Native Lake
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Native 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.
Native Lake is a 57-acre lake near Dubois, Wyoming, at about 9,590 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
- Upper Dry CreekHiking1.6 mi
- Dry CreekHiking3 mi
- Inkwells LakesHiking3.6 mi
- Dinwoody CreekCanoeing4.7 mi
- North Fork Bull Lake CreekCanoeing6.9 mi
Dinwoody Glacier Area.Rock climbingPhoto: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)8.3 mi- Gannett PeakMountaineering8.6 mi
Mount SacagaweaSummitPhoto: Tim Holland, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Echo LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Torrey CreekRiver fishing · ~22 min drive
- Don LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Dom LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Bent LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Rock Island LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Honeymoon LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Star LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Florence LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Bearstooth LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
Best time to visit Native 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
26° / -6°
9 wet
Feb
29° / -4°
9 wet
Mar
36° / 5°
10 wet
Apr
43° / 16°
10 wet
May
54° / 26°
11 wet
Jun
64° / 32°
10 wet
Jul
72° / 35°
8 wet
Aug
71° / 34°
9 wet
Sep
62° / 28°
8 wet
Oct
48° / 19°
8 wet
Nov
35° / 6°
9 wet
Dec
25° / -5°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Darwin Rch, WY, 35.6 mi away at 8,190 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.
