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GLENNS FERRY — Not up to tent camping in the cold? The rustic log cabins at Three Island Crossing State Park offer a compromise: a taste of roughing it, but with the comforts of a roof and an electric heater.

It’s an excellent winter getaway: Roast a hot dog at the fire ring out front, snuggle into a sleeping bag, then watch the sunrise over the Snake River from the cabin’s wooden porch swing.

Of the six cabins available year-round at Three Island Crossing, five look out over the river from a grassy lawn with fire rings and picnic tables.

To make the most of this setting, bring your walking shoes or a bicycle. The park’s lovely, tree-filled grounds look like they’ve recovered from the extended power outage that interrupted irrigation this summer. And this time of year, the park is blissfully quiet — dominated in the late afternoon by the chirping of birds.

Need to know

During winter, water is shut off throughout most of the park. That means no showers are available, it’s best to bring your own drinking water, and the only restroom with running water is farther from the cabins than you’ll want to walk in a hurry. A vault toilet is nearby, though.