National Forest Cabin May Creek Cabin

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Website http://www.fs.usda.gov/bdnf Phone 406-689-3243

Overview Service & Activities

About Cross-country skiing and exploring the area around the cabin are activities people enjoy here in the winter. The cabin was built in the 1920's to provide field quarters for trail crews, smoke chasers, timber cruisers or grazing inspectors. The cabin is a wood-frame building. It has one room with four bunk beds and mattresses, a wood-burning cook stove and a propane cook stove. It is equipped with table, cooking and eating utensils, axe, shovel, bucket, cleaning gear and firewood. The cabin has no electricity or running water. There is also an outdoor toilet.

Contact

MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 238
Wisdom, MT 59761

CONTACT 406-689-3243

Details

SEASON 12/1 - 4/1 and 7/5 - 7/8

SPECIAL DIRECTIONS May Creek Cabin is located approximately 18 miles west of Wisdom, MT. Take Highway 43 west 16 miles to the May Creek Campground. Follow the campground road to the fence at the south end of the campground. From the fence, head south and follow the marked trail across the small bridge west of the campground, and follow the creek south. About ¼ miles past the bridge the May Creek Trail intersects with the May Creek Ridge Trail. STAY ON the May Creek Trail, and follow May Creek south for about 2 miles. The cabin is located on the edge of a large meadow in the timber on the east side of May Creek. The cabin is somewhat hard to see, however, you should be able to follow the large blue diamonds across the meadow.

SERVICES

ACTIVITIES Cross-Country Skiing Hiking Horseback Riding Photography Snowshoeing