Willits Reservoir
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Willits Reservoir open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Bighorn National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Bighorn National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Willits Reservoir is a 5-acre reservoir near Banner, Wyoming, at about 8,723 feet.
- Cross Creek CampgroundCamping1 mi
- Big Goose Cutoff TrailHiking1.4 mi
- GRANGER CUTOFFHiking2.5 mi
- Lamburger RockRock climbing3.2 mi
- Taurine CorridorRock climbing4.1 mi
- East Fork CampgroundCamping4.1 mi
- West Fork Big Goose CreekCanoeing6.9 mi
- Kearny CreekCanoeing7.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Mosier GulchRiver fishing · ~41 min drive
- Cross Creek ReservoirLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Poison Creek TrailRiver fishing · ~1h drive
- Hope LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Tongue River Fishing SiteRiver fishing · ~41 min drive
- Geddes LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Tongue River Fishing EastRiver fishing · ~43 min drive
- Cross Creek LakesLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Tongue River Fishing WestRiver fishing · ~44 min drive
- Heart LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Big Goose Cutoff TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
Ranger Creek CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drivePhoto: G Mack, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- West Fork Big Goose CreekCanoeing · ~12 min drive
Black Tooth MountainSummit · ~16 min drivePhoto: Ttharp at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Willits Reservoir
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.
Jan
30° / 8°
Feb
29° / 7°
Mar
35° / 13°
Apr
41° / 18°
May
50° / 28°
Jun
61° / 35°
Jul
71° / 42°
Aug
70° / 41°
Sep
61° / 33°
Oct
46° / 23°
Nov
36° / 15°
Dec
29° / 8°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Burgess Junction, WY, 22.8 mi away at 8,060 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
