Elkhorn Guard Station is a rare surviving U.S. Forest Service backcountry complex in what is now Olympic National Park, developed from 1930 to 1934 before the park was created. Also known as Elkhorn Ranger Station, it includes four buildings designed in a rustic style with native materials and practical methods for a remote setting, with labor supplied by New Deal programs. The residence, barn, woodshed, and open-front shelter reflect early forest administration in the area, and the shelter is the only survivor of six built at the time. After the nearby Elwha River forced relocation of two structures in 1996, the complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.