Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
All Terrain Vehicle Berry Picking Bird Watching Fishing Hiking Mountain Biking	Nature Trails Pit Toilet Sightseeing Stream Wildlife Viewing Wood Stove

No railings or fences surround the Cold Springs Peak Cabin. Please be careful, particularly in the dark. It is a 4 mile hike into the cabin. Consider the risks inherent to the cabin's location before deciding whether or not to bring children. Drive carefully as you make your way along the steep, narrow road leading to the cabin. Rocks tumble on to the roadway.

The road crosses steep side-slopes and drops precipitously in places. Renters must be able to hike approximately four miles to reach this remote cabin. Renters must bring their own drinking water. Due to high snow depths, the cabin is usually inaccessible until late June/early July annually.

*Primitive area and facility. 4 miles from main road. Accessible via walking, horse, and atv. No full- sized vehicles allowed.*

Persons who are considering renting the Cold Springs Cabin are strongly encouraged to contact the Clearwater National forest Supervisor's Office, (208) 476-8267, for more information and to purchase a Clearwater national Forest map. The cost of the map is $10, and all major credit cards are accepted for over-the-phone map orders.

Cabin can only be reserved up to 180 days in advance.

Getting There:

Cold Springs Peak Cabin (ID)
123730 HWY 12
Orofino ID 83544

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
46.12278, -115.52

From Missoula Montana, drive to the Greer, Idaho. Follow State Highway 11 to Weippe. Continue on toward Pierce. Turn right onto French Mountain Road 250. Follow road 250, paved for 20 miles, gravel thereafter, to North Fork Clearwater River. Turn right on road 247. Continue to the junction with Mush Saddle Road 711. Turn left. Drive two miles to the junction with Cool Creek Road 5295 and turn right. You're now on a single- lane, dirt-surface road rarely graded or cleared, slippers when wet. You'll climb steeply to the junction with road 5295A. Make a sharp turn right. Two miles later park and follow Flat Mountain Trail 176 for two miles to the cabin. (Experience motorbike and ATV drivers can travel Trail 176.) About one mile in Elizabeth Mountain trial 445 forks to the right. Stay left. About one-quarter mile before you get to the cabin, Pot Mountain trail 169 forks left. Stay right. You can take trail 169 to the cabin. Begin at Mush Saddle along road 711. Go nearly four miles then turn left at the trail 176 junction and continue one-quarter mile to the cabin. Motor bikers will find trail 169 difficult; it's impassable for ATVs. From Lewiston, ID, follow US highway 12 east to Greer, Idaho. Turn left onto highway 11 and proceed as described above. It may be useful to contact the district at (208) 476-4541. Maps of the area are available at all Clearwater National forest offices for $7.

Phone Park for More Information:

Information: (208)476-4541