Henneberry House

No fancy-pants will enjoy this 1905 BLM cabin but for those who don't mind roughing it and value natural and historical ambience over modern comforts, this is a sweet little set-up.
THE GOODS: large and bright for a turn-of-the-century cabin; electricity; working oven/stove; efficient/effective woodstove (some chopping may be required); easy river access; modern and lighted outhouse; private setting; bald eagles, waterfowl, and mammals (tracks); quick trips to both Dillon and Clark Canyon Resevoir; cabin-related historical information and photos about the family; games/puzzles/books from past visitors.
THE NOT-SO-GOODS: no actual doors on bedroom so you hear Uncle John's snoring throughout; occasional trains blowing past across the river at night but with windows closed no worse than the snoring; outhouse a few yards away which could prove terrifying to those prone to midnight memories of teen-scream horror films or (mountain) lions, (runaway) tigers or (MT) bears (oh my!); clean-but-not-really-that-clean outhouse (bring your own lysol, tp, and hand wash/sanitizer if you truly care).
CONSIDERATIONS: potable water not provided so it helps to bring it; road may be drifted or drift over in winter; some evidence of mice in outhouse (none we saw in the cabin but you know - it's a cabin)- so storing yummy-smelling everything may help; some hair of questionable origin on the furniture so bring sheets to cover if you get the easy ick; mid-night fire stoking or very warm bedding essential in cold months.
OVERALL? worth it if you're into that sort of thing (we'll be back). Thank you BLM and taxpayers!

Went Henneberry for Thanksgiving, cabin is in a great location, vey beautiful. Mice were a bit of a nuisance (bring extra traps), place was not picked up by last guests…leave it better than you found it. Thank you FS for maintaining these cabins, beds were comfortable and clean.

Mice yes. Mosquitoes yes. Bunk beds short. Water pump very stiff in AM. Hot days. Water was raised from 500 to 900 so fishing slow. I donated a coffee maker to make it a better experience for others to come.

As usual, this place was beautiful with a beautiful setting and amazing history. Unfortunately, it’s become a little bit dilapidated as a lot of the amenities are poor since they first started renting this. The water pump wasn’t working, the dishes were not particularly clean, the mice are quite rampant inside, and there’s a lot of dog fur that people have not vacuumed up probably because the vacuum that they have there doesn’t work. The our house was quite gross as well. we left it cleaner than what we found it but it needs touchup.

Great place to stay. Not fancy but has everything you need. Running water and ability to get a shower would make it perfect. Also cooking pot selection is sparse.

Loved the convenience of being so close to the interstate for a quick stop on our way home. Loved the setup. Too much dog hair and not enough cleaning by previous occupants. Mosquitoes were horrendous. Brig good bug spray.

The house itself was great but could have used some repair work one of the couches was broken and the water pump needs work. the mosquitoes were bad but there's not much to be done about that. All in all, it was a great place for a vacation

Beautiful, pioneer life cabin right on the Beaverhead River! Unfortunately I still had service on my AT&T phone so I placed it in airplane mode. Only one mouse over the 4 days. We came to get away and it was perfect for that purpose. Be prepared to de-ice the fridge. Mosquito's are prolific, but amazingly so are fireflies!!

Love this place! It was much improved when we brought a vacuum along to clean the floors before and after our stay. Location is great.