Mystic Lake Cabin

Mystic Lake Cabin was built in 1930 and is open year-round. It sits in a non-motorized area: guests must be prepared to hike, horseback ride or mountain bike in during the summer, and winter access is by cross-country skis or snowshoes. Guests are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety. New World Gulch Trail and Bozeman Creek Trail are just a couple of the multi-use trails in the area for hikers, equestrians, mountain bikers, skiers and snowshoers, and the Mystic Lake Loop is popular with mountain bikers. Anglers can fish for brook, rainbow and cutthroat trout in Mystic Lake. Hunting opportunities are good in the fall. The cabin has bunk beds with mattresses to sleep up to four people. A wood-burning cook stove also heats the cabin, and firewood is supplied for it. Other amenities include a table with chairs, basic cookware, dishes and tableware. Outside is a campfire ring and a corral for up to two horses, and an outhouse equipped with a vault toilet. No electricity or water is available, so guests need to bring their own supply of drinking water, as well as fire starters (matches and newspaper), flashlights or lanterns, bedding, extra toilet paper, first aid supplies and dish soap. The cabin must be cleaned and all trash removed prior to leaving. The cabin is tucked into a stand of pines near the southeastern shore of Mystic Lake, at an elevation of about 6,400 feet. The surrounding landscape includes meadows that fill with wildflowers in the summer, as well as evergreen forest and the peaks of the Gallatin Range. Visitors may spot one of the resident black or grizzly bears, moose, elk or mule deer, and several bird species also inhabit the area.