East Beaver
- 6.2 mi
- round trip
- 4,104 ft
- climb
- 8,848 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is East Beaver 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.
East Beaver is a hard hike in the Medicine Wheel Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming. The trail is about 6.2 miles long and runs as an out-and-back from a high point of 8,848 feet to a low of 7,086 feet, with a total elevation gain and loss of about 4,100 feet. That makes the climb roughly double the one-way gain of 1,955 feet listed in the place details. The trail is natural surfaced and open to both horses and bikes, according to Forest Service records. The trip takes about four hours, and the route is open year-round. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Burgess Junction show July highs around 71°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay around freezing. Hudson Creek is about half a mile away. The climbing area at NFSR 121 (a.k.a. Phone Booth Boulders) is 1.8 miles off, and North Beaver is 2.7 miles away. Bald Mountain Campground, about 5.9 miles out, offers a place to stay.
HUDSON CREEKHikingPhoto: Bas van Oorschot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi- NFSR 121 (a.k.a. Phone Booth Boulders)Rock climbing1.8 mi
- North BeaverHiking2.7 mi
- Beaver Creek MesaHiking5.1 mi
- MaylandHiking5.2 mi
Bald Mountain CampgroundCampingPhoto: Bas van Oorschot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.9 mi- Highway 14a PinnaclesRock climbing6.9 mi
- Porcupine CampgroundCamping7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- HUDSON CREEKHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Bas van Oorschot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- North BeaverHiking · ~5 min drive
- ElkhornHiking · ~11 min drive
- Dry Horse TrailHiking · ~15 min drive
Prune CreekHiking · ~28 min drivePhoto: David Haile, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Beaver Creek MesaHiking · ~9 min drive
- FullerHiking · ~17 min drive
- COTTONWOOD CREEKHiking · ~13 min drive
- MaylandHiking · ~9 min drive
- Grouse CreekHiking · ~18 min drive
Best time to visit East Beaver
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, 12.1 mi away at 8,060 ft. The station sits about 800 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.
