Spook Lake
- 15.7 mi
- round trip
- 4,633 ft
- climb
- 6,185 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is SPOOK LAKE 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.
Spook Lake is an expert-level out-and-back hike in the Seeley Lake Ranger District of Lolo National Forest in Montana, managed by the Forest Service. The route is about 31 miles long, with a total climb of about 4,600 feet, and the high point reaches about 6,185 feet. The trail starts at roughly 5,629 feet and ends at about 4,130 feet, so the round trip involves about 4,600 feet of gain and loss. The climb is steady, and the steepest stretch comes at about 4 miles in, where the grade reaches 18%. The Wolverine hike lies just 0.1 mile away, and Boles Point and Boles Creek are both within about 3 miles. For an overnight base, River Point Campground Complex and Seeley Lake Campground Complex are each about 9.5 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Granite Peak RV Resort24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- WolverineHiking0.1 mi
- Boles PointHiking2 mi
- Boles CreekHiking3.2 mi
- Grouse CreekHiking3.8 mi
- FINLEY SPOOK CUTOFFHiking4.2 mi
- GOLD CREEKHiking5.2 mi
- River Point Campground ComplexCamping9.4 mi
- Seeley Lake Cg ComplexCamping9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Big Larch NatureHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Boles PointHiking · ~3 min drive
- GOLD CREEKHiking · ~9 min drive
- ARCHIBALD LOOPHiking · ~15 min drive
- FINLEY SPOOK CUTOFFHiking · ~7 min drive
- Boles CreekHiking · ~6 min drive
- WEST MORRELL-RICE RIDGE LOOPHiking · ~18 min drive
- Boyscout Trail AHiking · ~16 min drive
- Fly LakeHiking · ~11 min drive
- Grouse CreekHiking · ~6 min drive