Lodge Grass
- 17.2 mi
- round trip
- 663 ft
- climb
- 9,289 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Lodge Grass 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.
Lodge Grass is a hard hike in the Medicine Wheel Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back that climbs from about 6,300 feet to nearly 9,300 feet, with a total elevation gain of 663 feet. The route is 17.2 miles long, and the trail surface is natural, so plan on a rough, unimproved path. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Burgess Junction, which sits about 1,200 feet lower than the high point, show July highs around 71°F with lows near 42°F. Winter is severe, with January highs around 30°F and lows near 8°F. The trail is open year-round, and horses and bikes are both allowed. For a longer stay, Porcupine Campground is about 6 miles away, and Porcupine Falls is about 5 miles off. Climbers can find Highway 14a Boulders about 2.4 miles away and the Intermission Fire boulders (a.k.a. Fruit Basket) about 3.9 miles away.
- Highway 14a BouldersRock climbing2.4 mi
- Pumpkin CreekHiking2.7 mi
- Intermission Fire boulders (a.k.a. Fruit Basket)Rock climbing3.9 mi
- Porcupine FallsHiking5 mi
- Mexican HillHiking5.8 mi
- Porcupine CampgroundCamping6 mi
Bald Mountain CampgroundCampingPhoto: Bas van Oorschot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.8 mi- Porcupine CreekCanoeing8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
HUDSON CREEKHiking · ~21 min drivePhoto: Bas van Oorschot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Horseshoe Bend MarinaHiking · ~34 min drive
- Pumpkin CreekHiking · ~5 min drive
- Mexican HillHiking · ~10 min drive
- Dry Horse TrailHiking · ~37 min drive
Ranger's DelightHiking · ~36 min drivePhoto: Greg_Hanson, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Ranger's Delight TrailHiking · ~36 min drive
- Little HornHiking · ~10 min drive
- Tillets HoleHiking · ~11 min drive
Sullivans KnobHiking · ~36 min drivePhoto: Mobilus In Mobili, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Also worth it near here
- Bald Mountain CampgroundCamping · ~13 min drivePhoto: Bas van Oorschot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Medicine Wheel PassageScenic drive · ~16 min drive
Little Bighorn RiverCanoeing · ~23 min drivePhoto: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Tongue River Fishing WestRiver fishing · ~28 min drive
Best time to visit Lodge Grass
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, 19.4 mi away at 8,060 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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.
