Boyscout Trail A
- 3.8 mi
- round trip
- 31 ft
- climb
- 4,031 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May, Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Boyscout Trail A open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Lolo National Forest.
East Fork Big Creek Road & Trail Closure- Superior Ranger District
Agency alert covering Lolo National Forest · Order 26-003- · USFS · Lolo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Lolo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Boyscout Trail A is a 3.8-mile out-and-back hike in the Seeley Lake Ranger District of Lolo National Forest in Montana, managed by the Forest Service. The trail rises about 31 feet from a low point of 3,996 feet to a high of 4,031 feet, and it is rated moderate. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Seeley Lake show July and August highs around 83°F with lows in the low 40s and the fewest wet days of the year. Winter is cold, with January highs near freezing. Bikes are allowed on the trail. Seeley Lake Campground Complex sits just 0.1 mile away, and Boyscout Trail B is 0.3 mile off. Mountain bikers can head to Hotel Point Cutoff, about 0.4 mile away, and paddlers will find the Clearwater River roughly 7.6 miles away.
- Seeley Lake Cg ComplexCamping0.1 mi
- Boyscout Trail BHiking0.3 mi
- Hotel Point CutoffMountain biking0.4 mi
- River Point Campground ComplexCamping0.5 mi
- River Point CommunityMountain biking0.5 mi
- GusMountain biking0.5 mi
- Big Larch Cg ComplexCamping1.4 mi
Clearwater RiverCanoeingPhoto: Bswc blackfootchallenge, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Big Larch NatureHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
CAMP CR.- RICE RIDGEHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: lumachrome, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- WEST MORRELL-RICE RIDGE LOOPHiking · ~2 min drive
- ARCHIBALD LOOPHiking · ~2 min drive
- LOGGING CAMP LOOPHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Rice RidgeHiking · ~5 min drive
- SEELEY LAKE- MONTUREHiking · ~5 min drive
- Canoe Trail ReturnHiking · ~2 min drive
- Seeley Town HookupHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- EAST MORRELL-BLIND CANYON LOOPHiking · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit Boyscout Trail A
Best months: May and July–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
32° / 12°
15 wet
Feb
37° / 13°
12 wet
Mar
45° / 20°
12 wet
Apr
54° / 27°
11 wet
May
65° / 34°
12 wet
Jun
72° / 41°
13 wet
Jul
83° / 44°
8 wet
Aug
83° / 43°
7 wet
Sep
73° / 36°
9 wet
Oct
56° / 29°
11 wet
Nov
40° / 21°
14 wet
Dec
31° / 13°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Seeley Lake Rs, MT, 1.5 mi away at 4,100 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
