Trail Creek
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Campground · 0.4 mi from the trail
Wyoming · Hiking · Near Jackson
Happy Hour
- 4.1 mi
- round trip
- 126 ft
- climb
- 6,701 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Happy Hour open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Happy Hour is a 4.09-mile hike on the Teton Basin Ranger District of Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back with a total length of about 8.2 miles and a one-way elevation gain of 126 feet. It's rated moderate. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 48°F, while winter brings highs in the upper 20s and regular snow days from December through February. The trail is accessible to both bikes and horses, and it is not an accessible route. Trail Creek campground sits about 0.4 miles away, and Mikesell Canyon and Taylor Mountain are within about a mile and a half. Darby Canyon, a climbing area, lies roughly 9 miles off.
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Happy Hour
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
29° / 12°
9 wet · 7 snow
Feb
32° / 13°
8 wet · 6 snow
Mar
40° / 21°
9 wet · 6 snow
Apr
48° / 27°
9 wet · 4 snow
May
60° / 35°
10 wet · 2 snow
Jun
69° / 42°
8 wet
Jul
79° / 48°
5 wet
Aug
78° / 47°
6 wet
Sep
68° / 40°
6 wet
Oct
53° / 30°
7 wet · 2 snow
Nov
38° / 20°
8 wet · 5 snow
Dec
28° / 12°
9 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta 1 Nnw, WY, 15.9 mi away at 6,440 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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