Picnic Table
Fire Pit
Bedrooms
28 reviews
Crandall Creek Cabin is a clean, cozy, and well-equipped retreat that offers a perfect layout for families, including bunk beds for kids. Guests enjoyed the scenic location, ample firewood, and breathtaking night skies, with many expressing a desire to return. However, a notable downside was the presence of numerous dead and dying flies, which required regular cleaning during the stay.
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4.7
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March 28, 2021 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
Ski in was lovely! We started about 4.5 mi from cabin on 3/20. Dead flies littered the sills and floors but were not bothersome after we swept them up. Cabin was otherwise very clean and well kept. Terrific large space, including big table for meals and games. Thank you!
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November 29, 2021 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
It was awesome well kept thank you for a lovely night
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March 25, 2022 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
My family and I XC skied in on March 14th for a night. We were worried there may not be enough snow, but after
the first 1/2 mi it was great. We did get our truck stuck in a drift about 4 mi to the cabin...so consider parking when/if you hit a snow drift as they are patchy. We got to the cabin just before a snow storm hit. It took a couple hours for the cabin to warm up, but then it was cozy through the night as we tended to it every few hours.
We heard a pack of coyotes that approached the cabin and they ran around it several times, yipping, howling, and barking. It was pretty exciting. A great trip!
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August 13, 2022 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
The cabin is great! There is huge lack of communication with the forest service, recreation.gov to the renter. There was a huge fire in that area July-August of 2021. Almost burned the cabin down. The pictures on recreation.gov are totally misleading. The fire burned right up to the cabin, thanks to the firefighters who saved the cabin. All the trees are cut down around the cabin. On the information for the cabin, there is a corral for horse, not anymore, it burned down. No communication of this. I called the forest service in Livingston twice and they insured me the corral was good and no mention of fire last year. The forest service and recreation.gov need to talk with the people that are working out in forest to get the correct information. I guess bottom line is, you call the forest service for information and they basically have no clue what is going on.
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August 22, 2022 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
Cabin was very nice. Clean and spacious.
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September 23, 2022 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
We have stayed in this cabin a couple of other times and always enjoy it. The cabin was clean and had some supplies like propane stove and lantern, and a few pots and pans and utensils. There was a nice supply of firewood inside the cabin for the stove that we used to cook on as we didn't bring propane. The cabin is built with like 10" logs or better with six bunk beds and curtains. Whatever the forest service used for flies, it seemed to work. They died on the window sills but weren't annoying. The big difference for us was seeing the cabin in the open whereas it had been snuggled into the trees before. Regardless, the views are beautiful and the stay helped me to disconnect.
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November 26, 2022 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
Crandall Creek Cabin is probably the cleanest and most modern of any cabin I’ve ever stayed at. Even the vault toilet has a covered porch. It has 3 sets of bunk beds, huge dining table, and a stove.
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November 30, 2022 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
Clean and beautiful
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September 16, 2023 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
I know it’s a bad time of the year for flies, but this was too much for me and the wife. Sure we could have cleaned the dead flies out but there were just as many flying inside the windows/cabin. And they would be back the next day and flying around all night inside. We never stayed in the cabin and then to only receive a partial refund. There’s no way the people prior to us left it like this or stayed in it. This cabin should be closed down until it is fixed/cleaned. It was a waste of time.
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March 17, 2024 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
Beautiful location. Very nice, new cabin.
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5242 Hwy 89 South, Livingston, MT 59047 United States
Elevation: 1,956 ft
Crandall Creek Cabin is located approximately 24 mi northeast of Wilsall, and 52 mi from Livingston.
From Livingston, travel north on Highway 89 to Wilsall. Turn right from Highway 89 onto Shields River Road. Follow Shields River Road past where ...
Crandall Creek Cabin is located approximately 24 mi northeast of Wilsall, and 52 mi from Livingston.
From Livingston, travel north on Highway 89 to Wilsall. Turn right from Highway 89 onto Shields River Road. Follow Shields River Road past where the pavement turns to dirt and continue straight approximately 5.5 more miles to a fork in the road, and take the left fork towards the Shields River Camp (approximately 2 mi to the camp). About 100 yards beyond the campground, take a left onto a gated road. The cabin combination code will open the gate. The cabin is located 200 yards down this road. Due to road conditions, a high-clearance, four-wheel drive vehicle is suggested.
From Dec. 2 through March 31, the last seven miles of the access road to Crandall Cabin are not plowed. Plan to ski, snowshoe or snowmobile this distance from the end of the plowed road to the cabin. It is recommended that winter renters carry topographic maps and compasses for navigation, since the route maybe wind-blown and difficult to find. Signs may be down due to weather conditions or vandalism.
Crandall Creek Cabin is accessed via Highway 89, approximately 24 miles southwest from the cabin. The cabin is reached from Wilsall by taking Shields River Road, which connects to Highway 89.
Last updated: November 2, 2026
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Nearby city: Bozeman, MT
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