Lost Lake Trail
- 4.8 mi
- round trip
- 529 ft
- climb
- 8,255 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Lost Lake 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.
Lost Lake Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back hike in Wyoming's Shoshone National Forest, within the Clarks Fork Ranger District. The trail rises from about 7,700 feet to a high point of 8,255 feet, with a total elevation gain of 529 feet. It is a moderate route, and the Forest Service manages the land. The trail is accessible and has a natural surface. Horses are allowed, so it works for riders as well as hikers. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station at Silver Gate, Montana, run around 74°F for highs and 40°F for lows, and the station sits about 760 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the summit run cooler. The trail is open year-round. Lily Lake Campground is about 2.2 miles away, and Crazy Creek Campground is about 2.7 miles away. The Clarks Fork Yellowstone River, a canoeing route, is about 2.9 miles off, and the Absaroka Range climbing area is about 7.6 miles away.
- LOST LAKE CUTACCROSS TRAILHiking0.1 mi
- Lost Lake Cut across TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Crazy Creek TrailHiking1.5 mi
- Lily Lake CampgroundCamping2.2 mi
- Crazy Creek CampgroundCamping2.7 mi
Clarks Fork Yellowstone RiverCanoeingPhoto: T. A. Jagger, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)2.9 mi- Pilot CreekCanoeing6.4 mi
- Absaroka RangeRock climbing7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Soda Butte Creek TrailHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: richsandroid, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Crazy Creek TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Granite Lake LoopHiking · ~7 min drive
Glacier Lake TrailHiking · ~18 min drivePhoto: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Farley Lake LoopHiking · ~5 min drive
- Otter LakeHiking · ~8 min drive
- Lost Lake Cut across TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Pilot Cr. TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Granite Lake TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- Big Moose Lake TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Lake RenoLake fishing · Next door
- Clarks Fork Yellowstone RiverCanoeing · ~5 min drivePhoto: T. A. Jagger, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Granite Loop TrailMountain biking · ~6 min drive
Beartooth ButteSummit · ~11 min drivePhoto: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Lost Lake 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
27° / 3°
Feb
30° / 5°
Mar
39° / 12°
Apr
44° / 20°
May
55° / 29°
Jun
65° / 35°
Jul
74° / 40°
Aug
73° / 37°
Sep
64° / 30°
Oct
50° / 23°
Nov
33° / 12°
Dec
24° / 2°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Silver Gate, MT, 11.7 mi away at 7,495 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.
