The cabin was fantastic...clean and cozy. The only reason it doesn't have a five star is because of the approach and location. Disclaimer: We are not people who give a low score because of something random that has nothing to do with a cabin or the approach...like "my son flaked on me so 1-star" or "the hunting trip was bad so 2-stars" The walk on the highway and the walk on Denny Creek road were shorter than expected. We dropped our backpacks and snowshoes at the turnoff for Denny Creek and parked at the Buttermilk Trailhead (which was not marked going west and was .65 miles from Denny Creek Rd) My wife favors 4 stars because walking on the highway with icy conditions was definitely a tad sketch. We walked in and it was only 1.6 miles to the cabin. The cabin is pretty big with two rooms and a huge wood stove. The bedroom gets really warm but the living room/kitchen remains much cooler. If you melt snow for water and make a tiny fire to use the "eyes" or "burners" on the actual cooking stove in the kitchen (NOT in the larger oven portion), the kitchen warms up as well. There was plenty of wood and a very nice pit toilet. The reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because even in winter, it was pretty busy around here. The cabin sits right on Denny Creek Road and it is really popular for snowmobiling. In the summer, it is a regular road, there are several cabins in site and I imagine it is buzzing with activity. If you like more people around then you might give it five stars. A great cabin with a very easy in!

The cabin was fantastic...clean and cozy. The only reason it doesn't have a five star is because of the approach and location. Disclaimer: We are not people who give a low score because of something random that has nothing to do with a cabin or the approach...like "my son flaked on me so 1-star" or "the hunting trip was bad so 2-stars" The walk on the highway and the walk on Denny Creek road were shorter than expected. We dropped our backpacks and snowshoes at the turnoff for Denny Creek and parked at the Buttermilk Trailhead (which was not marked going west and was .65 miles from Denny Creek Rd) My wife favors 4 stars because walking on the highway with icy conditions was definitely a tad sketch. We walked in and it was only 1.6 miles to the cabin. The cabin is pretty big with two rooms and a huge wood stove. The bedroom gets really warm but the living room/kitchen remains much cooler. If you melt snow for water and make a tiny fire to use the "eyes" or "burners" on the actual cooking stove in the kitchen (NOT in the larger oven portion), the kitchen warms up as well. There was plenty of wood and a very nice pit toilet. The reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because even in winter, it was pretty busy around here. The cabin sits right on Denny Creek Road and it is really popular for snowmobiling. In the summer, it is a regular road, there are several cabins in site and I imagine it is buzzing with activity. If you like more people around then you might give it five stars. A great cabin with a very easy in!

Cabin was much larger than we’d anticipated. The new outhouse was in great shape and wonderful to use. Just make sure you have enough water with you, but we’d definitely go back again!

Cabin was much larger than we’d anticipated. The new outhouse was in great shape and wonderful to use. Just make sure you have enough water with you, but we’d definitely go back again!

There were no frying pans so I called the ranger station and was told I had to make do with what was there but miraculously a brand new frying pan showed up the next morning and then the next day a few more sauce pans appeared on the porch. A big thank you for that really topped off a wonderful week at the cabin with good friends and family.

There were no frying pans so I called the ranger station and was told I had to make do with what was there but miraculously a brand new frying pan showed up the next morning and then the next day a few more sauce pans appeared on the porch. A big thank you for that really topped off a wonderful week at the cabin with good friends and family.

The cabin is comfortable with a large wood stove in the sleeping area, and another wood cooking stove in the kitchen/dining area. I stayed during a snowstorm in 2019, and found the bedroom stove kept the cabin so warm that I would go outside to chop wood to cool off a little. There is a large open space behind the cabin with an irrigation ditch crossing it. The front of the cabin faces a county road, which gets a fair amount of traffic to Hebgen Lake, especially on summer weekends. This makes it unsafe for dogs. On my last trip I brought along a temporary fence to put along the split rail fence in the front for my dog’s safety. It did its job. The kitchen counter has seen years of use, and I would recommend bringing along a cutting board or some sort of cover to place over the counter for food cleanliness. There are grizzlies in the hills just west of the cabin. The owner of the Diamond P Ranch, which is 1.7 miles from the cabin, told me he had two grizzlies at the door of his house in August 2020. A grizzly was seen on one of the Diamond P trail rides the week of August 8th, 2021. I would hear coyotes yipping every evening in August 2021. It was a good place to view the Perseid Meteor Showers.

The cabin is comfortable with a large wood stove in the sleeping area, and another wood cooking stove in the kitchen/dining area. I stayed during a snowstorm in 2019, and found the bedroom stove kept the cabin so warm that I would go outside to chop wood to cool off a little. There is a large open space behind the cabin with an irrigation ditch crossing it. The front of the cabin faces a county road, which gets a fair amount of traffic to Hebgen Lake, especially on summer weekends. This makes it unsafe for dogs. On my last trip I brought along a temporary fence to put along the split rail fence in the front for my dog’s safety. It did its job. The kitchen counter has seen years of use, and I would recommend bringing along a cutting board or some sort of cover to place over the counter for food cleanliness. There are grizzlies in the hills just west of the cabin. The owner of the Diamond P Ranch, which is 1.7 miles from the cabin, told me he had two grizzlies at the door of his house in August 2020. A grizzly was seen on one of the Diamond P trail rides the week of August 8th, 2021. I would hear coyotes yipping every evening in August 2021. It was a good place to view the Perseid Meteor Showers.

We loved staying at the Basin Station cabin. The area was beautiful and peaceful. Water is easy to get at the campground just a few minutes drive down the road. It was so much better than staying in the busy town of West Yellowstone. We enjoyed taking day trips to Yellowstone to explore. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars was because I heard a mouse or some kind of rodent running around in the attic on our 3rd night there that kept me up for a while.

We loved staying at the Basin Station cabin. The area was beautiful and peaceful. Water is easy to get at the campground just a few minutes drive down the road. It was so much better than staying in the busy town of West Yellowstone. We enjoyed taking day trips to Yellowstone to explore. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars was because I heard a mouse or some kind of rodent running around in the attic on our 3rd night there that kept me up for a while.