About Birch Creek Cabin
Number of accommodations: 1
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Hiking
Skiing
Snowmobile
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
001, Loop: AREA BIRCH CREEK CABIN
Site Details
Reviews (82)
What Guests Are Saying
Birch Creek Cabin offers a cozy and clean getaway, complete with electricity, ample firewood, and a charming location near hiking trails and natural beauty. Guests appreciated the thoughtful amenities, including multiple wood stoves and kid-friendly activities. While there were minor issues like the hand pump not working and a bucket sink, overall experiences were positive, making it a recommended spot for relaxation and adventure.
What Guests Are Saying
Birch Creek Cabin offers a cozy and clean getaway, complete with electricity, ample firewood, and a charming location near hiking trails and natural beauty. Guests appreciated the thoughtful amenities, including multiple wood stoves and kid-friendly activities. While there were minor issues like the hand pump not working and a bucket sink, overall experiences were positive, making it a recommended spot for relaxation and adventure.
Review Summary
Robert P
VerifiedOctober 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA BIRCH CREEK CABIN
RENT NOW! Price increase and MISLED about cabin!
Price: Starting next year the price is going from $20 to $65 a night + any $8 reservation fee. A HUGE jump.
Misled: In one place this cabin is stated as electric. Another "Cabin Nonelectric" although a electric cook stove is mentioned. Folks this is a FULLY ELECTRIC cabin with lights, lamp, outlets, coffee pot, stove/oven and even a full size fridge! How can this not be accurately described for over 10+ years? It even mentions propane lighting but there is NONE. Why is nobody fixing this?
The bake/broil switch on the Whirlpool unit is broke making the oven not work. A simple replacement may get the oven going again if anybody has that.
Has a sink but drains into bucket that must be emptied by hand. No water this year for some reason.
Wood heater in bedroom with wood Monarch cook stove/oven in kitchen.
2 sets of bunk beds with very NICE vinyl wrapped mattresses with raised headrests.
Many games in closet.
Nice fire pit by creek with lots of wood.
Nice trail called Birch Bender Loop Trail across bridge in front to right. Map on post on other side of road. Goes to small pond and loops behind cabin by toilet and up to CCC camp.
1 Bar Verizon 3G by CCC camp on hill. 2 Bar Verizon 4G on scrub brush hill if needed.
Only USFS location I have been at that has a flagpole. A US flag is above the fire extinguisher by front door.
Nice big porch with logs that makes you feel you are at at a real woodsy lodge.
Horse coral by toilet.
Very nice ADA vault toilet that has a cool bamboo looking covered entry for privacy.
Some ATV and vehicle traffic as there are two roads in front of the cabin. Bring some air freshener as there is a heavy cooking grease smell in the cabin.
We would stay again for SURE especially at a mere $20 a night for a fully electric cabin and wish we were closer. This is a wonderful place. Rent before the price more than TRIPLES! -- RENT NOW for $20 while you can!
Robert P
VerifiedOctober 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA BIRCH CREEK CABIN
RENT NOW! Price increase and MISLED about cabin!
Price: Starting next year the price is going from $20 to $65 a night + any $8 reservation fee. A HUGE jump.
Misled: In one place this cabin is stated as electric. Another "Cabin Nonelectric" although a electric cook stove is mentioned. Folks this is a FULLY ELECTRIC cabin with lights, lamp, outlets, coffee pot, stove/oven and even a full size fridge! How can this not be accurately described for over 10+ years? It even mentions propane lighting but there is NONE. Why is nobody fixing this?
The bake/broil switch on the Whirlpool unit is broke making the oven not work. A simple replacement may get the oven going again if anybody has that.
Has a sink but drains into bucket that must be emptied by hand. No water this year for some reason.
Wood heater in bedroom with wood Monarch cook stove/oven in kitchen.
2 sets of bunk beds with very NICE vinyl wrapped mattresses with raised headrests.
Many games in closet.
Nice fire pit by creek with lots of wood.
Nice trail called Birch Bender Loop Trail across bridge in front to right. Map on post on other side of road. Goes to small pond and loops behind cabin by toilet and up to CCC camp.
1 Bar Verizon 3G by CCC camp on hill. 2 Bar Verizon 4G on scrub brush hill if needed.
Only USFS location I have been at that has a flagpole. A US flag is above the fire extinguisher by front door.
Nice big porch with logs that makes you feel you are at at a real woodsy lodge.
Horse coral by toilet.
Very nice ADA vault toilet that has a cool bamboo looking covered entry for privacy.
Some ATV and vehicle traffic as there are two roads in front of the cabin. Bring some air freshener as there is a heavy cooking grease smell in the cabin.
We would stay again for SURE especially at a mere $20 a night for a fully electric cabin and wish we were closer. This is a wonderful place. Rent before the price more than TRIPLES! -- RENT NOW for $20 while you can!
DAVE B
VerifiedAugust 14, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA BIRCH CREEK CABIN
Fun area to explore, and a spring 3 miles away helped the fact that there was no potable water at the cabin.
DAVE B
VerifiedAugust 14, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA BIRCH CREEK CABIN
Fun area to explore, and a spring 3 miles away helped the fact that there was no potable water at the cabin.
Colleen C
VerifiedJuly 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA BIRCH CREEK CABIN
As always, love this cabin and the location.
This year though there were a ton of deer flies. No amount of bug spray would keep them away.
Still itching!!
Colleen C
VerifiedJuly 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA BIRCH CREEK CABIN
As always, love this cabin and the location.
This year though there were a ton of deer flies. No amount of bug spray would keep them away.
Still itching!!
David C
VerifiedJuly 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA BIRCH CREEK CABIN
Very nice cabin in a great location. The cabin was clean and well maintained. The creek and nature trail were very nice. The area offers fantastic ohv opportunities. Bring lots of extra gas.
David C
VerifiedJuly 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA BIRCH CREEK CABIN
Very nice cabin in a great location. The cabin was clean and well maintained. The creek and nature trail were very nice. The area offers fantastic ohv opportunities. Bring lots of extra gas.
Celia W
VerifiedJune 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA BIRCH CREEK CABIN
What a place. Idyllic. I hate to take a star off for something so petty, but there was no potable water due to an apparent disagreement between the Forest Service and UM-Western. No matter. A small inconvenience, all things considered. I'm not a fan of the bedroom--I find it close--so I slept outside while my sister slept in the room. Those two little things won't keep me from coming back, over and over again. Oh, and my elderly Aussie loved the brook. For a dog that doesn't like water that much, he sure spent a lot of time in it. And I haven't seen him this happy in a long, long time.
Be sure to check out the old CCC camp. Some nice story boards. Also, some pretty good short hikes in the immediate vicinity.
Celia W
VerifiedJune 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA BIRCH CREEK CABIN
What a place. Idyllic. I hate to take a star off for something so petty, but there was no potable water due to an apparent disagreement between the Forest Service and UM-Western. No matter. A small inconvenience, all things considered. I'm not a fan of the bedroom--I find it close--so I slept outside while my sister slept in the room. Those two little things won't keep me from coming back, over and over again. Oh, and my elderly Aussie loved the brook. For a dog that doesn't like water that much, he sure spent a lot of time in it. And I haven't seen him this happy in a long, long time.
Be sure to check out the old CCC camp. Some nice story boards. Also, some pretty good short hikes in the immediate vicinity.
Location Birch Creek Cabin
Address:
420 Barrett Street
Dillon, MT, 59725
United States
From Dillon, travel north on I-15 for 12 miles to exit 74 at Apex. Turn west and continue about 8 miles on Birch Creek Road. Cross the bridge and take the first right onto Thief Creek Road. The cabin is about 1/4-mile to the west at Thief Creek. Depending on snow conditions, guests may need to park at the Birch Creek Road turnoff and ski or snowmobile to the cabin. Maps may be purchased at the Dillon Ranger District or online http://www.fs.usda.gov/bdnf (mobile maps are available).
The cabin is accessible via I-15, which is approximately 12 miles to the south at exit 74. Birch Creek Road provides access from I-15 to the cabin.
Latitude & Longitude: 45.4153 / -112.855
Elevation: 1957 feet
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Safety & rules
- Be informed about safety regarding bears, water, and weather before your stay.
- Pack out all garbage and food after your stay.
- There is a risk of hantavirus exposure at remote cabins; be informed.
Utilities
- No water is available; please bring your own.
General
- Learn more about the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Fires & fuel
- Do not move firewood; obtain it locally and burn it on-site.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
