About Miller Cabin
The Miller Creek Cabin is located in the Townsend Ranger District and rests at the intersection of the Confederate Gulch Road (FS Road 287) and the Blacktail Road (FS Road 4171), surrounded by scattered forest in the Big Belt Mountains in west-central Montana. The cabin is accessible by high-clearance vehicle, but requires over-the-snow vehicle travel during winter months. Please use caution when accessing Miller cabin in the winter months, winter access will vary based on snow conditions. Do not count on wheeled vehicle access from November through April. You can get to Miller cabin in the winter months with snowmobile or cross country skiing. It is not recommended driving full size vehicle to the site during this time period. During the summer months, enjoy a hike on local trails that will take you to high mountain lakes. During the fall, the cabin offers a wide array of recreation…
- Managed by: Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, FS
- Where: 16 mi northeast of Winston, MT · 46.60842, -111.38886
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: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktail 4171 | ATV road | at camp | 6.2 mi |
| Boulder Lakes | Horse | 0.7 mi | 9.5 mi |
| Greenhorn Belt Divide | ATV road | 1.4 mi | 13.5 mi |
| Spruce Creek | Horse | 1.7 mi | 3.1 mi |
| Belt Mountain Divide | Horse | 2.6 mi | 16.1 mi |
| Kentucky Gulch | Horse | 2.7 mi | 8.7 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 casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Montana Learning Center Observatory (Observatory), 30 mi.
Dump station: 9.6 mi
Propane: 21.1 mi
Camps nearby
- Goose Bay Marina & Campground 9.4 mi
- Coulter Campground 9.8 mi
- Thompson Guard Station 10.4 mi
- Confederate Campground 10.8 mi
- Thompson Guard Station 11.2 mi
- White Earth Campground 11.2 mi