Worthen Meadow Campground
Campground
Campground · 6.8 mi from the trail
Wyoming · Hiking · Popo Agie Wilderness · Near Lander
Tayo Lake
- 8.1 mi
- round trip
- 742 ft
- climb
- 10,814 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
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Tayo Lake is a moderate out-and-back hike in Wyoming's Popo Agie Wilderness, part of the Washakie Ranger District of Shoshone National Forest. The trail is about 8 miles long, with a one-way elevation gain of 742 feet, and it runs on natural surface. The route starts at a low point of about 9,670 feet and climbs to a high point of about 10,814 feet. The trail is open year-round, and the Forest Service manages the land. Horses are allowed, but bikes are not. The Ice Lakes hike lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Stough Creek Cutoff is about 1.3 miles off. Climbers can head to Lost Temple Spire, roughly 5 miles away, and Worthen Meadow Campground is about 7 miles from the trail.
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