Dates:

Meeting Date/Time/Location:
June 30th, 8:00 AM, Owl Creek Packer Camp

Hike In Date: June 30th

Hike Out Date: July 5th

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 nearly 3000 vertical feet of trail.

Project Description

With Shaw Cabin as your home base, you and your crew will be using crosscut and handsaws to clear the trail to Shaw Mountain. Your climb to the worksite each day will be rewarded with 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. You will have a day off mid week to relax, explore, and recharge.

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!