Whitetail Cabin in MT -- Campground & RV Camping

Whitetail Cabin is a historic 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps ranger station sitting at 4,048 feet in the Ashland Ranger District of Custer National Forest. The two-room log shelter is backed by ponderosa pines and steep rocky outcroppings where elk, deer, and wild turkey roam. On-site facilities include bunkbeds for four, an electric range, refrigerator, wood-burning stove, picnic table, fire ring, and an outhouse. Equestrian visitors have access to a corral, hitching rails, and a 5-acre fenced area. No drinking water is provided, so guests must bring their own supply.

Getting there: From Ashland, Montana, take Highway 212 east for approximately 5 miles to East Fork Otter Creek Road. Turn northeast onto East Fork Otter Creek Road and travel 12 miles to Whitetail Cabin.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a single-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• 02S47E19CDDB01 Spring lies 0.1 mi off.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Cabins and shelters rather than pads, with most of them shaded.

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