About Gordon Reese Cabin
Number of accommodations: 1
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
001, Loop: AREA GORDON REESE CABIN
Site Details
Reviews (47)
What Guests Are Saying
Gordon Reese Cabin offers a lovely and spacious backcountry shelter with essential supplies for a comfortable stay, set in a stunning location with breathtaking night skies. While some amenities like solar lights and the stove have issues, guests appreciate the clean, quiet, and private atmosphere, along with the kindness of fellow winter visitors. It's recommended to bring additional necessities, such as lighting and trash bags, as well as to expect some maintenance concerns that need attention.
What Guests Are Saying
Gordon Reese Cabin offers a lovely and spacious backcountry shelter with essential supplies for a comfortable stay, set in a stunning location with breathtaking night skies. While some amenities like solar lights and the stove have issues, guests appreciate the clean, quiet, and private atmosphere, along with the kindness of fellow winter visitors. It's recommended to bring additional necessities, such as lighting and trash bags, as well as to expect some maintenance concerns that need attention.
Review Summary
Tom K
VerifiedMarch 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA GORDON REESE CABIN
The kitchen needs a new can opener and the Host white board needs a new dry erase pen.
Otherwise it was all good.
Gary W
VerifiedMarch 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA GORDON REESE CABIN
Excellent, as always!
Elisabeth K
VerifiedMarch 11, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA GORDON REESE CABIN
The best XC ski destination in Western Montana.
Nancy B
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA GORDON REESE CABIN
I have stayed at Gordon Reese numerous times throughout the past several years. It is an amazing place to stay and for the most part well taken care of. Although there are solar lights, they weren't working which is fine if you remember to bring your own light. Lanterns and flashlights were available, but none had working batteries. We did use the propane lanterns, but one had the globe down, and the mantle missing. We appreciate the abundant amount of firewood, and the trash bags, pots, pans, etc...that are provided.
Again, a most wonderful stay, but need to stay on top of those things or add into the description - definitely bring your own lights.
Amanda K
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA GORDON REESE CABIN
Always a wonderful time! We really enjoyed the skiing and time together as a family in the cabin!
Blaine F
VerifiedAugust 2, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA GORDON REESE CABIN
This has to be the best cabin we have stayed in.
It is built to accommodate X Country Skiers but you can use it in the summer season.
You can really unwind and relax here, it is very private. There are a lot of points interest near by.
I will probably return here often
Blaine Fife
Gail B
VerifiedApril 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA GORDON REESE CABIN
Everything was great!
Melissa H
VerifiedApril 1, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA GORDON REESE CABIN
Good overall. However, no fire starter or kindling when we arrived at 1:30pm, so getting fire started was tricky. Temp about 50 degrees inside so not sure someone had stayed the night before. Solar lights were not working and D cell lanterns didn't throw much light in the basement to make kindling. Once fire started, cabin warmed quickly. Would advise to bring your own fire starter.
We used the Propane lights which worked fine. New stove worked okay. Did not need to light burners with a match which was a big improvement from last year. We did get the broiler to work, but not the oven.
Outhouse was pretty smelly, but not too unexpected for early March.
IMHO, because the price has increased from $8 to $83 per night this season, the cleanliness of the cabin overall has gone down, e.g. sweeping, filling snow water, wiping tables, filling wood box, chopping kindling, etc.
WORD Of WARNING- be prepared to dig your car out- make sure you have at least one shovel in your car. Our car was plowed in during the night, even tho we were parked on the "correct" side and there were only 2 cars in the parking lot. It took almost an hour for the 3 of us to dig it out; the worst problem was that the snow had been packed up against the side of the car, and was packed tightly into the wheels. Not a fun ending to our trip. But the weather cooperated, and was beautiful and sunny.
Silke J
VerifiedMarch 16, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA GORDON REESE CABIN
grooming happens on Thursday mornings
Gary W
VerifiedMarch 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA GORDON REESE CABIN
Excellent, as always.
Location Gordon Reese Cabin
Address:
Po Box 238
Wisdom, MT, 59761
United States
From Wisdom, travel west on Highway 43 for 26 miles, the parking area is located at the top of Chief Joseph Pass. The route has many signs. Maps of the area may be purchased by calling the Wisdom Ranger District.
Gordon Reese Cabin is accessible via Highway 43, which provides the primary route from Wisdom, located approximately 26 miles away.
Latitude & Longitude: 45.694 / -113.934
Elevation: 2217 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- Guests must bring their own water for drinking, cooking and cleaning. During the winter season (Dec 1 - Apr 15) snow can be melted for use in the cabin, but should be treated to remove bacteria.
- This facility is located in a remote area; before making a reservation, become aware of bear, water and weather safety (including avalanche danger).
- Guests should be aware that there is a risk of exposure to hantavirus when visiting remote cabins; click here to learn more.
- All garbage and food must be packed out.
- Learn more about the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.
- Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. Firewood for the warming stove is provided on site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
- You will have access to the lock combination code once your reservation is confirmed. No need to call the Wisdom District Office for the padlock combination. During the winter season the main floor of the cabin serves as a warming shelter during the day; overnight guests rooms are located on the upper level.
- Look for the Bitterroot XC Ski Club website and facebook page for the latest XC ski trail grooming report. Ski trail grooming takes place from Dec 1-April 14 each year with grant funds awarded to the Bitterroot XC Ski Club and Lost Trail Powder Mtn. Ski Area.
- Please do not bring dogs onto the Chief Joseph ski trails during the winter. Nearby Forest Service Road 1260 is a multi-use winter trail where visitors can ski and showshoe with dogs. Backcountry ski trails on the south side of MT Hwy 43 are also great places to ski with your dogs.
- Each visitor group is responsible for cleaning and disinfecting the cabin. The Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF checks on the cabin intermittently during the reservation season and cannot guarantee the sterilization of facilities or prevention of disease transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the latest on COVID-19 in Montana, please refer to the Governor's Corona Virus Task Force: https://covid19.mt.gov/
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Last updated: June 4, 2026