Lost Cabin Lake Trail in the Tobacco Root Mts of Montana

Lost Cabin Trail

Getting There: Coming in on Interstate 90 take Cardwell exit 7 miles east of Whitehall. Take Montana Highway 359 south for approximately 5 miles to South Boulder Road 107. Travel south on Road 107 for approximately 17 miles to the trailhead at Bismark Reservoir. After almost 17 miles of dirt road, you come to Bismark Reservoir and the trailhead for both Louise Lake and Lost Cabin Lake. Passenger cars can drive this road, but the last 2 miles are best traveled by high clearance vehicles

Lost Cabin Trail starts at the west end of Bismarck Reservoir. It is an easy hike hike of 5 miles and an elevation gain of 1,400 ft. The lake sits in a beautiful basin surrounded by 10, 000 ft tall peaks. Scan the surrounding rocky slopes for view of mountain goats.
The trail usually opens up in early July and can be hiked into October

Location: Bismark Reservoir, Tobacco Root Mountains
Trailhead: Lost Cabin/Louise Lake Trailhead, Trail 168
Elevation: Trailhead starts at 7,600 ft and the lake sits at 9,000 ft
Trail Length: 8 miles roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
Maps: Lost Cabin Lake Area Map: Deerlodge National Forest Visitors Map USGS Map1: Noble Peak Township 3S; Range 4W; Section 2
Pictures: Lost Cabin Lake
Closest Town: Whitehall, Butte

Forest Information:
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
3 Whitetail Road
Whitehall, MT 59759
Phone: 406-287-3223
Toll Free: 800-433-9206