West Tensleep Falls
Wyoming
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.2 mi
Distance
190 ft
Gain
4 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Bighorn National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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West Tensleep Falls
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Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 190 ft
- Elevation loss
- 190 ft
- Highest point
- 8,979 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,892 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
West Tensleep Falls is a short out-and-back trail in Wyoming managed by the Forest Service. The trail is 0.18 miles long with 104 feet of elevation loss.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 8,979 ft
- Total climbing
- 190 ft
- Total descent
- 190 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 0.2 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Powder River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bighorn National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Powder River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Forest Special Order 02-02-01-25-02 West Tensleep Corridor
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- West Tensleep LakeCamping0.5 mi
- SalinasHiking0.7 mi
- Deer Park CampgroundCamping0.7 mi
- TensleepHiking0.8 mi
- HighlineHiking1.1 mi
- West Tensleep CreekCanoeing1.1 mi
- Lake PointRock climbing6.5 mi
- Cobra, TheRock climbing6.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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