Mill Creek Cabin

Mill Creek Cabin was built in 1927 as temporary lodging for traveling Forest Service personnel. The cabin can be accessed by vehicle year-round, though a four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended, and guests are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety. This cabin offers rustic accommodations with limited amenities, so guests need to bring most of their own supplies and gear for a comfortable stay. Hikers and equestrians can access trailheads that lead into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Anglers can fish for Yellowstone cutthroat trout in Mill Creek, and huckleberry-picking is a popular pastime when in season. Winter recreation includes cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling on the Mill Creek Snowmobile Trail, and the cabin offers easy access to the Snowbank and Passage Creek Falls ski trails. This 20-by-14 log structure has a front and back porch. It has bunk beds with mattresses to accommodate up to four people. Other amenities include a table with chairs and a wood-burning stove for heat, plus an electric range and electric lights. The front porch has a picnic table and benches, and a campfire ring (bring your own wood) and outdoor vault toilet are located near the cabin. A corral for up to four horses is located across from the parking area and has running water and a trough during the summer months. Water is available in the cabin from mid-June to mid-September; from mid-September through mid-June guests need to provide their own drinking water. Firewood is not available from June 1 through September 30, so bring firewood or gather it from the forest during summer, and never burn the provided firewood for outdoor fires, as it is extremely difficult to replace. Firewood is available for indoor use during winter as long as supplies last. Guests also need to bring cookware, utensils, bedding, fire starting materials, flashlights, first aid supplies and extra toilet paper. The cabin and corrals, if used, should be cleaned and all trash removed prior to leaving. Mill Creek Cabin is tucked into the Absaroka Mountains, at an elevation of 5,750 feet. The cabin sits at the edge of a meadow in front of a stand of evergreens, and the back porch overlooks bubbling Mill Creek, a tributary of the Yellowstone River. Deer, elk and black bears are sometimes visitors to this area, and bird species that inhabit the area include bald eagles, owls, jays, western meadowlarks and mountain bluebirds.