About Challenge Cabin
Challenge Cabin is available during the winter and is located about 60 miles southeast of Hungry Horse, in northwestern Montana. It provides a primitive escape for visitors who enjoy winter recreation. The cozy shelter awards visitors with beautiful mountain views, peaceful sounds of nature and virgin, white snow for great photography and snow play. Access to the cabin involves an 8-mile trek by hiking, skiing, snowshoeing or snowmobiling. Guests are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring several of their own amenities. Cross country skiing, snowmobiling and snowshoeing are popular activities enjoyed by visitors to the area. Reaching the cabin on the 8-mile access trail is part of the snow sport fun. Visitors might also catch a glimpse of any number of wildlife that lives in the area. The cabin can sleep up to five guests. It is equipped with a propane…
- Fees: Reservations can be made one to 180 days in advance. Rental fee is $50 per night. There is a maximum stay of three consecutive nights with…
- Season: December 1
- Managed by: Flathead National Forest, FS
- Where: 6 mi southeast of Snowslip, MT · 48.22917, -113.33028
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
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: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puzzle Ridge | Horse | at camp | 4.9 mi |
| Granite Creek | Horse | 1.5 mi | 6.2 mi |
| Skyland | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.0 mi | 4.2 mi |
| Giefer Creek | Horse | 2.1 mi | 4.7 mi |
| Elkcalf Mtn. | Horse | 2.1 mi | 4.5 mi |
| Twenty-Five Mile Creek | Horse | 2.2 mi | 6.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
- Zips Place Cabin 4.6 mi
- Meadow RV Park and Campground 5.9 mi
- Summit Campground 6.3 mi
- Devil Creek Campground 6.5 mi
- Ole Creek 9.3 mi
- Ole Lake 10.9 mi