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Eagle Guard Station

US Forest Service · Montana

Eagle Guard Station in Montana. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 803 public campsites we map in Montana.

Eagle Guard Station is located in high grasslands and surrounded by a scattered forest in the Elkhorn Mountains in west-central Montana. The former Eagle Creek Ranger Station was built by miner Richard Owen in 1895. While his family lived there, the area was in a booming gold rush. In 1908, the cabin was taken over by the Forest Service for administrative use. It is the oldest administrative log structure on the Helena National Forest, predating the establishment of the Forest.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
$25–$45/night
Booking
Reservation required
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Phone
406-266-3425
Coordinates
46.32392, -111.74447

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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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