About Silvertip Cabin
The remote Silvertip Cabin serves as an ideal base for accessing various hiking and horseback riding trails to the Great Bear and Bob Marshall Wilderness areas. Located 70 miles south of the town of Hungry Horse, up to eight guests can enjoy the comforts of the cabin's mattress-covered beds and warm up by the wood stove following various wilderness adventures. The cabin is only available on weekends from early July until August, or sometimes the first weekend of September. Access requires up to a 4-mile hike or horseback ride to the cabin, depending on conditions and the time of year. Guests are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring several of their own amenities. From the cabin, several hiking and horseback riding trails lead into the two wilderness areas. Fishing, wildlife viewing and hunting are also popular activities. The log cabin can sleep up to…
- Fees: Rental fee is $50 per night. Refunds will not be given due to inclement weather, road conditions, or too much or little snow, etc.
- Season: July 1
- Managed by: Flathead National Forest, FS
- Where: 24 mi east of Swan Lake, MT · 47.92546, -113.28617
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Bear River | Horse | at camp | 32.7 mi |
| Silvertip Creek | Horse | 0.1 mi | 11.1 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | Horse | 0.4 mi | 7.9 mi |
| Limestone Peak | Horse | 1.1 mi | 3.2 mi |
| Silvertip Connection | Horse | 1.3 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Dean Creek | Horse | 2.7 mi | 10.0 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
- Dean Creek Campsite 2.8 mi
- Beaver Creek Campground 4.1 mi
- Campsite · 18 mi E of Swan Lake 8.1 mi
- Spotted Bear Campground 11.4 mi
- Bunker Park 11.4 mi
- Wild camp 13.3 mi