Trout Creek Canyon
- 5.7 mi
- round trip
- 638 ft
- climb
- 5,111 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Trout Creek Canyon open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Trout Creek Canyon is a hard hike in the Helena Ranger District of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana, about 5.7 miles long with a one-way climb of 638 feet. The trail is managed by the Forest Service and has a natural surface, and it is open to both horses and bikes. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Adel, at a similar elevation, run to highs around 78°F in July and August with lows in the mid-40s, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s. Vigilante Campground sits less than a mile away, and the Beartrap and Magpie Gulch hikes are within about 2.3 miles. Indian Flats Cabin is roughly 3.7 miles off.
Local outfitters
- MTBCity24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Trout Creek Canyon
Best months: May–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
36° / 14°
Feb
37° / 14°
Mar
43° / 21°
Apr
50° / 27°
May
58° / 35°
Jun
67° / 42°
Jul
78° / 47°
Aug
78° / 46°
Sep
68° / 39°
Oct
53° / 31°
Nov
42° / 23°
Dec
33° / 15°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Adel, MT, 16.1 mi away at 5,017 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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