Outside the entrance to the Mesara Outpost, there is the foundation of a former structure just off the road. This foundation is a series of boulders in a square approximately 14'x14'. Additionally, there is a crosscut saw and a metal hoop embedded in a live tree. The saw may have been used to cut railroad ties. The blade used to be stamped with "June, 1902" but this has since weathered away. The saw is vertical in the tree and several feet off the ground, suggesting that it was sitting on top of something at one time when the tree grew around it.

(Note: Although decorated for historic interpretation, the Mesara Cabin itself is not a historic structure, and it was built in the early 2000s.)

A large homestead site sits about halfway up Mount Mesara. From the parking lot of the COPE Course, there is an old trace road behind the latrine. This road eventually dead ends into an overgrown homestead site. The clearest indicator of the site's former use are the rocks stacked as a low wall enclosing the area. This area is approximately 126 feet wide and 100 feet deep. There are also some rocks forming the foundation for what was likely a house with a porch. It is uncertain who lived here or at what time period.

The Mesara Spring is the largest spring on the Reservation. A small cabin used to be situated in the clearing next to the spring, and it was likely built by Judge Mesara. Thomas William Mesara was a probate attorney and judge in Thayer, Missouri, just north of Hardy, Arkansas. He owned much of the land that eventually became Kia Kima Scout Reservation.

As part of the 1964 land-swap agreement, Cherokee Village Development Company agreed to convert this building into livable quarters or year-round storage. This cabin housed directors for several years through 1974.

The cabin had a living room, a small bedroom, a small kitchen, a bathroom, and a screened-in porch. It drew its water from the nearby Mesara Spring, and a trough carrying water from nearby spring.

Kia Kima Staffer Rick Schmid recalls living in the cabin in 1974 with his wife, Charlotte, when he was the Waterfront Director. He recalls that the building was not a rustic log cabin and had siding, but it was also clearly an older building. The screens on the porch were well-maintained, but there were constant mice in the walls.

A trough carrying water from the spring is still visible, and pieces of concrete from the foundation can be found within the tree line.