Mystic Lake Cabin

$65.00/night

Overview

Mystic Lake Cabin was built in 1930 and is currently open year-round. It provides access to a variety of recreational activities, including fishing, hunting and exploration of numerous trails. The cabin is located in a non-motorized area. Guests must be prepared to hike, horseback ride or mountain bike to get there in the summer, and winter access is by cross-country skis or snowshoes. Guests are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring several of their own amenities.

Recreation

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. 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.

Facilities

The cabin has bunk beds with mattresses to sleep up to four people. A wood-burning cook stove also heats the cabin. Other amenities include a table with chairs, basic cookware, dishes and tableware. Firewood is supplied for the stove. Outside is a campfire ring and a corral for up to two horses. An outhouse is equipped with a vault toilet. No electricity or water is available at the cabin. Guests need to bring their own supply of drinking water, as well as items such as fire starters (matches and newspaper), flashlights or lanterns, bedding, extra toilet paper, first aid supplies and dish soap, which are also not provided The cabin will need to be cleaned and all trash removed prior to leaving.

Natural Features

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 landscape surrounding Mystic Lake 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. Several bird species also inhabit the area.

Camp site features

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Largest party: 15 people

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

28 reviews

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Michael R

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Reviewed 2 months ago

The cabin was great. It was cleaner than last time. The only issue was there were some mice at night so keep your food stored properly.

Eric T

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Reviewed 4 months ago

Love this cabin, in good shape, previous occupants could have been cleaner and removed minor trach and food.

Ray H

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Reviewed 5 months ago

Packed in on the shortcut trail along Bzmn Creek, which meant that we had to cross the slippery log jam to get to the cabin. Made it across without getting wet the first time but not when going back to the lake for fishing. Everything at the cabin was great, but couldn’t find any unused wicks for the propane lantern so it was a bit dark in there. It was sleeting outside so we needed the stove, and that worked good. Laid my iPhone down on the bench inside the cabin, and there it became invisible in a shadow so spent about an hour thinking must have dropped phone in creek when fell of log jam. Then finally someone asked the phone to speak up, and it did… phew! We put back more than we used chopped wood into the woodshed

Candy M

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Reviewed 5 months ago

Mystic Lake cabin is well-kept, quaint, and stocked, with its own mystical personality. Exactly like described on website. I hope we can come back someday.

Meredith K

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Reviewed a year ago

Had a great time--stayed there on August 31st and didn't need an indoor fire--we actually opened the windows to cool it down. One screen on a window is missing (kept that closed). There's a creek behind the cabin where we opted to filter water from. Other cabins we've stayed in had a propane stove, but read this description closely--there is just the wood burning stove. It would have been too hot to run this, so we were happy we brought out backpacking stove. Not buggy but there were a good bit of moths in the cabin that came out at night.

Courtney T

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Reviewed a year ago

Great cabin. Clean and was well stocked. Especially appreciated the games that we played and the logs that people had chopped. We did not have a fire but good to see people paying it forward. Will definitely stay at it again.

Availability

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Reserve

Popularity: Very quiet

Busiest in November, when about 5% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 4 years of reservations.