Outhouses of North America
Friday, March 27, 2026
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Native Summer Village
This handsome facility is situated in a beautiful cove north of Juneau once used by Tlinkit people as a summer village.
Mendenhall Glacier
This modern high-volume facility may be the only busy outhouse in Alaska, and this is the overflow from the regular bathrooms. Be sure to visit Mendenhall in the morning before the Cruisers arrive.
Tunnel stop
These standard fair outhouses are near the Portage Glacier near the entry to the two-mile one-lane tunnel through the mountain to Whittier. Last stop.
Exit Here
This handsome structure is at the entry to Exit Glacier just north of Seward. You can gather nearby for a great hike lead by the Rangers close to the glacier.
Turnagain?
This dreary guy was off the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet about a half hour south of Anchorage on the Seward Highway. You can observe the largest tidal changes in the US in the shallow mud flats over the hill.
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Montgomery fortress
Somewhere in this park there is a tree 369 feet tall, but they won't tell you where.
Friday, June 21, 2024
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Friday, August 11, 2023
Olympic Peninsula and Orcas Island
These two beauties were submitted by the T's from their recent trip to the Olympic Peninsula and Orcas Island. Knowing this family, access to both of these facilities involves a good amount of hiking. I believe the first is near Madison Falls and the second is close to a campsite.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Goat Whisker Trail
This handsome potty is our second Catalina entry submitted by Kaylee, Lily, Lacey, Mark, and Laika. It is at the top of a difficult climb north of Two Harbors. They had to avoid two rattlesnakes on the goat trail to capture this shot.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Hendy Woods
Monday, March 13, 2023
100 Pigs
Your outhouse photos took me back to when I was 15. I spent a summer on a pig farm in Pueblo Colorado. A friend and I lived with a bachelor in a 2 room shack with no running water or a bathroom. We worked on the farm and for other farmers. Needless to say we pooped and peed in a 3 sided outhouse with a Sears catalog. The view out the front looked out over cornfields and over 100 pigs. It was the best summer I ever had. Story by Bob P.
Mt Howard
Above is the first solicited picture from John H. from Oregon. This handsome structure is at over 8,000 feet above Joseph Oregon. John also sent a link to Five North Cascades Privies where the views don’t stink! » Craig Romano
Catalina Divide
This project started with a conversation with my son-in-law Mark on our walk across the divide above Avalon. We laughed about the idea of printing a coffee table book with associated stories. We thought about soliciting entries and offering a share of the royalties if they made the cut. The selection process could be based on various categories including scenic views, uniqueness, technology, and cleanliness with 1-5 stars. Not so sure about the money-making aspect, but this blog is a start and collecting material.
Glacier Highway
There were many very nice remote toilets along the Glacier Highway in Alberta. Each spotless with bear proof regular and recycle trash cans at regular turnouts. The US can learn a lot from the Canadians when it comes to reducing waste and protecting the environment.
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This project started with a conversation with my son-in-law Mark on our walk across the divide above Avalon. We laughed about the idea of pr...
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There were many very nice remote toilets along the Glacier Highway in Alberta. Each spotless with bear proof regular and recycle trash cans ...
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This modern high-volume facility may be the only busy outhouse in Alaska, and this is the overflow from the regular bathrooms. Be sure to vi...


















