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VerifiedJanuary 18, 2020 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA WAPITI CABIN
A lovely, private, time with great hiking options near by. The journal of previous visitors was especially enjoyable to read.
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Wapiti Cabin offers a picturesque and peaceful retreat, with a scenic location and excellent amenities, including a wood-burning stove. Guests appreciate the wildlife viewing opportunities and the cabin's cleanliness and renovations. Many families return annually to enjoy the serene environment and beautiful wildflowers.
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January 18, 2020 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA WAPITI CABIN
A lovely, private, time with great hiking options near by. The journal of previous visitors was especially enjoyable to read.
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January 24, 2020 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA WAPITI CABIN
Wapiti is a favorite cabin for hunting. Reservations are competitive, but from this comfortable location we can hunt on foot or by traveling with an ATV to more remote starting points. Cots are comfortable and wood stoves for warming in cold November weather. This Fall I didn't have a moose license, but spent the better part of an hour watching a cow and two young bulls dance round and round in the willows along a stream.
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January 28, 2020 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA WAPITI CABIN
Suggestions:
Xc ski, skin, or snowshoe in during the winter.
Bring lantern or a few headlamps/flashlights.
Bring your own newspaper.
Bring a sleeping pad to create insulation between you and the cot at night.
Cook food at home then reheat in tinfoil on stove while it's heating the cabin up.
Please utilize the outhouse as it is located VERY near the cabin rather than going right off the porch.
Saw 4 moose, boiled snow as water, played around in the mountains during the day.
Will return again.....and again and again.
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February 26, 2020 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA WAPITI CABIN
We weren't provided with any information about how to access the cabin in Winter, but luckily heard from friends that it was possible to snowmobile from the main trail. Due to snow conditions and an old map that showed grooming all of the way to the cabin, we found ourselves unable to make it the last 2.5 mi there. In the future it would be nice to be provided with more information on how to access these cabins in the Winter. We had to look hard to find the information we did have and most of it turned out to be wrong.
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June 29, 2020 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA WAPITI CABIN
Place is awesome. Stayed overnight 6/20/20; 2 families w/ young kids. Everybody loved it. Nice being able to drive up. Room to pitch tent right next to cabin. Super clean inside and out. Plenty of firewood for stove. Plenty of cookware. Beautiful setting. Only wildlife we saw we squirrels and birds, but read about many bear, elk and moose sightings in log book. Forest Service employee checked in w/ us before we packed up, and was very friendly and shared much knowledge on the area. Can’t wait to go back!
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January 4, 2021 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA WAPITI CABIN
Always a great adventure at this cabin. We skied in (2 mi) and saw no one on the trail. Two moose hung nearby in the morning. Cabin was clean, and stocked with wood, matches, pots, pans and some dishes, 3 regular cots + 1 oversized one.
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January 23, 2021 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA WAPITI CABIN
The cabin was awesome. The notice on the door about the fee increases was terrible. We try and stay in forest service cabins 6-8 nights/yr with our 2 boys. It’s always a great. Don’t double the price and price the 5th generation MT’s out. Please
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February 11, 2021 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA WAPITI CABIN
Very good stay Everything we Expected
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February 22, 2021 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA WAPITI CABIN
Below zero temps were no match for the ripping stove at this lovely guard station. Miraculously, the spring never iced over all weekend. We saw lots of evidence of moose (and other wildlife) and heard critters visit the front porch after nightfall. It was an easy skin on our skis to the cabin and we arrived with it sparkling clean and well stocked, thanks to the FS folks who were there before us. Can't wait to return!
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February 23, 2021 Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA WAPITI CABIN
Great cabin, road there on snowmobiles cooked some lunch and warmed up while lunch was cooking. Thank you to the forest service for the hard work that they do to keep this cabin available for all of us to enjoy.
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Po Box 520, West Yellowstone, MT 59758 United States
Elevation: 2,149 ft
Summer access (May 16 to December 1): For summer access from West Yellowstone, proceed north on Highway 191 for approximately 33.5 mi. Turn left on Taylor Fork Road/Forest Service Road 134 and proceed approximately 3.5 mi. Turn left on Forest Serv...
Summer access (May 16 to December 1): For summer access from West Yellowstone, proceed north on Highway 191 for approximately 33.5 mi. Turn left on Taylor Fork Road/Forest Service Road 134 and proceed approximately 3.5 mi. Turn left on Forest Service Road 2522 and proceed approximately 1.5 mi. The cabin is located on the right side of the road.
Winter access (December 2 to May 15):
Snowmobiling: From West Yellowstone, Montana, proceed north on Highway 191 for approximately 33 mi to the Sage Creek Trailhead parking area off of Highway 191. Follow the newly relocated Big Sky/Carrot Basin Trail for eight miles. Please note that the cabin is located on the edge of a winter wildlife closure area. Off trail snowmobiling around the cabin is permitted only to the south of the access road (on the left side, if traveling to and beyond the cabin).
Trail grooming occurs December 1 - March 31 depending on snow conditions. View grooming report at destinationyellowstone.com/snowmobile. Trail maybe impassable due to weather.
Skiing/Snowshoeing: From West Yellowstone, Montana, proceed north on Highway 191 for approximately 33.5 mi. Turn left on Taylor Fork Road/Forest Service Road 134 and proceed for approximately 4 mi to the small, privately plowed parking area at the Albino Lake Trailhead. From here, it is approximately 2-miles along the road (south) to the cabin. Please note: plowed driving access to the parking area at the Albino Lake Trailhead is not guaranteed. Parking for the cabin is not allowed past the trailhead - Do Not block private property.
During the spring and fall, guests are encouraged to call the Hebgen Lake Ranger District at (406) 823-6961 for road conditions and access to the cabin.
The campground is accessible via Highway 191, located approximately 33.5 miles south from West Yellowstone.
The closest entrance is: West Entrance
Approximate drive: 34.4 mi · 59 min
Last updated: November 3, 2026