Carson Lake
- May–Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 12 h ago
Is Carson 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.
Carson Lake is an 8-acre lake near Dubois, Wyoming, at about 8,441 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Yellowstone Outfitters33 mi away
- Swift Creek Outfitters42 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Deacon Lake TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Horse Creek Cutoff TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Twilight FallsWaterfall2.9 mi
- Horse CreekCanoeing4.6 mi
Horse Creek CampgroundCampingPhoto: cogdogblog, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.3 mi- Double Cabin CampgroundCamping6.1 mi
- Horse Creek SlabsRock climbing6.3 mi
- Wiggins ForkCanoeing8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Green River Lakes - Bridger-Teton NFLake fishing · ~54 min drive
- Torrey CreekRiver fishing · ~39 min drive
- Green LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Goose LakeLake fishing · ~20 min drive
- Crater LakeLake fishing · ~38 min drive
- Pinto LakeLake fishing · ~44 min drive
- Dinwoody LakesLake fishing · ~48 min drive
- Golden LakeLake fishing · ~50 min drive
- Dinwoody LakeLake fishing · ~50 min drive
- Upper Dinwoody LakeLake fishing · ~51 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Carson Lake
Best months: May–September. 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
36° / 13°
5 wet
Feb
37° / 13°
6 wet
Mar
45° / 19°
7 wet
Apr
51° / 24°
9 wet
May
60° / 32°
11 wet
Jun
70° / 39°
9 wet
Jul
79° / 43°
7 wet
Aug
78° / 42°
7 wet
Sep
69° / 35°
7 wet
Oct
56° / 26°
7 wet
Nov
42° / 19°
7 wet
Dec
34° / 13°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dubois, WY, 14 mi away at 6,955 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.
