National Forest Cabin Birch Creek Cabin

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Website http://www.fs.usda.gov/bdnf Phone 406-683-3900

Overview Service & Activities

About Located in the Pioneer Mountains, this cabin is especially popular with cross-country skiers and summer hiking enthusiasts. Trails leaving the cabin will take hikers to lakes in the Pioneer Mountains. There are two popular ski trails adjacent to Birch Creek: the Birch Creek Loop and the May Lake Ski Trail. Cabin has electricity and running water part of the year but no running water in the winter. Drinking water should be packed in. Water taken from Thief Creek should be treated. The cabin is a two room log cabin being a kitchen and a bedroom, which sleeps four. The kitchen contains a table, chairs, wood burning stove, an electric cook range, pots, pans and utensils for four people. The bedroom has two bunk beds to sleep four and a wood burning heat stove. Firewood is provided. The cabin is available year-round. The non-refundable fee is $20.00 per night.

Contact

MAILING ADDRESS 420 Barrett Street
Dillon, MT 59725

CONTACT 406-683-3900

FAX 406-683-3855

Details

SEASON 12/5 - 3/31

SPECIAL DIRECTIONS From Dillon, take I-15 north 12 miles to the Apex exit, where you turn west and travel the Birch Creek gravel road for 7.5 miles to the Western Montana Environmental Center turnoff. (Depending on snow conditions, you may have to park at this turnoff.) Cross the bridge and take the first turn right on the Thief Creek Road. The cabin is about .25 mile to the west at Thief Creek.

SERVICES

ACTIVITIES Cross-Country Skiing Hiking