About Rillway Cabin
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2026 Season availability
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This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (43)
What Guests Are Saying
The Rillway Cabin offers a comfortable and luxurious retreat for larger groups, featuring cozy beds, a well-stocked wood shed, and beautiful indoor and outdoor spaces, including a fire pit and access to a creek. Many guests appreciated the peaceful atmosphere, lack of cell service, and the opportunity to relax and rejuvenate in nature. However, some reviews noted issues with rodent activity, particularly pack rats, and recommended bringing hard-sided containers for food storage.
What Guests Are Saying
The Rillway Cabin offers a comfortable and luxurious retreat for larger groups, featuring cozy beds, a well-stocked wood shed, and beautiful indoor and outdoor spaces, including a fire pit and access to a creek. Many guests appreciated the peaceful atmosphere, lack of cell service, and the opportunity to relax and rejuvenate in nature. However, some reviews noted issues with rodent activity, particularly pack rats, and recommended bringing hard-sided containers for food storage.
Review Summary
Mike O
VerifiedApril 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA RILLWAY CABIN
Cabin was very nice and comfy for our little retreat of 7.
Great place to Rest, Reflect & Rejuvenate. Would certainly do it again.
Evangelina F
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA RILLWAY CABIN
Love going to Rillway.
Make sure to bring propane for the lantern, it gets really dark, before October bring your own firewood. The fire pit is amazing. We love reading the journals and setting by the stream.
And the best part … no cell service.
Heather S
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA RILLWAY CABIN
Very luxurious cabin compared to many other forest service cabins. Great spot for larger groups, with plenty of parking. Very nice spot, comfy beds. There is a Coleman and a propane lantern provided for anyone reading this, and a sink without running water but nice to do dishes if you bring your own water! We didn’t have any mouse problems like others did but we did see a mountain lion outside around midnight!
Rangers- the door handle on outhouse is broken. We kept a boulder in front of the door to keep it shut.
Kent H
VerifiedAugust 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA RILLWAY CABIN
Loved it here, amazing spot, kids didn't want to leave. No verizon service, but good service ~5 min west. Close to fast road. Still 5 star.
Glenn W
VerifiedJuly 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA RILLWAY CABIN
This is a sadly declining cabin in a beautiful area. I have stayed in 20 different forest service cabins throughout Montana (including this one) before and not had to deal with pack rats. The forest service is aware of the pack rats and even provides a trap and instructions on how to trap them. Mice are common in the other cabins but are easier to trap and don't have the awful odor of a pack rat.
John P
VerifiedApril 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA RILLWAY CABIN
So Relaxing And So Enjoyable At The Rillway Cabin.
Anthony P
VerifiedDecember 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA RILLWAY CABIN
Had a great experience with my son. Wood shed was well stocked. Cabin was clean.
Anna E
VerifiedOctober 25, 2024 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA RILLWAY CABIN
Two of us stayed here on October 16-18, 2024. Such a lovely cabin with great indoor and outdoor spaces. Multiple places to have a fire, indoor and outdoor, and firewood provided this time of year. There is a picnic table outside, access to a creek/water, and a very clean pit toilet. Easily accessible by vehicle and had everything we needed. Some significant rodent activity was noted during our time here. Surely this is mostly a result of the time of season - as it's getting colder outside - but we wished we would've known before about their activity before our stay.
Bryson W
VerifiedOctober 23, 2024 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA RILLWAY CABIN
Cabin is in good shape and has a brand new wood stove. 3 bunk beds can easily accommodate 6 people. Outhouse was relatively clean and well kept. Provided firewood for winter months is for indoor use so pick up some firewood nearby for the outdoor fire pit. The creek behind the cabin is very nice! White Sulphur Springs has an excellent hot spring that is worth visiting. There is highway noise but it’s not overly bothersome.
We really did enjoy our time here, but unfortunately there is an active pack rat infestation and they will get into your things. Make sure to bring hard sided totes to store food and elevate trash bags. Also, on our last night we discovered what appeared to be a chinchilla (not exactly sure what it was) scurrying around the kitchen. It seems to have taken up residence in the cabin. The caretakers of the cabin are working towards taking care of the rodent problem but as of now it is still an issue.
Ericca M
VerifiedJuly 31, 2024 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: AREA RILLWAY CABIN
Awesome cabin. Very clean
Location Rillway Cabin
Address:
415 S. Front Street
Townsend, MT, 59644
United States
The cabin is accessible year-round by vehicle. From the 4-way stop light in Townsend, turn east on Hwy 12. Follow the road for 14 miles and
watch for the Rillway Cabin sign along the right side of the highway at the 14-mile
marker. There is also a sign that welcomes you to the National Forest.
Please
note, only right turns are allowed when you leave the cabin area. Approximately
1 mile to the east is a pull out; use this to turn around if you must drive west.
Please respect the private lands that are near the cabin site.
Latitude & Longitude: 46.3335 / -111.241
Elevation: 1425 feet
Policies & Rules
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Entry to the cabin is by combination lock, your reservation confirmation email will have the combination code. |
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Do not leave food or trash outside the cabin |
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All garbage and food must be packed out |
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The cabin is a no-smoking facility |
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Please clean cabin upon departure |
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Make sure cabin is locked upon departure |
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Learn more about the Helena National Forest |
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Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org. |