Idaho · Hiking · Sawtooth Wilderness

Fishhook Trail

Fishhook TrailPhoto: bgwashburn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
1.2 mi
round trip
63 ft
climb
6,874 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Aug
best months

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Sawtooth National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Sawtooth National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Fishhook Trail is a short, easy hike in Idaho's Sawtooth Wilderness, within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area of the Sawtooth National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is about 1.2 miles long, with a one-way climb of about 63 feet from a low point of 6,810 feet to a high of 6,874 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Stanley show July and August highs around 80°F with lows near 39°F and only five or six wet days a month. Winter is much colder, with January highs around 29°F. The trail is on natural surface and allows horses. Point Campground and the Marshall Lake Cutoff are both about 1.5 miles away. Redfish Lake Campground and Redfish Lake Bouldering are each about 1.6 miles off.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

  • Best time to go · Jun–Aug

    Best time to visit Fishhook Trail

    Best months: June–August. 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

      29° / 4°

      12 wet

    2. Feb

      35° / 7°

      12 wet

    3. Mar

      42° / 14°

      14 wet

    4. Apr

      49° / 21°

      12 wet

    5. May

      60° / 30°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      69° / 35°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 39°

      6 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 37°

      5 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 31°

      7 wet

    10. Oct

      55° / 24°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      39° / 14°

      12 wet

    12. Dec

      28° / 6°

      14 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stanley Rs, ID, 2.5 mi away at 6,495 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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Fishhook TrailPhoto: bgwashburn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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