Cross Creek Reservoir
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Cross Creek 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.
Cross Creek Reservoir is a 6-acre reservoir near Banner, Wyoming, at about 8,955 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
- Coffeen ParkHiking2.1 mi
- Big Goose Cutoff TrailHiking2.1 mi
- Cross Creek CampgroundCamping2.6 mi
- Lamburger RockRock climbing5 mi
- Taurine CorridorRock climbing5.8 mi
- East Fork CampgroundCamping6 mi
- Kearny CreekCanoeing6.4 mi
- West Fork Big Goose CreekCanoeing8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Mosier GulchRiver fishing · ~39 min drive
- Willits ReservoirLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Poison Creek TrailRiver fishing · ~58 min drive
- Cross Creek LakesLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Tongue River Fishing SiteRiver fishing · ~43 min drive
- Cross Creek LakesLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Tongue River Fishing EastRiver fishing · ~45 min drive
- Hope LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Buffalo, WYRiver fishing · ~45 min drive
- Geddes LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
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Best time to visit Cross Creek 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, 24 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.
