About Bar Gulch Cabin
Bar Gulch Cabin is located in the Big Belt Mountain Range in Helena National Forest. The cabin was originally constructed in the 1930s on Forest Service lands to be used for mining purposes. Instead, it was used for recreational purposes and issued a special use permit, which was transferred to several owners until it was donated to the Forest Service in 1988. Today the cabin is a rustic getaway for guests seeking relaxation and recreation in west-central Montana. It is accessible by car, but snow removal is not provided in winter. The cabin offers several amenities, but guests should be prepared to bring some of their own supplies and gear. Guests at the cabin can step out to several hiking opportunities right out the backdoor. Belt Divide Trail and Bar Gulch Trail are favorites in the area. Bar Gulch Trail is actually an old road through a timbered gulch, and is mainly used for…
- Fees: $50/Night for single unit
- Season: All year
- Managed by: Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, FS
- Where: 6 mi east of York, MT · 46.69694, -111.62417
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Never Sweat | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 4.9 mi |
| Sunshine Connection L1 | ATV road | 0.8 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Little Hellgate | Dirt bike | 0.9 mi | 7.4 mi |
| Fisher Gulch 693-B1 | ATV road | 1.0 mi | 1.1 mi |
| Hunters Gulch | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.1 mi | 5.9 mi |
| Cave Ridge | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.4 mi | 13.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
AT&T 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Montana Learning Center Observatory (Observatory), 20 mi.
Dump station: 11.1 mi
Water fill-up: 13 mi
Propane: 17.6 mi
Camps nearby
- Jo Bonner Campground 4.6 mi
- Court Sheriff Campground 4.8 mi
- Vigilante Campground 5 mi
- Campground 1 5 mi
- Cave Point Group Use Area 5 mi
- Hellgate Campground 5.5 mi