Horse Heaven Cabin in ID -- Campground & RV Camping

Built in 1939, Horse Heaven Cabin sits at 7,100 feet in an open meadow along the corridor dividing the Selway-Bitterroot and Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness areas. The 16-by-18-foot one-room cabin sleeps four on two built-in bunks with pads. Furnishings include a table, bench, wood stove, propane cookstove, propane lantern, pots, and utensils. An outhouse is located nearby, but visitors must bring drinking water and propane fuel. Access requires a high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle over rough terrain. Trailheads and the historic Salmon Mountain Lookout sit nearby.

Getting there: From Elk City, Idaho, travel southeast on Highway 14 and Forest Road 222. Continue east on Forest Road 468 for about 36 miles, turn south at the Trail 28 sign and travel 1/4 mile to cabin.From Darby, head south for 4 miles on Highway 93. Turn onto the West Fork Road/Highway 473 and continue past the 14-mile marker and turn west onto the Nez Perce Road/Magruder Corridor Road #468. Continue heading west, south-west for 35 miles on paved and one-lane gravel road before turning south at the junction of road 468 and 6223, near the Magruder Crossing Campground, cross the Selway river and continue going 22 miles on the gravel, one-lane, steep road and turn south at the sign "Trail #28 Sabe Cr 10" and follow rough rocky road to the cabin. High-clearance vehicles are required to access the cabin. Maps may be purchased by calling the West Fork Ranger District at 406-821-3269.

• Moderately separated here.
• Sabe Mountain stands 1,238 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles northwest.
• Cabins and shelters rather than pads, with most of them shaded.

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