Nomination period is now open until October 31, 2025.

The solicitation period for the 2026-2027 Cabin/Home Site Sales Program is now open until October 31, 2025. This opportunity is available to current lessees, as well as former lessees who own improvements on their former lease site. If you would like to nominate your Cabin/Home Site please please fill out the request for sales form and mail it to the following address by Friday October 31, 2025: 

DRNC
Attn: Cabin Site Sales
1539 11th Ave
P.O. BOX 201601
Helena, MT 59620

REQUEST FOR SALES FORM

Request for Sale forms were mailed to potentially eligible lessees. To be considered Request for Sale Forms are to be returned to the DNRC and postmarked no later than October 31, 2025. Late or Incomplete forms will not be considered.

DNRC will review lease sites of all respondents and select lots for processing in 2026 and 2027. If your lease site is selected, you will be notified in the spring of 2026 with further instructions and forms needed to confirm your participation in the program. Selection for participation in the 2026-2027 Cabin/Home Site Sales Program does not guarantee the site will be sold.

Changes to the program

During the 68th Regular Session of the Montana legislature, Senate Bill 49 "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING CABIN SITE SALES; REVISING THE CANCELLATION OF SALE REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING SECTION 77-2-363, MCA" was passed. The following language was added to 77-2-363 MCA: If the land to be sold is a leased cabin or home site as provided in 77-2-318 and the current lessee has initiated the sale as authorized by 77-2-364, the lessee may cancel the sale by giving notice to the department at least 10 days prior to the day of the auction unless another person has deposited a bid bond per subsection (2)(a), at which point the sale cannot be canceled by the lessee. 

What does this mean? 

The current lessee that has nominated the property for the sale program will not be able to cancel the auction if another person registers for the auction by submitting a bid deposit and executing a purchase agreement with the department.

More Information

• All previous participants in the sales program who withdrew prior to auction are subject to the new law if selected for participation in the 2026-2027 sales program.
• The current lessee can still back out of the cabin site sales program prior to registration for bidding opens to the public.
• The current lessee still has the right to match the highest bid at auction.
• The changes went into effect immediately after being signed into law on April 24, 2023.

For questions, please contact Brent Neace at (406) 444-4289 or brent.neace@mt.gov