A Historic Motel in Pinedale, WY
The Gannett Peak Lodge is a rare chance to stay within a living piece of Wyoming History. Our classic drive up motor lodge, is built from former Civilian Conservation Corps barracks, originally constructed in 1938 during the Great Depression as part of a nationwide effort
to put young Americans to work and spur economic growth. These Buildings once stood at Camp Farson about 60 miles South of Pinedale, housing CCC workers engaged in forest stewardship and essential infrastructure projects. Thoughtfully relocated and repurposed, they now form
the heart of the Gannett Peak Lodge. Staying here is more than a nights rest, it's a connection to the resilience that helped shape the American West.
By the 1940's as many CCC workers entered military service during World War II, the program began to wind down. The Camp Farson barracks were later sold and moved to Pinedale, were several became the Half Moon Motel-eventually renamed the Gannett Peak Lodge in honor of Wyoming's highest peak. As postwar travel brought visitors west by automobile, the lodge became part of that new chapter of exploration. Today, we're proud to preserve this history while offering a welcoming place to rest in the heart of Pinedale.
The Gannett Peak Lodge Today
Owners Sofia & Forest Welcome You
We are delighted to have you join us at the Gannett Peak Lodge as you travel throughout the Wind River Range and Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
We have owned and operated this special property since 2017, when we completely remodeled and refurbished the entire lodge while preserving its classic style. We greet all our guests with true western hospitality and a genuine commitment to personalized customer care.
We want you to have the best experience possible while visiting the region, so we take pride in providing exceptionally clean rooms, stunning and fragrant hanging baskets filled with petunias and the little extras that make a vacation memorable.
We know your Wind River Range adventures should endure as cherished memories you pass down for generations, so we offer an Adventure Guide for ideas on hikes, day trips, picture-perfect lookouts and so much more.
We're here to share the magic of this wilderness, help fill each day of your visit with wonder, and hear your stories. The experience of each moment is what matters – so let's make it wonderful!
- Sofia & Forest Wakefield
“Hospitality is not to change people but to allow them space where change can take place.”
The Gannett Peak Lodge is Pinedale, Wyoming's lodging rooted in the Western tradition of genuine hospitality, where the character of the place comes from the land and the people who built it.
The Gannett Peak Lodge grew from Pinedale's own story. Pinedale sits at the edge of Wyoming's Wind River Range, a landscape that has shaped the people and the places here for generations. The lodge carries that legacy forward as a property built to serve travelers who come to experience this corner of the West on its own terms.
Western hospitality is not a marketing phrase at The Gannett Peak Lodge. It is the operating standard that has guided how the property treats every guest who walks through the door. That means straightforward comfort, honest service, and a place that feels grounded in where it actually is rather than interchangeable with a property anywhere else.
The lodge stands in Pinedale's walkable downtown, which means it has always been part of the fabric of the community rather than removed from it. Guests arrive, step outside, and find themselves already connected to the town that surrounds the lodge.