Goodenough
Photo: JF Hobbs, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5.2 mi
- round trip
- 2,230 ft
- climb
- 7,823 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Goodenough open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Goodenough is a moderate out-and-back hike in Idaho's Caribou-Targhee National Forest, within the Westside Ranger District. The trail is about 5 miles long, with a one-way climb of roughly 2,200 feet from a low point of about 5,600 feet to a high of about 7,800 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is natural-surfaced, with horses and bikes allowed. Goodenough Creek Campground sits just 0.3 miles away, and the Mormon Canyon and Bell Marsh-Walker-Goodenough hikes are both within half a mile. Scout Mountain Campground is about 4 miles off.
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