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ZIPS PLACE CABINZip's Place
USFSFlathead National Forest · Montana

Zips Place Cabin

Overview Zip's Place Cabin is located 48 miles east of Hungry Horse, in northwestern Montana.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.4,596ft
Comf.n/a
Max rig20 ft
Electricnonesites
From Missoula3h50real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

Sits at 4,596 ft. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 1 walk-in, and the longest takes a 20-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Missoula
176 mi
3h50
02
Helena
208 mi
4h11
03
Bozeman
303 mi
5h54
04
Billings
375 mi
7h09
By drive time
Missoula · 3h50Helena · 4h11Bozeman · 5h54Billings · 7h09Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.2 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
0
Pull-thru
1
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
1
Prime
1
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
6
Peaks
3

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.2 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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