Challenge Cabin

in Flathead National Forest

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
Yes
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

Challenge Cabin

Dates Available to Rent December 1-March 31 Max Party Size 5 Cost & Reservations Recreation.gov Challenge Cabin is available from Dec 1st through March 31st each winter. The cabin is not available April 1 to Nov 30. Challenge Cabin is available during the winter - December 1st to March 31st - and is located 51 miles east of Hungry Horse, MT on US Highway 2, then eight miles south on Skyland Road #569. Access involves an 8-mile hike, snowshoe, or snowmobile to the cabin. Challenge has rustic accommodations including propane cook stove, lights, wood stove, firewood, and vault toilet. Renters should pack their own drinking water and bedding. Party size is 5, accommodated with a bunk bed and a small loft. Please pack out what you brought, including your garbage. Grizzly bears live in the area; store your food, beverages, coolers, and garbage inside the cabin. Pets are allowed. Please pick up after your pet! Commercial use of the cabins is prohibited (outfitter guides, groups or organizations with compensated leaders/chaperons).

Before you go

Season

December 1

Reservations

Reservations accepted

Fees

For fee information visit Recreation.gov

Make it a night on a better road

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