Liz Creek Cabin

From 12 mile Saddle we cut trail for hours and gave up after running out of saw gas. We continued on foot jumping logs and fighting brush. The cabin is drafty and the roof is see through in a few places. the door has some open holes and the stove pipe jack is showing daylight. There was 4 cots 2 broken, and zero firewood in or around the cabin. Due to thunderstorms and the abundance of rodent droppings we decided to sleep in our tent. We originally rented the cabin for two nights but couldn't stay and additional day due to the effort we needed to to get back out. From what it seemed we were the first people to visit the cabin for the year, despite it supposedly being rented the previous 10 or so days. I would assume nobody wanted to deal with the trail in that condition. We could not find an outhouse as advertised and we looked fairly hard. The cabin does have a few items...toilet paper, 1 sleeping bag, cooking utensils', 4 chairs, a map, bug spray, small backpacking stove with some fuel, card table, and some minor building materials. It's a cool piece of history but needs a little work. I was more disappointed in the lack of access to the cabin from multiple ways in. For $48 a night that is advertised, the USFS should at least guarantee accessibility by July in my opinion or make the cabin first come first serve. I realize as remote as this is, the trail may have obstacles but this was ridiculous. Make sure you bring lot's of bug spray! Also there is an abundance of bear sign along the trail so be careful and pack some heat or bear spray as well.

Beautiful location and worth the work to get to or out of it. You should be in decent shape if you go and the hike in/out is around 5ish miles with some gain/loss in elevation. There are cots and chairs. Two of the 4 cots were broken when we were there, just so ya know. It was a fun experience!

When I called the National Park Service before going we were not told the the LOLO Motor Pass was a very poor road, if really a road. More like a dirt trail; that in about a 5 mile spot you cannot go any faster than 5mph. When we stopped by the National Park Welcome Center I was then told we would need a 4 wheel drive vehicle. We lost a day as we needed to go back to the airport and get a 4 wheel drive truck and thus we had to stay the night Missoula. Also, the National Park website indicated it would be a 3 mile hike in to the cabin, it was more than 5 miles. The elevation change is tremendous, approximately 2500 ft down then back up on the way out. The elevation change should be made in the notes. Overall, it is beautiful and I would recommend the hike if you are in great shape.