May Creek Cabin

in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

The numbers that decide it

Longest rig
Not published
Sites
1
Electric hookups
Not published
Pull-through sites
Not published
Paved access
No
Accessible sites
Not published
Driveway grade
Not published
Bear boxes
Not published
Campfires
Not published
Shade
Not published
Group sites
Not published

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov

May Creek Cabin

The cabin was built in the 1920s to provide field quarters for trail crews, smoke chasers, timber cruisers, and grazing inspectors. The area is an elk calving area; this affects the open dates.

Before you go

Season

July 1 – April 15

Reservations

Reservations accepted

Fees

There is a $45 per night fee for this cabin.

Hours

Open seasonally, not available April 15- May 20.

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.