Beartooth Lake
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Beartooth Lake open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Shoshone National Forest.
Morrison Jeep Trail
Agency alert covering Shoshone National Forest · USFS · Shoshone National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Shoshone National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Beartooth Lake is a 174-acre lake near Cody, Wyoming, at about 8,904 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Beartooth Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi- Beartooth Cr TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Beauty Lake TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Beartooth FallsWaterfall0.8 mi
Beartooth ButteSummitPhoto: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi- Beartooth CreekCanoeing2.5 mi
- Island Lake CampgroundCamping2.7 mi
- Absaroka RangeRock climbing2.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- ParksideLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Beartooth RDRiver fishing · ~22 min drive
- West Rosebud Lake Fishing AccessPier fishing · ~37 min drive
- Beauty LakeLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Clarks Fork Boat LaunchRiver fishing · ~29 min drive
- Lonesome LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- North Fork Shoshone R AccessRiver fishing · ~58 min drive
- Abandoned LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Wapiti BridgeRiver fishing · ~58 min drive
- Sheepherder LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Beartooth Lake CampgroundCamping · Next doorPhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Beartooth FallsWaterfall · ~1 min drive
- Beartooth ButteSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Beartooth High Lakes TrailMountain biking · ~4 min drive
Best time to visit Beartooth Lake
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
27° / 3°
Feb
30° / 5°
Mar
39° / 12°
Apr
44° / 20°
May
55° / 29°
Jun
65° / 35°
Jul
74° / 40°
Aug
73° / 37°
Sep
64° / 30°
Oct
50° / 23°
Nov
33° / 12°
Dec
24° / 2°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Silver Gate, MT, 19 mi away at 7,495 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
