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Reviews (41)
What Guests Are Saying
May Creek Cabin continues to receive high praise for its fantastic amenities, including a new wood stove and a well-stocked environment. Reviewers enjoyed the unique walk to the cabin and found the beds to be particularly comfortable. While there were minor issues like a propane lantern malfunction and creek crossing challenges, guests expressed excitement to return and recommended the cabin to others.
What Guests Are Saying
May Creek Cabin continues to receive high praise for its fantastic amenities, including a new wood stove and a well-stocked environment. Reviewers enjoyed the unique walk to the cabin and found the beds to be particularly comfortable. While there were minor issues like a propane lantern malfunction and creek crossing challenges, guests expressed excitement to return and recommended the cabin to others.
Review Summary
Robyn C
VerifiedNovember 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA MAY CREEK CABIN
Fantastic, wintery trip! The cabin was toasty, almost too warm!, during a cold night. Well appointed with necessities and other things to enjoy
Holly H
VerifiedOctober 3, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA MAY CREEK CABIN
Thoroughly enjoyed the time at the cabin. However, I would warn others that the creek channel has changed at the trailhead which makes for a challenging creek crossing or a significant wade.
Dustin A
VerifiedMarch 26, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA MAY CREEK CABIN
What a fantastic gem of a spot. Very well maintained cabin in a beautiful setting. Plenty of dry firewood, very nice wood stove and propane cook stove, plenty of pots and pans and other cooking utensils, chairs, sleeping pads, and games! We will most definitely be back. Thank you USFS Beaverhead Deerlodge NF, Wisdom Ranger District!
Gail B
VerifiedMarch 22, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA MAY CREEK CABIN
We love the quaint May Creek cabin!!! The new wood stove works GREAT!! Thank you! And, the new mattresses are very nice also. The dry firewood (vs green wood from years past) was a plus also. We had a wonderful 2 nights at the cabin. We skied up valley on our layover day, ate well, played some games and enjoyed our time off grid!
Charles M
VerifiedFebruary 20, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA MAY CREEK CABIN
Cabin is well taken care of by the Forest Service and the public. May Creek is a hidden treasure.
Dave E
VerifiedFebruary 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA MAY CREEK CABIN
New wood stove! Dry firewood!
For everything else, there’s MasterCard
Kassie K
VerifiedDecember 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA MAY CREEK CABIN
The stove wasn’t working properly and would smoke the cabin out. We had to leave a day early, it was disappointing. Hope USFS fixes the problem and installs a better stove that can exchange oxygen when starting and keeping the fire going.
Jennifer K
VerifiedDecember 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA MAY CREEK CABIN
Enough snow to ski in! Very cold at night. The cabin is all open underneath, so it takes a bit with that tiny stove to get things warmed up, even with leftover heat from the previous guests. The new stove doesn't have a damper (?) and the wood is dense, but once you get a really hot bed of coals, it's toasty. Caught one mouse, but the cabin was very clean. Laid fresh tracks on a long ski and enjoyed our time in the woods!
Brook B
VerifiedApril 17, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA MAY CREEK CABIN
I love returning to this little oasis- so peaceful. We went for Easter Weekend and there was full snow cover, great for snowshoeing. However there were some loosely packed sections that we sunk through even with snowshoes! I imagine in the coming weeks you'll be able to access the cabin with hiking boots alone. Otherwise, I am always amazed with how well cared for this cabin is by the people who use it. Let's keep it up! Looking forward to my visit next year!
Charles M
VerifiedFebruary 19, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: AREA MAY CREEK CABIN
May Creek cabin is a special place and I always look forward to coming back the next year. I am glad to see that people are taking care of this unique structure. Trees burned by the Trail Creek fire are starting to fall in the upper May Creek drainage and make skiing up the drainage challenging.
Location May Creek Cabin
Address:
Po Box 238
Wisdom, MT, 59761
United States
From Wisdom, travel west on Highway 43 for about 16 miles to the May Creek Campground. Guests can park in the plowed parking area near the highway at the entrance to the campground during the winter. During the summer months, follow the campground road to the fence at the south end of the campground. Parking is available in the meadow just west of the campground.
From the campground, hike or ski south along the marked May Creek Trail, crossing a small bridge. About a quarter-mile past the bridge, the May Creek Trail intersects with the May Creek Ridge Trail; stay on the May Creek Trail and continue south for about two miles. The cabin is located on the edge of a large meadow, in the trees, on the east side of the creek. Large, blue diamond stakes mark the trail across the meadow to the cabin. Maps of the area may be purchased by calling the Wisdom Ranger District.
Latitude & Longitude: 45.6421 / -113.822
Elevation: 1987 feet
Policies & Rules
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Guests must bring their own water for drinking, cooking and cleaning. |
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Propane fuel is not provided. |
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Firewood is only provided from October 1-June 15. Firewood is not provided June 16-September 30. |
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This facility is located in a remote area; before making a reservation, become aware of bear , water and weather safety, including avalanche danger. |
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The cabin remains locked. The padlock number code will be provided to you when you confirm your reservation. You do not need to call the Wisdom District Office to obtain the padlock code. |
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There is no cell phone service at or around the cabin. |
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All garbage and food must be packed out. |
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Guests should be aware that there is a risk of exposure to hantavirus when visiting remote cabins; click here to learn more. |
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Learn more about the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest on our website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/bdnf |
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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. |
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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/ |
