Bar Gulch Cabin in MT -- Campground & RV Camping

Bar Gulch Cabin sits in a grassy clearing under mixed-conifer forest in the Big Belt Mountains of Helena National Forest. Originally built for 1930s mining operations, the single-room cabin sleeps six with two bunkbeds and a full-sized bed. Amenities include a skylight, antique cook stove, wood heat stove, propane stove, table, and chairs. Outside are a picnic table, campfire ring, and accessible pit toilet. The site lacks electricity and running water. The Belt Divide and Bar Gulch trails are right out the back door, and fishing and boating at Canyon Ferry Lake are five miles away.

Getting there: Bar Gulch Cabin is located 24 miles from Helena and 30 miles from Townsend on Magpie Road (#425). From Helena, take Canyon Ferry Road over the dam, past Kim's Marina. Continuing east, watch for a left-hand turn onto Magpie Road. From this intersection, proceed up Magpie Road 3.9 miles. Turn left on Bar Gulch Road. Continue on Bar Gulch Road approximately .25 miles to the cabin. The cabin is located on the left. Access to the cabin is good and does not usually require a 4-wheel drive vehicle but the Forest Service does not provide snow removal to the cabin. Please respect the private lands that are near the cabin site.

• Moderately separated here.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Hedges Mountain stands 2,370 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles northwest.
• Cabins and shelters rather than pads.

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