Indian Point Trail
- 23.0 mi
- round trip
- 2,367 ft
- climb
- 9,475 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Indian Point Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Shoshone National Forest.
Morrison Jeep Trail
Agency alert covering Shoshone National Forest · USFS · Shoshone National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Shoshone National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Indian Point Trail is a hard hike in Wyoming's Shoshone National Forest, within the Wind River Ranger District. The trail is about 23 miles long and rises from a low point of 7,887 feet to a high of 9,475 feet, making it a long, steep out-and-back. The route is on natural surface and is open to horses, so riders can join the climb. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is open year-round. 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 about 1,300 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the summit run cooler. Bear Creek, a canoeing spot, and Bear Creek Trail are both within about 3 miles. Double Cabin Campground is about 6 miles away, and Horse Creek Slabs, a climbing area, is about 8 miles off.
- Bear CreekCanoeing2.7 mi
- Bear Creek TrailHiking3.3 mi
- Bug CreekHiking3.9 mi
- Caldwell CreekCanoeing6.3 mi
- Double Cabin CampgroundCamping6.4 mi
- Double Cabin CutacrossHiking6.6 mi
- Horse Creek SlabsRock climbing8 mi
Horse Creek CampgroundCampingPhoto: cogdogblog, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Bear Creek TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
- Double Cabin CutacrossHiking · ~11 min drive
- Deacon Lake TrailHiking · ~15 min drive
- Cascade Creek TrailHiking · ~20 min drive
- Bug CreekHiking · ~7 min drive
- Claude TrailHiking · ~27 min drive
- Horse Creek Cutoff TrailHiking · ~15 min drive
- Horse Creek TrailHiking · ~21 min drive
- East Fork TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- Geyser Creek TrailHiking · ~28 min drive
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Best time to visit Indian Point Trail
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, 40 mi away at 8,190 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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.
