About Bar Gulch Cabin
Number of accommodations: 1
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Parking
Cooking and Fire
- Campfire Ring
- Firewood Available
Parking and Transport
- Parking
Cabin Interior
- Heating
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01, Loop: AREA BAR GULCH
Site Details
Reviews (55)
What Guests Are Saying
Bar Gulch Cabin offers a charming and spacious retreat, featuring unique local decor and a cozy interior that warms up quickly with a central stove. Guests appreciate the peaceful location near a popular trailhead, making it a great base for outdoor exploration, despite some limitations on wildlife and privacy. While some improvements are needed, such as better lighting and a fire extinguisher, visitors consistently express enjoyment and fondness for their stays.
What Guests Are Saying
Bar Gulch Cabin offers a charming and spacious retreat, featuring unique local decor and a cozy interior that warms up quickly with a central stove. Guests appreciate the peaceful location near a popular trailhead, making it a great base for outdoor exploration, despite some limitations on wildlife and privacy. While some improvements are needed, such as better lighting and a fire extinguisher, visitors consistently express enjoyment and fondness for their stays.
Review Summary
Sverre V
VerifiedAugust 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA BAR GULCH
Although the remnants of a forest fire are tragic, there's a beautiful and eerie peacefulness about this location and cabin. Our Scottie dog loved it too, naturally. Taking the hike heading west behind the cabin is recommended, and if you feel up for a challenge, climbing the steep slope to the top just across Bar Gulch Rd from the cabin is very much worth it. We discovered too late the Never Sweat Hunter Gulch trailhead about a half mile further up Magpie Creek Rd - that'll have to wait for a future trip. Remember, this cabin is nice and rustic, so bring water, lights, any kind of stove to heat water and food, and bedding - sleeping bags will do. Also, there's no sign for Bar Gulch Rd, so just be on the lookout for the turn left about 3.5 miles up Magpie Creek Rd from the highway.
Jessica F
VerifiedJune 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA BAR GULCH
We had a great time. The cabin was clean, firewood on-site and even a wood burning stove in the cabin!
Jessica F
VerifiedJune 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA BAR GULCH
We had a great time. The cabin was clean, firewood on-site and even a wood burning stove in the cabin!
Anna G
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA BAR GULCH
Great cabin in a perfect location
Anna G
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA BAR GULCH
Great cabin in a perfect location
Chris P
VerifiedJanuary 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA BAR GULCH
Cabin layout is expansive and contains all of what you would need on an outing for cooking if you choose to not bring much gear. The central location of the woodstove in the cabin efficiently heats the room, and the wood burns hot! Location of the cabin is in an old burn -- trails lead directly from the cabin door into the gulch that beckon for exploring...try to make time to do this.
Easy location to get to for a quick outing with friends, family, or solo.
Chris P
VerifiedJanuary 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA BAR GULCH
Cabin layout is expansive and contains all of what you would need on an outing for cooking if you choose to not bring much gear. The central location of the woodstove in the cabin efficiently heats the room, and the wood burns hot! Location of the cabin is in an old burn -- trails lead directly from the cabin door into the gulch that beckon for exploring...try to make time to do this.
Easy location to get to for a quick outing with friends, family, or solo.
Aaron O
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2020 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA BAR GULCH
We have stayed at Bar Gulch 3 out of the last 4 years and it just keeps getting better !
Aaron O
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2020 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA BAR GULCH
We have stayed at Bar Gulch 3 out of the last 4 years and it just keeps getting better !
Sydney M
VerifiedJuly 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA BAR GULCH
it was bare nothing close to .. over run with flies and mouse poop
Location Bar Gulch Cabin
Address:
415 S. Front Street
Townsend, MT, 59644
United States
Bar Gulch Cabin is accessible via US Highway 12, located approximately 17 miles to the south in Townsend.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.6969 / -111.624
Elevation: 1430 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
- Use the combination lock code from your reservation email to enter the cabin.
- Print and present your confirmation letter to officials if requested.
- Ensure the cabin is locked when you leave.
Safety & rules
- Clean the cabin before you leave.
Fires & fuel
- Ensure that open fires are contained within the designated campfire ring.
Amenities
- Cookware, utensils, firewood, and lanterns are not guaranteed amenities.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
