Moose Meadows
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 60 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- Easy
- difficulty
- May, Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Moose Meadows 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.
Moose Meadows is an easy out-and-back hike in the Seeley Lake Ranger District of Montana's Lolo National Forest, about a mile from Seeley Lake. The trail is 2.2 miles long and gains about 60 feet, so it is a short, low-effort outing. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Seeley Lake run to highs around 83°F in July and August, with lows in the mid-40s. Winter is much colder, with January highs near 32°F. The trail sits among a cluster of other outings. Auggie Cutoff is just 0.2 miles away, and the Roller Coaster and Cutoff hikes are each about 0.3 miles off. For an overnight stay, the Big Larch Campground Complex is about 1.4 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Granite Peak RV Resort35 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- AUGGIE CUTOFFHiking0.2 mi
- Mountain ViewCross-country skiing0.3 mi
- Roller CoasterHiking0.3 mi
- CutoffHiking0.3 mi
- Big Larch Cg ComplexCamping1.4 mi
- Seeley Lake Cg ComplexCamping1.6 mi
- River Point Campground ComplexCamping1.7 mi
Clearwater RiverCanoeingPhoto: Bswc blackfootchallenge, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.3 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)- AUGGIE CUTOFFHiking · Next door
- WEST MORRELL-RICE RIDGE LOOPHiking · ~1 min drive
- LOGGING CAMP LOOPHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Rice RidgeHiking · ~3 min drive
- Canoe Trail ReturnHiking · ~3 min drive
- SEELEY LAKE- MONTUREHiking · ~3 min drive
- Seeley Town HookupHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- EAST MORRELL-BLIND CANYON LOOPHiking · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Moose Meadows
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, 1.4 mi away at 4,100 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
