper amenity.
     
May contain: sign, symbol, gate, road sign, car, vehicle, and transportation
Do not cross gate
May contain: sign, symbol, and road sign
Authorized personnel ONLY

The Boat House is located just outside a restricted area of the Owyhee Dam Compound; You will notice two gates that says "STOP" and the two signs that say "NOTICE - RESTRICTED AREA AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY" beyond this point.
Please do not cross the fencing & gates beyond these signs.

 

 

Guests are permitted to occupy the grounds that surround the Boat House only; the facility beyond the fence is restricted, except for the Visitors Center, to speak to Dam personnel and/or during an emergency.

All guests are encouraged to use the river trail for access to the river above the facility and to stay near the high water mark throughout the facility. Use of facility road is for authorized personnel and/or an emergency.

Aerial view of Owyhee River area with marked campgrounds, day-use park, boathouse, and restricted zones.

There is no cell phone service in the canyon. If you need to make a phone call, WiFi service can be used at the Visitor Center & in the cabin with your smartphone. If it is an emergency the Dam office phone may be used for an "Emergency Only".
 

We hope you enjoy your stay at the Boat House!

Disclaimer

Owyhee Irrigation District has the right to remove scheduled reservations from the calendar when necessary. There may be times when the district will need the cabins due to unforeseen maintenance or an emergency on the compound or at the Dam.  The District will notify the guest as soon as feasibly possible, but we can not guarantee a length of time of notice.

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