Lost Horse Cabin in MT -- Campground & RV Camping

Lost Horse Cabin is a rustic Forest Service retreat situated along a small intermittent creek at 5,200 feet elevation in the Divide Mountains, 35 miles west of Helena. The un-electrified cabin sleeps up to eight people using two sets of bunk beds with mattresses and four cots. Indoors, it features a wood heating stove, a Monarch cookstove, a propane cooking stove, lanterns, table, chairs, and basic cookware. Outside is a vault toilet outhouse. Guests must bring their own drinking water, propane cylinders, and supplies, and pack out all trash.

Getting there: From Helena: take I-15 north for 5 miles and take exit 200 for Lincoln Road West/Montana Highway 279 and turn left onto Lincoln Road West/Montana Highway 279. Stay on Lincoln Road West/Montana Highway 279 for 13 miles. As you pass through Canyon Creek, take a slight left off the main road, onto Little Prickley Pear Road (gravel road). In one-half mile, turn right to stay on Little Prickley Pear Road, continue 7.5 miles. Then, turn left onto Lost Horse Creek Road (gravel road) and continue 1.3 miles. Turn right at the ‘Y’ in the road, onto Anderson Road and continue straight for 1.4 miles (through the unlocked grey gate) to the green gate on the right side of road. The cabin entrance code unlocks the green gate. Close and lock the gate behind you and proceed through the gate 0.3 miles to the cabin. NOTE: During the winter season, customers will likely not be able to drive all the way to the cabin. The main road is plowed to the 'Y' described above. The rest of the way (1.7 miles) is accesible by foot, ski, snowshoe, dog sled or snowmobile. The area is open to snowmobiles 12/2 to 5/15. Do not leave unattended vehicles parked on the main roads. Do Not leave unattended vehicles parked on the main roads or the Anderson access road to the cabin.

• Moderately separated here.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Black Mountain stands 3,088 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles west.
• Cabins and shelters rather than pads, with most of them shaded.
• Left Hand Fork Deadman Creek runs 1.2 mi off.

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