West Tensleep Lake
Campground
Campground · 5.9 mi from the trail
Wyoming · Hiking · Near Hyattville
Battle Park
- 8.0 mi
- round trip
- 43 ft
- climb
- 9,122 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Battle Park open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Medicine Wheel Ranger District.
Forest Special Order 02-02-03-25-05 Shell Falls Interpretive Site Closure
Agency alert covering Medicine Wheel Ranger District · Order 02-02-03-25-05 · USFS · Medicine Wheel Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Wheel Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Battle Park is an easy, out-and-back hike on natural trail surface in the Medicine Wheel Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming. The route runs about 8 miles with a total elevation gain of 43 feet, from a low point of 7,831 feet to a high of 9,122 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is open from November 16 through May 15. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Burgess Junction, which sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than the trail's high point, show July highs around 71°F with lows near 42°F. Winter is cold, with January highs around 30°F and lows near 8°F. The trail is open to both horses and bikes, and it is a natural surface route. Long Park lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Middle Paintrock Trail is about 1.5 miles off. West Tensleep Lake campground and West Tensleep Creek, a paddling spot, are both within about 6 miles.
Around this trail
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Museum · 20 mi from Hyattville
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- Middle Paintrock TrailHiking1.5 mi
West Tensleep LakeCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain5.9 mi- West Tensleep CreekCanoeing6.2 mi
Deer Park CampgroundCampingPhoto: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.2 mi- Paint Rock CreekCanoeing7.6 mi
Cloud Peak Wilderness AreaRock climbingPhoto: PJsg1011, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.8 mi- Lost Twin LakesRock climbing9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lily Lake Cut-OffHiking · ~3 min drive
- Middle PaintrockHiking · ~6 min drive
- Main PaintrockHiking · ~7 min drive
- Middle ForkHiking · ~5 min drive
- Misty MoonHiking · ~9 min drive
- Bald RidgeHiking · ~7 min drive
- Kiny White Cutoff TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
- Lost Twin LakesHiking · ~11 min drive
- Main Paintrock TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- KINKY WHITE CUTOFFHiking · ~6 min drive
Best time to visit Battle Park
Best months: June–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
30° / 8°
Feb
29° / 7°
Mar
35° / 13°
Apr
41° / 18°
May
50° / 28°
Jun
61° / 35°
Jul
71° / 42°
Aug
70° / 41°
Sep
61° / 33°
Oct
46° / 23°
Nov
36° / 15°
Dec
29° / 8°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Burgess Junction, WY, 33.9 mi away at 8,060 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.
