A rectangular, l-story, log, Rustic Style open-air shelter with a hip roof. The wood shake hip roof is supported by peeled logs, set on a concrete foundation. An end chimney is built of coursed stone set in mortar. The kitchen is in good condition and has had very little alteration since constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935.

The Elwha Ranger Station Historic District is comprised of fourteen buildings and some small-scale and landscape features located on both sides of the Elwha River Road, within Olympic National Park. Organized into a residential (east side of road) and utility/maintenance area (west side), the buildings are a variety of shapes, sizes, and functions. It is a cohesive complex of milled wood construction, with (primarily) shake-covered gable roofs. The buildings are in good condition and continue to function and appear much as they did historically after their construction in the 1930s by the United States Forest Service.