Wyoming · Lake fishing · Sheridan

Heart Lake

Jun–Sep
best months

Is Heart Lake open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Bighorn National Forest.

As of Nov 11, 3:15 PM MST · Source: USFS · Bighorn National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Heart Lake is a 17-acre lake near Sheridan, Wyoming, at about 8,957 feet.

- Geddes LakeHiking1.3 mi
- Coney CreekHiking2.5 mi
- Antler CreekHiking3.4 mi
- West Fork Big Goose CreekCanoeing4.1 mi
- Cross Creek CampgroundCamping4.2 mi
- Ranger Creek CampgroundCampingPhoto: G Mack, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.7 mi
- Eastern Big HornsRock climbing6.4 mi
- Lamburger RockRock climbing6.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Also worth it near here
- West Fork Big Goose CreekCanoeing · ~7 min drive
- Ranger Creek CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drivePhoto: G Mack, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Antelope ButteDownhill skiing · ~19 min drive
- Black Tooth MountainSummit · ~21 min drivePhoto: Ttharp at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Heart Lake
Best months: June–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.
1. Jan
  30° / 8°
2. Feb
  29° / 7°
3. Mar
  35° / 13°
4. Apr
  41° / 18°
5. May
  50° / 28°
6. Jun
  61° / 35°
7. Jul
  71° / 42°
8. Aug
  70° / 41°
9. Sep
  61° / 33°
10. Oct
  46° / 23°
11. Nov
  36° / 15°
12. Dec
  29° / 8°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Burgess Junction, WY, 18.3 mi away at 8,060 ft. The station sits about 900 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.