Kenck Cabin
Augusta, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Cabin.
Details
- Where
- Augusta, Lewis and Clark County, MT. No street address stated. Directions
- Season
- Available for rental 12/1 - 9/30 though road access not guaranteed.
- Getting there
- From Augusta, from Main Street, turn right onto Eberl Street and then left onto Laura Street. Laura Street becomes Benchmark Road (gravel) travel approximately 13 miles before coming to a Y intersection, turn left continuing on Benchmark Road (gravel). Continue 15 more miles before reaching the end of the road at South Fork Trailhead.
- Fees
- $50 per night for a single site.
- Access
- The Benchmark Road is not plowed in the winter and can be snowed in as early as October. Snowmobiling is allowed on the road to the South Fork Trailhead when the road is no longer accessible to vehicles.
- Walk-in or reserve
- Reservations are available online.
- Phone
- (406) 466-5341
- Website
- fs.usda.gov
- Managed by
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.
- Established
- Built in 1924.
- Coordinates
- 47.51172039, -112.8911372.
The Kenck Cabin was built in 1924 by a traveling dentist/doctor who arrived in the area in 1904 and spent his entire career along the Rocky Mountain Front.
Notable Events
- 2003When the surviving son passed away in 2003 the cabin was donated to the Forest Service by the Kenck Family Trust. In accepting the cabin the Forest committed to listing it on the National Register of Historic Places and making it available to the public. fs.usda.gov
People
- Oscar Kenck, doctor, dentist; the Augusta museum remembers his dental car.