Dry Beaver
- 12.8 mi
- round trip
- 512 ft
- climb
- 9,686 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Dry Beaver 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.
Dry Beaver is a hard hike of about 12.8 miles on an out-and-back route in Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest, within the Big Piney Ranger District. The trail rises from a low point of 8,663 feet to a high of 9,686 feet, a climb of about 512 feet one way. The trail is open from May 1 to October 31, and the Forest Service manages the surrounding land. The trailhead is at Middle Beaver Trailhead. Horses and bikes are both allowed, and the surface is natural. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Darwin run to highs around 72°F in July, with lows near 35°F. That station sits roughly 1,500 feet lower than the high point, so temperatures up top run cooler. The closest neighbors are Horse Mountain Trail, about 1.2 miles away, and South Beaver, about 2 miles off. North Horse Creek Trail is about 3.2 miles away, and the Hoback River, about 9 miles away, offers paddling.
Local outfitters
- Greys River Cove29 mi away
- Yellowstone Trail RV Park33 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Horse Mountain TrailHiking1.2 mi
- South BeaverHiking2 mi
- North Horse Creek TrailHiking3.2 mi
- RimHiking3.5 mi
- South Beaver TrailHiking3.9 mi
- Grizzly CreekHiking4 mi
- Horse Creek ConnectorHiking4.2 mi
- Hoback RiverCanoeing9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Horse Mountain TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- South BeaverHiking · ~4 min drive
- Blind Bull-Horse Creek Snow TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- South Horse Creek TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- RimHiking · ~6 min drive
- North Horse Creek TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- Blind Bull-Horse Creek Snow TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- SOUTH HORSE CREEKHiking · ~12 min drive
- Grizzly CreekHiking · ~7 min drive
- Horse Creek ConnectorHiking · ~7 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Sherman Guard StationHut camping · ~11 min drive
- Hoback RiverCanoeing · ~16 min drive
- Cliff Creek FallsWaterfall · ~17 min drive
- Wyoming Range National RecreatMountain biking · ~18 min drive
Lander PeakSummit · ~23 min drivePhoto: James Smillie / After Albert Bierstadt, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Dry Beaver
Best months: June–August. 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
26° / -6°
9 wet
Feb
29° / -4°
9 wet
Mar
36° / 5°
10 wet
Apr
43° / 16°
10 wet
May
54° / 26°
11 wet
Jun
64° / 32°
10 wet
Jul
72° / 35°
8 wet
Aug
71° / 34°
9 wet
Sep
62° / 28°
8 wet
Oct
48° / 19°
8 wet
Nov
35° / 6°
9 wet
Dec
25° / -5°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Darwin Rch, WY, 34.7 mi away at 8,190 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.
