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Custer Gallatin National Forest › Yellowstone Ranger District › Montana
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› Campsite #1
Campsite #1 at Ibex Cabin, MT
$65
Cabin Site #1
| 4 people | |
| 2 | weak |
3/10
3/13
Campsite #1 Features: Back-In parking, Fire ring, Cabin Site
Campsite Reviews (18)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 83% |
| 4 star | | 17% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
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@MicheleR623124 · Camped on Oct 21, 2025 at Campsite #1
Secluded but an easy drive with a decent road. The cabin is small and cozy and is equipped with everything you need for a cabin stay. I brought my supplies, bedding, and ready to eat meals, but there is also a few kitchen and cleaning supplies available. The woodstove does very well and there is plenty of firewood. We hiked one of the nearby trails. Then took advantage of the sunny front porch to enjoy the beautiful scenery. We were surprised to hear a coyote calling in the late afternoon and then even more surprised to see it just a hundred or so yards away. We watched it call in the rest of the pack and they all gathered in the meadow. We were woken with their calls again in the morning. Stargazed until bedtime. Did it all again the next day. Pleasant and peaceful stay.
@HannahT83483E9 · Camped on Sep 12, 2025 at Campsite #1
such a peaceful cabin! backs up to a public hiking trail, so there will be people around if the weather is nice, but trail is around the corner enough. loved our experience!
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@LukeN1ED712542 · Camped on Jul 11, 2025 at Campsite #1
Great classic log cabin. The stove was very good. Beautiful scenery right off the front porch. Highly recommended.
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@SusanM8574216 · Camped on Jun 8, 2025 at Campsite #1
Beautiful location and fully stocked with everything you would need. Directions to the location are not clear, so utilize google maps or safari maps to make sure you are on track.
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@KatieK1917561 · Camped on Sep 15, 2024 at Campsite #1
The cabin was clean, safe, and well maintained. Beautiful location- great memories- Highly recommend for anyone seeking a peaceful weekend
@HeatherB577142 · Camped on Mar 1, 2024 at Campsite #1
Sweet little cabin with beautiful views. We had to snowmobile in the 5 miles as the road was too deep with snow to travel. Directions for parking and traveling in were well written so no problems finding the place. That wood stove..wow. It pumps out the heat. We woke up at 1 am sweating and had to crack the door. Temps outside were in the 20s at night. Had everything we needed for a cozy night.
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@michellrB2C870 · Camped on Oct 31, 2023 at Campsite #1
Very nice place for a sylvan experience. From splitting wood, to writing, to listening and just being. Enjoy the quiet and the darkness.
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@Katherine17550 · Camped on Dec 2, 2022 at Campsite #1
Cute little cabin set in an astonishingly beautiful meadow. Cabin has great windows and a sunny front porch. Got to watch a Great Horned Owl hunting from my sleeping bag before dawn one morning. Great pow surfing nearby and a gorgeous 2.8 mi ski in/ski out. Get there during daylight to mop up the mouse poop and keep your food (and your pets' food) stored at night for a sound sleep. Little Morso stove had a big crack across the top and the front cover kept falling out. One of my favorite FS cabins so far!
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@TimothyV115318 · Camped on Oct 5, 2022 at Campsite #1
I love this cabin, down in its own little valley. It was scrupulously clean. We skied in last winter as well and it was cozy and brilliant.
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@Kimberlyv20508 · Camped on Feb 27, 2022 at Campsite #1
Had a great stay at Ibex Cabin. There was a fair amount of wood in the shed and some on the porch of the cabin. I recall the axe head being quite loose, so heads up, literally. The recreation crew for the FS is doing a great job to keep these cabins open for the public to use.
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@TimothyV115318 · Camped on Feb 23, 2022 at Campsite #1
This cabin is beautiful--a beautiful setting, small and snug, extremely clean and neat. It was neg 12 degrees when we skied in, which was intense, but otherwise the distance is just about optimal, enough to make you feel you did something, but not a death march. The previous party left a nice little pile of small-cut kindling, for which we were very grateful. Melting snow for water was fun. We had beautiful cold powder snow for skiing the little basin where the cabin sits. The kids worked on learning telemark turns. Altogether a benchmark family experience.
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@AlanW5588627 · Camped on Feb 18, 2022 at Campsite #1
Excellent destination. Cabin is very snug and cozy, views are fabulous. Cabin has few kitchen amenities, so be sure to bring everything you want yourself.
@ChrisP410 · Camped on Jan 2, 2022 at Campsite #1
The approach to the cabin is straightforward along USFS access roads in the winter. Although we snowshoed in, I highly recommend skiing in as a quick and relatively moderate-effort means of getting into this cabin. The cabin itself is a wonderful, rustic accommodation with a Coleman cooking stove, gas lantern, and some minimal supplies (including toilet paper for the outhouse). Bring your own gas canisters (Coleman propane) for the stove. The only complaint about this cabin is the wood stove -- it is small, and does not produce much heat. If you are sitting around it in close proximity, it works well. I would have figured the USFS to install a larger wood stove upon constructing this cabin that would "fit" the room to be heated (especially as the cabin can be accessed via roads). If you are a "cold" sleeper, the winter night could be a cold one for you unless you keep the stove fed throughout the night and have a warm bag. All this said, the cabin is a great destination for a night on the threshold of the Crazies!
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@TylerN809 · Camped on Feb 28, 2021 at Campsite #1
Great little cabin tucked up in the crazies. Much better skiing nearby than anticipated.
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@JessicaE607 · Camped on Jan 29, 2021 at Campsite #1
So fun! We ended up having to park the furthest distance away due to snow and an incoming storm (didn't want to risk coming back to a snowed in car), our teenager had a slow go of things so it look us about 3.5 hours to ski in (and 2.5 out) the full 5.5 miles. Cabin was well stocked and the trail in was also marked well. Looking forward to coming back!
Note for the Cabin crew: great job! Love seeing your comments in the log as well. Just an fyi the log is almost full.. only a few empty pages left!
Note for the Cabin crew: great job! Love seeing your comments in the log as well. Just an fyi the log is almost full.. only a few empty pages left!
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@SamF815 · Camped on Jan 18, 2021 at Campsite #1
Great cabin. We stayed there for 3 nights in the middle of January. It was clean and stocked with plenty of firewood when we got there. We did some backcountry skiing. It was fun, but there was a significant amount of skinning over dead & downed trees. Be prepared for some long approaches if you plan on doing the same. Ibex cabin was a perfect place to stay for those nights.
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@DominickS960 · Camped on Sep 22, 2020 at Campsite #1
Comfortable, secluded, but easy to get to. Very clean and cozy.
@LeeR885 · Camped on Aug 2, 2020 at Campsite #1
Decent little cabin. It's pretty small, or as some would say "cozy". It wasn't as well stocked as other cabins we've been to, but we always bring what we need, just in case.
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