Lost Lake
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Lost Lake open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
Access Impact: Big Creek Lakes Dam Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trail & Access Impact: Stillwater Reservoir Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Snowy Range - 2026 Active Vegetation Operations
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Lost Lake is an 8-acre lake near McFadden, Wyoming, at about 9,225 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Deer Haven RV Park36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Trail CreekHiking3.7 mi
- North ForkHiking6.3 mi
North Fork CampgroundCampingPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.4 mi- Little Laramie Trail SystemHiking6.9 mi
- Lookout MountainSummit7.8 mi
- Deep Creek CampgroundCamping8.1 mi
- Brooklyn Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.3 mi
- North Fork Little Laramie RiverCanoeing8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- North Twin LakesLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Encampment RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 5m drive
- Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger DistrictRiver fishing · ~1h 1m drive
- Jeff LakeLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Deep LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Telephone LakesLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Lewis LakeLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Klondike LakeLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- James LakeLake fishing · ~20 min drive
- Bosler ReservoirLake fishing · ~20 min drive
Also worth it near here
- North ForkMountain biking · ~11 min drive
Snowy Range Ski AreaDownhill skiing · ~14 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Brooklyn Lake CampgroundCamping · ~14 min drivePhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- North Fork Little Laramie RiverCanoeing · ~15 min drive
Best time to visit Lost Lake
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
34° / 12°
Feb
35° / 13°
Mar
43° / 18°
Apr
50° / 24°
May
61° / 32°
Jun
71° / 41°
Jul
76° / 48°
Aug
75° / 46°
Sep
68° / 39°
Oct
56° / 28°
Nov
43° / 18°
Dec
34° / 13°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Centennial 1ne, WY, 9 mi away at 8,170 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
