Medicine Point Lookout
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- Not published
- Sites
- 1
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- Not published
- Paved access
- Not published
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Not published
- Shade
- Not published
- Group sites
- 1
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
Medicine Point Lookout
Medicine Point Lookout is a historic L4 lookout located on Medicine Point, west of Sula, MT. This lookout has been restored to reflect a lookout of the 1940’s. It is poised between the east and west forks of the Bitterroot River and offers beautiful views of the Bitterroot Mountains as well as a vista of the southern Bitterroot Valley. On clear nights the lights of Hamilton, MT can be seen. The lookout is one room with a bed platform suitable for two people but can accommodate up to four. The lookout measures 14’ x 14’ with a 30 inch catwalk around the outside. There is a woodstove for heat. A two burner propane camp stove is provided, but you will have to provide your own propane canisters. Basic pots, pans, and dishes along with utensils for cooking and eating are provided. Water is not. A Coleman lantern is provided. Propane to operate it is not. An outdoor toilet serves the lookout. You will need to bring your own toilet paper. There are hitching rails for stock. The trail is rated difficult as it is quite steep in some portions.
Before you go
Season
July 2, 2011
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
$30/night. Call the Darby/Sula Ranger Station at (406) 821-3913 for the current combination for the lock on the door, a week in advance of your arrival.
Hours
Medicine Point Lookout is available to rent approximately the first week of July. Check in is at 2:00 p.m. and check out is at 12:00 p.m.
Restrictions
Limit of 4 people
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.