Gem Peak Lookout Rental

US Forest Service · Montana

Gem Peak Lookout Rental in Montana. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 803 public campsites we map in Montana.

The gem peak lookout is located in the Cabinet Ranger District, situated above the Clark Fork River Area at the southern end of the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness. The original Gem Peak Lookout was activated in 1921 as a "rag outfit"--a pole platform tent near a 15 foot open-platform tower.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Fee: $45/night
Booking: Reservation required
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Phone: 406-827-3533
Coordinates: 47.91378, -115.90747

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

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