Shell Reservoir Camping Area
Campground
Campground · 1.9 mi from the trail
Wyoming · Lake fishing · Shell · Near Hyattville
Lake Arden
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Lake Arden open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Medicine Wheel Ranger District.
Forest Special Order 02-02-03-25-05 Shell Falls Interpretive Site Closure
Agency alert covering Medicine Wheel Ranger District · Order 02-02-03-25-05 · USFS · Medicine Wheel Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Wheel Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Lake Arden is a 11-acre lake near Shell, Wyoming, at about 9,424 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close
- Shell Lakes High TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Shell LakesHiking1.4 mi
- Shell Reservoir Camping AreaCamping1.9 mi
- MAIL CREEKHiking4 mi
- Ranger Creek Recreation AreaCamping6.4 mi
Shell CreekCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain7.1 mi- West Fork Big Goose CreekCanoeing8.5 mi
- Eastern Big HornsRock climbing10 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Mosier GulchRiver fishing · ~53 min drive
- Shell ReservoirLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Tongue River Fishing SiteRiver fishing · ~34 min drive
- Shell ReservoirLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Tongue River Fishing EastRiver fishing · ~35 min drive
- Geddes LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Tongue River Fishing WestRiver fishing · ~35 min drive
- Hope LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Buffalo, WYRiver fishing · ~59 min drive
- Heart LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
Best time to visit Lake Arden
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, 19 mi away at 8,060 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.
