Silvertip Cabin Rental Cabin
The managing agency’s description mentions a closure. Read it below and confirm before you drive out.
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
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.
Silvertip Cabin Rental Cabin
This is a fee cabin rental site located 70 miles south of the town of Hungry Horse on the gravel East Side Reservoir Road #38. The cabin is located at an elevation of 4,400 feet and is open from July 1 through Labor Day, early September. Group size is limited to 8 people. Silvertip Cabin is situated in a stand of trees. It is accessible by a 1-1/2 mile long Spotted Bear River Trail #83 7/1 through 8/31, and by a 4-1/2 mile long Spotted Bear River Trail #83 from Beaver Creek Campground when the Silvertip Trailhead is closed 5/15 through 6/30, and 9/1 through 11/30. The cabin gets moderate use when it is rented on Friday through Sunday nights. It is used as a base for accessing Spotted Bear River Trail #83 and Silvertip Creek Trail #89. There are no tables or metal fire rings. There is a pit toilet. There is no potable water, but water is available from Spotted Bear River ¼ mile away, and must be treated prior to consumption. Stock is allowed at the site. There is a hitchrail and corral. Weed Seed Free Feed is required on all national forest lands. There is no garbage service and visitors need to plan to Pack It In, and Pack It Out. There is a food storage order in effect on all national forest land that requires that human and stock food, garbage, and other attractants be kept unavailable to bears. This is a remote location and there is no cell phone service in the area. The closest public phone is located 16 miles west at the Spotted Bear Ranger Station. Phone, gas, and food are located 70 miles north in the town of Hungry Horse.
Before you go
Season
July 1
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
For fee information, visit Recreation.gov
Restrictions
There is a 14 day stay limit, and also food storage requirements for human and stock food, garbage, and other attractants. See Visitor Guidelines.
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.