This past fall one of my very best friends from middle and high school was driving through town with her dog. My apartment doesn't allow dogs, so I decided we'd go to Platte River and rent a tiny cabin for a night. In the middle of a work week. We're a little crazy sometimes.
We all got to the park around 5pm and hung out around the fire, making brats and baked beans. Wait, I was supposed to be talking about the cabin.
The White Tails are the smallest cabin at Platte River and are called "camper cabins" to denote that they do not have bathrooms or kitchens in them. In fact, the White Tails are just one large room with a set of bunk beds, a double bed, an arm chair, a kitchen table, and a refrigerator. I know, no kitchen, but you still have a good place to store food. Platte River doesn't leave you totally stranded.
The particular one we rented was directly across from the bath house that had 4 showers for each side and three large double basin sinks outside for doing campfire dishes. This is the only park where I have seen great amenities like this. It's so much easier to wash dishes in a real sink, obviously. But it's still nice to cook around the campfire. Nice mix of rustic and glamping I would vote (although I'm sure there are plenty of people who would think it's too much and plenty others who would say not enough).
Each cabin also has an outdoor picnic table and fire pit. Although the White Tails are generally located in a row along one of the park roads, they are far enough apart to be somewhat secluded. We were there midweek though, so our view may be a little clouded.
The cabin was good for a night, but if we were staying longer we would probably have wanted one with separate rooms. I say 3.5/5
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