Dates:

Meeting Date/Time/Location:
July 17th, 8:00 AM, Owl Creek Packer Camp

Hike In Date: July 17th

Hike Out Date: July 22nd

Ranger District:

Spotted Bear Ranger District

Trailhead:

Owl Creek Packer Camp

Campsite:

Shaw Cabin

Miles to camp:

12

Hiking Difficulty:

Strenuous: 12 miles of hiking to Shaw Cabin along Gordon Creek with nearly 3000 feet of elevation gain.

Work Difficulty:

Difficult: A short hike from the cabin to the trail, with moderate clearing expected. Crosscut and handsaws will be used to clear trail.

Project Description

With Shaw Cabin along Shaw Creek as your home base, you and your crew will be using crosscut and handsaws to clear the trails to two beautiful alpine lakes: Doctor and Koessler. If your crew is able to finish clearing these trails, Shaw Mountain will be your next project. This mountain offers incredible views of the east side of the Swan Mountains, as well as Lena Lake. Enjoy relaxing at the cabin after work, and swimming in the refreshing Shaw Creek. Take a day off mid-week to hike or hang out at camp as a reward for your efforts.

Thank you to Kalispell Daybreak Rotary for your help taking care of the Bob!

Cancellation Policy

It is very important to know that you are expected to commit to the project once you sign up. All of our projects take a lot of time and effort to organize and we want to make sure that we have full trips so that we can complete the project as outlined by our Forest Service partners. Please do not sign up for a trip unless you are committed to doing it.

We do, of course, understand that things happen and circumstances change, so if you must cancel, please do so as soon as possible. Cancellations made less than 45 days before the trip and no-shows will forfeit their project registration deposit as a cancellation fee. 

While uncommon, BMWF may find it necessary to cancel a project due to low volunteer sign-ups or safety reasons (i.e. wildfires), but will contact volunteers as soon as possible and typically no later than two weeks before the project start date.  For this reason we strongly recommend volunteers purchase trip insurance when making airline reservations or other travel arrangements.

To see how many spots are available click the SIGN UP button below. The second page will tell you when there are fewer than 4 spots remaining on a trip.

We encourage you to join the waitlist if a trip is full – we often have openings for these spots throughout the summer!