We had a great 5 days at Birch Ck. Weather was fantastic, sunny, low 70s and cool at night with one having light frost! We used the cabin as home base and rode our UTV each day as far north as Rock Ck and as far south as Kelly Lk. Hunting, fishing and taking pictures in between. The cabin was clean and cleaner when we left. The vault toilet was the same. The cabin did have some cooking utensils but they all seemed dirty. We had our own but washed most of what was there, yuk! Lots of flies but we managed them with fly strips, spray and swatter. No mop but we brought our own and left it, please use it and rinse it out for the next group. We didn't need to make a fire but if we did there wasn't much wood put out by the FS (I did ask the person on the phone in the Dillon FS office during my check-in if there was wood available!) Remember wood is NOT guaranteed! The kitchen sink does drain into a bucket even though it is plumbed to drain into a pipe that leads outside but the system LEAKS into the bucket. It was FULL when we arrived and had to dump it...........again yuk! No water and a well head just outside the back door.....................? Seems strange FS! We brought 10 gal and had another 10-gal container that we filled at the spring alongside the road so we had all that we needed. We made a shower stall in the toilet alcove and with our system had HOT showers every night, roughing it for sure! Sleeping accommodations where adequate for a family of four but definitely not privet for couples or a group of four friends. Lights, refrigerator, MR. Coffee was nice to have. The location of the cabin made it feel remote but access was easy. We (the two of us) would definitely return again!

There was no kindling, split wood or access to dry wood. 3 pieces o f kindling on porch in water bucket. Very large rounds by fire pit very wet from 3 days rain wood shed was locked one not sharp hatchet and a splitting maul.
Having rented cabins last year would have liked to been notified of potential price increase in time to respond. Read log book people not happy about it.

Loved the porch and cabin had a very nice stay, was clean and no mice.

There was no kindling, split wood or access to dry wood. 3 pieces o f kindling on porch in water bucket. Very large rounds by fire pit very wet from 3 days rain wood shed was locked one not sharp hatchet and a splitting maul.
Having rented cabins last year would have liked to been notified of potential price increase in time to respond. Read log book people not happy about it.

Loved the porch and cabin had a very nice stay, was clean and no mice.

Love the location, local hiking, smoke firewood, we’ll appointed cabin. We’ll be back!

Love the location, local hiking, smoke firewood, we’ll appointed cabin. We’ll be back!

Nice private cabin, in a pretty setting.

Nice private cabin, in a pretty setting.

As always, love this cabin and the location.
This year though there were a ton of deer flies. No amount of bug spray would keep them away.
Still itching!!

As always, love this cabin and the location.
This year though there were a ton of deer flies. No amount of bug spray would keep them away.
Still itching!!

What a place. Idyllic. I hate to take a star off for something so petty, but there was no potable water due to an apparent disagreement between the Forest Service and UM-Western. No matter. A small inconvenience, all things considered. I'm not a fan of the bedroom--I find it close--so I slept outside while my sister slept in the room. Those two little things won't keep me from coming back, over and over again. Oh, and my elderly Aussie loved the brook. For a dog that doesn't like water that much, he sure spent a lot of time in it. And I haven't seen him this happy in a long, long time.

Be sure to check out the old CCC camp. Some nice story boards. Also, some pretty good short hikes in the immediate vicinity.