About Maxey Cabin
Maxey Cabin offers a quaint mountain retreat that is ideally located in one of Gallatin National Forest's most popular recreation areas. Guests can expect a few creature comforts at the cabin, but they will need to bring some of their own supplies and gear. The cabin is accessible by car in the summer. **During the spring (from March 31st through May 16th) the road to the cabin is closed to motorized vehicle traffic every year. Guest should be prepared to hike or bike 12 miles to the cabin during this period.** During winter months the access road is infrequently plowed, so guests should be prepared with a four wheel drive, high clearance vehicle or to ski up to 12 miles to the cabin. The final mile on the Maxey Cabin Road are not plowed during the winter and guests should come prepared to ski or snowshoe the final distance to the cabin. Guests are responsible for their own travel…
- Fees: $65.00
- Managed by: Custer Gallatin National Forest, FS
- Where: 11 mi northwest of Emigrant, MT · 45.47833, -110.95167
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–May.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palisade Mountain Foothills | Horse | 0.1 mi | 1.1 mi |
| Hyalite Canyon | Horse | 0.1 mi | 5.8 mi |
| Chisholm Bay | Hiking | 0.3 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Hood Creek | Horse | 0.4 mi | 2.0 mi |
| Westshore | Horse | 0.5 mi | 3.0 mi |
| Crescent Lake | Horse | 0.5 mi | 1.3 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 shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Propane: 15.2 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Chisholm Campground 0.4 mi
- Hood Creek Campground 0.9 mi
- Window Rock Cabin 1.2 mi
- Fox Creek Cabin (Mt) 4.4 mi
- Mystic Lake Cabin 4.6 mi
- Langohr Campground 4.8 mi