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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September 4, 2024 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
My 3rd visit/ stay at Crandall over 6 yrs, each time has been great. We always appreciate the previous campers making sure everything was clean & tidy, we leave it the same clean. With extra firewood ready.
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November 17, 2024 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
Easily the nicest MT Forest Service Cabin I've stayed in. Sturdy beds, nice windows, solid table, good wood stove. The location is scenic with lots of access to roads and trails to explore, and easy to get there in a vehicle. Good outhouse. Easy to pump water out of the Shields down at the campground. No noise from critters scurrying around under the floorboards or on the rooftop at night like some other cabins. The only downside was the massive amount of dead and dying flies in the cabin. We swept up several hundred when we first checked in, and continued to sweep up hundreds of dead and dying flies over the next two days as they continuously appeared throughout our stay. If you're squeamish about flies, this may not be the cabin for you. If it weren't for the flies, this would definitely be a 5 out of 5 cabin.
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December 6, 2024 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
Crandell Creek Cabin is awesome! It was exceptionally clean and well stocked. It had plenty of firewood, a Coleman Stove, some extra cans of propane (we left a few), some plates, cutlery, two skillets, salt and pepper, paper towels, toilet paper and some cleaning supplies, some decks of cards. There was not enough snow yet for us to ski out so we ended up driving up (Thanksgiving 2024). Highly recommend!
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December 8, 2024 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
Clean and well kept for, stove works and was spare canisters but don't always count on it.
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December 28, 2024 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
We recently enjoyed a wonderful stay in a newer cabin. The layout was perfect, with a separate sleeping area featuring bunk beds, providing a cozy space for the kids.
Unfortunately, the cabin was plagued by thousands of dead and dying flies. Cleaning them up from the window tracks, table, and floor was quite a chore, but to be expected with the warm fall temperatures.
Despite this minor issue, we found the cabin well-equipped: a large dining table with bench seating, a secondary table with a cabinet, and an outdoor picnic table. The fire ring and ample firewood made for enjoyable evenings.
The night sky was truly breathtaking, and we were fortunate enough to witness a magnificent comet passing through. We highly recommend this cabin and look forward to returning in the future.
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July 4, 2025 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
It was great except there were only two chair, one of which was broken. We jererigged it. If anyone decides to sit in it and is very large, it will collapse.
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August 29, 2025 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
The Crandall cabin is clean, cozy, and fun! Would love to go back and spend a week there!
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September 15, 2026 Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: CRANDALL CREEK CABIN
What a beautiful cabin in an equally beautiful setting. Bunk beds are high, which is appreciated for tall adults like me, but the mattresses are not so comfortable. Bring your own topper or swap out with an air mattress if you're picky like me. Also, I was there for 3 nights and during a 3am walk to the outhouse on my last night there my dog was going crazy around my car, and upon popping the hood I discovered a rather large wood rat, or pack rat, sitting in my engine. Left the hood up and let my dog harass it outta there. Luckily no damage, but I'll be leaving my hood up on all my next cabin adventures.
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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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Population: 8,780
Nearby city: Bozeman, MT
Approx. 47 mi away (straight-line distance)
Elevation: 4,505 ft
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