Best Cabin Camping near Lincoln, MT
Rustic cabins near Lincoln provide a range of accommodations from basic to moderately furnished options. Cummings Cabin and Lost Horse Cabin offer electricity but no running water, with outhouses serving as bathroom facilities. Most cabins include wood stoves for heating, kitchen areas with basic cooking equipment, and multiple sleeping areas with beds. Lost Horse Cabin features a spacious log cabin design that can accommodate up to eight people. Moose Creek Cabin includes a kitchen area, living room, and two bedrooms each with two beds, plus electricity but no running water. "Moose Creek cabin is a nice fairly large cabin. It features a kitchen area, living room and two bedrooms each with two beds. Cabin has electricity but no running water. An outhouse is outside."
Reservations are essential for these forest service cabins, particularly during summer months when availability becomes limited. Most cabins in the area require advance booking through recreation.gov or the Forest Service. Pet policies vary by location - Lost Horse Cabin and Nevada Creek Cabin allow pets, while Cummings Cabin prohibits them. Indian Meadows Guard Station is accessible only by hiking in, while most other cabins offer drive-up access. According to one visitor, "Nice spacious log cabin with plenty of room to roam/hike in the area. Beds for up to 8 people, wood stove and firewood on site."
Visitors should plan to bring their own bedding, food supplies, and drinking water to these cabins. While basic kitchen supplies like plates, cups, and silverware are typically provided, propane for cooking stoves is not included at most locations. Firewood is supplied during winter months at some cabins like Moose Creek. A camper noted that "It does have propane with a small 2 burner stove, it also has a microwave toaster and coffee maker. Very standard for these cabins is you bring your linens but the mattress is a mattress not great but it's a rustic cabin and very affordable." The nearest full grocery services are in Lincoln, though selection is limited compared to larger towns like Helena.
