Tin Cup Creek Trailhead
Tin Cup Creek Trailhead has adequate parking for both cars and trailers. It offers access to Tin Cup Creek Trail #96 to Tin Cup Lake and into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. There are no facilities at this location.
General Information
Food Storage Required: Bitterroot National Forest Food Storage Order
Weed Seed Free feed is required on all national forest land: Weed Free Forage Order for Northern Region
Please practice Leave No Trace Principles when visiting forest land.
Pack it in Pack it out, no garbage service provided.
No overnight camping.
Open year-round, snow dependent.
Winter access can be difficult.
Open 24 hours/day
Tin Cup Trail #96 enters Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness at approximately mile 2.5.
- Leave No Trace
Prohibited uses include:
- Motorized equipment and mechanized travel including e-bikes
- No Drones
- No cutting switchbacks
No fees are required for this site
Contact Name: Darby-Sula Ranger District
Contact Phone: 406-821-3913
Address: 712 N. Main Darby, MT 59829
Phone: 406-821-3913
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Closed on federal holidays)
Getting There
Latitude / Longitude
Latitude: 46.013052
Longitude: -114.223647
Elevation
4,300
Directions
From Darby travel 0.3 miles south on Highway 93. Turn west (right) on Tin Cup Rd. Follow for approximately 3.6 miles and turn south (left) onto Little Tin Cup Rd (National Forest Road #639). Go approximately 0.25 miles to the Trailhead.
Parking
This trailhead features adequate parking for both passenger vehicles and trailers, with plenty of space to turn around.
Facility and Amenity Information
Water
Potable water is not available at this site.
Horse/Pack Animal Information
Horse/Pack animals are allowed at this site.
