West Bridger Cabin

West Bridger Cabin is open year-round for the enjoyment of outdoor enthusiasts, with access to a variety of recreational activities in a beautiful, peaceful mountain setting. The cabin is generally accessible by car, but spring and winter road conditions may limit access, and snow conditions can preclude wheeled vehicles for up to the last mile to the cabin in the winter. It features an electric cooking stove and lights, but other amenities are limited — guests will need to bring most of their own gear and supplies. Hiking, mountain biking and equestrian trails and roads heading west from the cabin ascend into the foothills of the Beartooth Mountains and dip into the Deer Creek valley. The 8-mile Derby Mountain Trail starts at the cabin and takes hikers around the east side of Derby Mountain, ending at Arch Rock. Casual anglers may catch a fish in West Bridger Creek, and in-season big game hunting in designated areas is also a popular pastime. This two-room cabin accommodates four people on single beds with mattresses. It has an electric stove and lights, a table with chairs, some cookware, dinnerware, utensils and cleaning gear, along with an axe, maul, bucket and shovel. A wood-burning stove is provided for heat. Please do not burn the provided firewood for outdoor fires, as it is extremely difficult to replace — use it only for the indoor woodstove during winter months. Guests must bring their own wood or collect wood from the nearby forest for campfires. There is a campfire ring and a vault toilet outside. Livestock may be kept at the small corral and fenced pasture, and hitching rails are also available. The cabin does not have water, so guests must either bring their own drinking water or treat water from the nearby creek. Garbage bags are needed to pack out trash, and guests are expected to clean the cabin and corral, if used, before leaving. Other items to pack include a flashlight, bedding, cookware, dishes, utensils, newspaper, matches, toilet paper and a first aid kit. West Bridger Cabin is nestled in a valley along West Bridger Creek at an altitude of 4,847 feet, in a clearing surrounded by the Beartooth Mountains — some densely forested with evergreens, others with sparse vegetation. This area is home to moose, mule deer, elk and grizzly bear, and birders may spot bald eagles, owls, Stellar's jays, western meadowlarks and mountain bluebirds.