Box Creek
- 24.8 mi
- round trip
- 1,224 ft
- climb
- 8,297 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Box Creek open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Bridger-Teton National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Bridger-Teton National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Box Creek is a long, hard out-and-back hike in Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest, on the Blackrock Ranger District. The route runs about 24.8 miles, with a total climb of 1,224 feet from the low point at 7,103 feet to the high at 8,297 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trailhead is named Box Creek Trailhead, with parking at BOX CREEK TRAILHEAD. The trail is open year-round. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Moran put July highs around 77°F with lows near 42°F, and snow is common from November through April, when highs stay in the 20s and 30s. Horses are allowed on the trail, and bikes are not. Box Cr Campground sits just 0.1 mile from the trailhead, with Buffalo Valley 18 and Buffalo Valley 22 campgrounds within a mile. The North Buffalo Fork Trail is about 1.4 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Swift Creek Outfitters9 mi away
- The Virginian RV Park36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Box Cr CgCamping0.1 mi
- Buffalo Valley 18Camping0.6 mi
- Turpin Meadows Xc-RiversideCross-country skiing0.9 mi
- Buffalo Valley 22Camping0.9 mi
- Turpin Meadows Xc-WillowsCross-country skiing1.2 mi
- North Buffalo Fork TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Pacific CreekCanoeing9 mi
- Spread CreekCanoeing9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- East Boundary TurnoutHiking · ~15 min drive
- North Buffalo Fork TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- SODA FORK CUTOFFHiking · ~8 min drive
- ANGLES CUTOFF TRAILHiking · ~9 min drive
A River's StoryHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: Open Source Dude, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Clear Creek TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- MARY'S LAKE/BALDY MTN SM TRHiking · ~9 min drive
- Angles TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Oxbow Bend TurnoutHiking · ~22 min drive
- South Fork Buffalo TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit Box Creek
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
24° / 1°
14 wet · 14 snow
Feb
30° / 4°
12 wet · 11 snow
Mar
39° / 12°
12 wet · 9 snow
Apr
46° / 21°
12 wet · 6 snow
May
56° / 31°
12 wet · 2 snow
Jun
67° / 37°
10 wet
Jul
77° / 42°
8 wet
Aug
76° / 40°
8 wet
Sep
66° / 34°
8 wet
Oct
51° / 25°
9 wet · 3 snow
Nov
35° / 14°
12 wet · 9 snow
Dec
24° / 4°
15 wet · 14 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moran 5wnw, WY, 14.7 mi away at 6,805 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
