About Twin Lakes Cabin (Mt)
Twin Lakes Cabin is located in a scenic evergreen forest in the Beaverhead Mountains of western Montana. It was built in the 1920s to provide housing for trail crews, smoke chasers, timber cruisers and grazing inspectors who worked in the area. Guests have access to a number of recreational opportunities, including hiking and mountain biking in the summer and fall, and snowmobiling, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing during the winter. The cabin is accessible by vehicle during the summer months, and until the snow closes the road. Guests may need to hike, snowmobile, ski or snowshoe up to 12 miles when the access road is closed. The cabin is equipped with a variety of amenities to provide an optimal outdoor experience; however, guests need to bring some of their own supplies and gear. A variety of hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trails exist in the area, including the Big…
- Fees: Guests must be 18 years old or older to make a reservation. Reservations can be made up to 180 days in advance and are limited to a…
- Season: Mid June through September
- Managed by: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, FS
- Where: 14 mi west of Jackson, MT · 45.40985, -113.68597
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.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Divide NST | Horse | 2.4 mi | 125.5 mi |
| Carmen Creek | Horse | 2.7 mi | 3.3 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 casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
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- Miner Lake Campground 7.6 mi
- Wisdom Ranger District 10.9 mi
- South Van Houten Campground 15.1 mi
- May Creek Campground 17.2 mi
- May Creek Cabin 17.3 mi