[cdt-l] Cut Bank Campground

[Ginny & Jim Owen]

Cut Bank CG had a bear box when we were there.

Remy - if you take Jim Wolf's suggestion - what about camping?  Would the 
Park grant undesignated campsites for this route?

Ginny

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>From: Remy Levin <fellowship_of_yatzek at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
>To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [cdt-l] Cut Bank Campground
>Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:56:36 -0800 (PST)
>
>Just some thoughts on Jim Wolfe's suggestion:  The hike over Gunsight Pass 
>is one of the most phenomenal in the park.  In general Sprague 
>Creek/Lincoln Creek are well maintained, however, south boundary trail and 
>the Coal Creek Trails are among the last to be maintained by trail crew (as 
>are all other trails through the Nyack) so they are generally overgrown and 
>less traveled than other trails.  If you were to consider an alternate like 
>this I would recommend following Coal Creek Trail all the way out, past the 
>Elk Mountain Trail (which is worth the side trip) because it brings you out 
>to a railroad access road/trailhead parking area  from which you can follow 
>the hwy a few miles to the Autumn Creek trail which will bring you out to 
>Marias Pass. Alternately you could follow the highway the whole distance, 
>but it's a lot of blacktop with flying cars!
>
>I think the route that Jim and Ginny mentioned most hikers took 
>(roadwalking from Saint Mary to Cut Bank) would be the best option.  The 
>amount of time spent on road would be far longer than stringing up trails 
>(obviously) but the time savings may definitely be worth it.
>
>-Anish
>
>Ken Powers <kdpo at pacbell.net> wrote: I remember Cut Bank Campground well. 
>We were diverted through there because
>of grizzly activity on the official trail. When we arrived at the closed
>campground we found a sign telling us to store all our food in our car
>trunk. (Yes, this was our assigned campsite.) Since the campground was
>closed there were no cars in the camp and we knew grizzlies were active in
>the area. Strong feelings of insecurity! :(
>
>Being creative campers we found a reasonable storage solution. The garbage
>cans had been cleaned, washed out and turned upside down. We placed our 
>food
>bags inside the upside down cans and lowered the lid onto the can. (The 
>lids
>were fixed to be secure on the cans.)
>

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