Maxey Cabin
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The main cabin has bunk beds with mattresses to sleep up to four people. There is also a wood stove for heat, a table and chairs, a propane lantern, a broom, and a dustpan. A smaller cabin is unheated and is only available in the summer. It provides bunk beds with mattresses to sleep up to two people. The two cabins together can accommodate up to 15 people. A vault toilet and campfire ring are located outside. The cabin does not have water or electricity. Guests need to supply their own drinking water, as well as cooking gear, lanterns or flashlights, bedding, matches, toilet paper, dish soap, towels, and other necessities. The cabin will need to be cleaned and all trash removed prior to leaving.
The cabin is nestled in Hyalite Canyon, an area with beautiful wildflower meadows during the summer and thick blankets of pristine snow in winter. Evergreen forest and the steep ridges of the Gallatin Mountains surround the cabin. Hyalite Reservoir is nearby. This area is an important habitat for grizzly bears, elk, mule deer, mountain lions, bighorn sheep, wolves, and mountain goats.
Hikers and equestrians have access to the Hyalite Peak trailhead that leads into an area of the
Maxey Cabin