Cabin Creek Campground
Campground
Campground · 1.1 mi from the trail
Wyoming · Hiking · Near Hyattville
Bear Gulch
- 1.3 mi
- round trip
- 769 ft
- climb
- 8,594 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Bear Gulch 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.
Bear Gulch is a short, easy hike in the Medicine Wheel Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming, about 1.3 miles long and roughly 769 feet of climb one way. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is rated easy, with a natural surface that allows both horses and bikes. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Burgess Junction weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 71°F with lows near 42°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail's high point of about 8,594 feet, so temperatures on the ridge may run a little cooler. Shell Creek campground is about 1.2 miles away, and Ranger Creek Recreation Area is about 1.9 miles off. The Adelaide Trail is about 2.2 miles away, and the Granite Creek hike lies about 4 miles out.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close
Shell CreekCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain1.2 mi- Ranger Creek Recreation AreaCamping1.9 mi
- Adelaide TrailHiking2.2 mi
- AdelaideHiking3.5 mi
- GRANITE CREEKHiking4 mi
- Road 10 RocksRock climbing5.9 mi
- Shell Reservoir Camping AreaCamping6.6 mi
- Coyote RocksRock climbing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Adelaide TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- AdelaideHiking · ~6 min drive
- Mail CreekHiking · ~7 min drive
- Dry Horse TrailHiking · ~18 min drive
- GRANITE CREEKHiking · ~7 min drive
- Cedar CreekHiking · ~9 min drive
- Grouse CreekHiking · ~13 min drive
- MAIL CREEKHiking · ~9 min drive
- BeefHiking · ~11 min drive
- West ForkHiking · ~13 min drive
Best time to visit Bear Gulch
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, 15.3 mi away at 8,060 ft. The station sits about 500 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.
