Fourmile Cabin
Fourmile Cabin is open year-round and offers guests a rustic mountain retreat surrounded by majestic scenery. The cabin offers an electric cooking stove, lights, and a refrigerator. Guests will need to bring most of their own gear and supplies to ensure a comfortable stay. The cabin is accessible by vehicle during warmer months, along a gravel county road. Late-season ice may require guests to snowshoe, hike or snowmobile up to 3.5 miles to the cabin. Guests arriving in winter should be prepared to snowmobile, ski or snowshoe up to 11 miles along the access road to the cabin. Guests are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety.
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Site mix
| Cabins with electric | 1 |
Site guide
1 site. Tap a filter to narrow the list; the map follows.
| Site | Shade | People / vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Partial | 4 / – |
Per-site records as published by the managing agency on Recreation.gov. Blank cells mean the agency listed nothing for that site. Check-in 2:00 PM, checkout 12:00 PM.
Amenities & rules
| Fees | Within the Yellowstone Ranger District, refunds for weather or accessibility issues on the day of arrival or later will not be considered. Refunds will not be considered for conditions resulting from poor housekeeping by previous visitors. |
The two-room cabin has an electric stove, lights and refrigerator. A wood-burning stove is provided for heat. Please bring firewood or gather from the forest during the summer season. Do no burn provided firewood for outdoor fires ever, as it is extremely difficult to replace. Firewood is available during winter months as long as supplies last. The cabin can sleep up to four people on provided twin beds with mattresses. Other amenities include basic cookware and utensils, some cleaning supplies, a table with chairs, axe, maul, bucket and shovel. There is a campfire ring and a vault toilet outside. Guests need to bring their own water supply or be prepared to treat water taken from an outside source. Garbage bags are needed to pack out trash, and guests are expected to clean the cabin before leaving. Guests should also bring their own flashlight, bedding, cookware, dishes, utensils, newspaper, matches, toilet paper and first aid kit, among other necessities.
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Weather by month
Getting there
From Big Timber, travel 25 miles south on Highway 298 to the National Forest Boundary. At this point, the paved road becomes county-maintained gravel road (Main Boulder Road or Forest Road 6639). Continue on this gravel road another 17 miles. The cabin is on the west (right) side of the road across from the Fourmile Trailhead parking area.
| Nearest town | Livingston, Montana |
| Coordinates | 45.3422° N, 110.2322° W · Directions ↗ |
Good to know
- Firewood is not available from June 1st through September 30th.
- Water is not available at the cabin.
Fire nearby
- PrescribedNorth Bridger Brackett Creek Pile Burning Rx
48 mi from the campground
- PrescribedShenango Pile Rx
50 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Jumping Off Point ↗ | 27.2 mi |
| RV sales & service | Valley Trailer Sales Inc ↗ | 54 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
Explore
Worth a stop
The Boulder River is just to the east of the cabin and Fourmile Creek is to the south. The Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness is on either side of the road and begins right behind the cabin. Trails into the Wilderness begin adjacent to the cabin.
- 6.6 mi
Trails nearby
- under 0.1 miFourmile ↗7.4 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 0.6 miMeatrack ↗4.5 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 2.5 miPlacer Basin ↗11.5 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 3.2 miUpsidedown Creek ↗10.4 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 3.6 miSpeculator ↗9.8 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 3.8 miBridge Creek ↗9.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 9 more
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, which overlaps Custer Gallatin National Forest.
- inAbsaroka-Beartooth Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 937,102 acres
- inCuster Gallatin National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 3,412,203 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
Cabin and lookout rentals nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Herbert Summer CabinHistoric district · Big Timber · 14.9 mi
Natural features
The cabin sits at an elevation of 6,186 feet on the Boulder River, near Fourmile Creek. The Boulder River carves out a canyon between the peaks of The Needles, Carbonate Mountain and Hawley Mountain in the Absaroka Range. The cabin is nestled in the canyon in an open, grassy area surrounded by mixed forest. The location provides habitat for a variety of wildlife, including bear, moose, antelope, elk and deer. Many species of birds also inhabit the area.
Recreation
Equestian and hiking trails are accessible from the cabin and head west into the Absaroka Mountains, branching out through the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The winter landscape is ideal for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Anglers can fish for Yellowstone cutthroat or rainbow trout in Fourmile Creek or the Boulder River. Hunting is a popular fall activity.
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Fourmile Cabin?
Sites at Fourmile Cabin are reservable on Recreation.gov. Any walk-up sites are listed on the booking page.
Source: Recreation.gov
How much does it cost to camp at Fourmile Cabin?
Within the Yellowstone Ranger District, refunds for weather or accessibility issues on the day of arrival or later will not be considered. Refunds will not be considered for conditions resulting from poor housekeeping by previous visitors.
Source: Recreation.gov
What time is check-in at Fourmile Cabin?
Check-in 2:00 PM, checkout 12:00 PM.
Source: Recreation.gov
How many sites does Fourmile Cabin have?
1 site, including 1 cabin with power.
Source: Recreation.gov
What is there to do at Fourmile Cabin?
Equestian and hiking trails are accessible from the cabin and head west into the Absaroka Mountains, branching out through the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The Recreation section on this page has the rest.
Source: Recreation
What is the nearest town to Fourmile Cabin?
Livingston, Montana. The Boulder River is just to the east of the cabin and Fourmile Creek is to the south.
Source: Getting there
What if Fourmile Cabin is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Pine Creek Campground (5.1 mi), Snowbank Campground (12.6 mi), and Initial Creek Campground (14.1 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby