Trail Creek
- 7.1 mi
- round trip
- 958 ft
- climb
- 10,521 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Trail Creek open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
Access Impact: Big Creek Lakes Dam Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trail & Access Impact: Stillwater Reservoir Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Snowy Range - 2026 Active Vegetation Operations
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Trail Creek is a hike in the Laramie Ranger District of Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Wyoming. The out-and-back route covers about 7.1 miles round trip and is rated hard. It climbs roughly 960 feet one way, running between a low point near 9,560 feet and a high point around 10,520 feet, so the whole outing stays well above 9,500 feet. The trail has a natural surface and is open to bikes and horses as well as hikers. It is not an accessible trail under Forest Service accessibility status. Nearby options include Rock Creek Trail and Sheep Lake Trail, both under 5 miles away. For overnight stays, Deep Creek Campground sits about 4.6 miles off and Brooklyn Lake Campground about 5.5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Deer Haven RV Park32 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Rock Creek TrailHiking4.5 mi
- Sheep Lake TrailHiking4.6 mi
- Deep Creek CampgroundCamping4.6 mi
- Lookout Mountain TrailHiking4.8 mi
North Fork CampgroundCampingPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.4 mi
Brooklyn Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.5 mi- North Fork Little Laramie RiverCanoeing8.3 mi
Medicine Bow Peak AreaRock climbingPhoto: cogdogblog, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Heart Lake TrailHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: Greg Younger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dipper LakeHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Greg Younger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- North ForkHiking · ~9 min drive
- ALBANY TRAILHiking · ~26 min drive
Lakes TrailHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Greg Younger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Medicine Bow Peak TrailHiking · ~14 min drive
- Little Laramie Trail SystemHiking · ~11 min drive
- North Fork TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Tipple TrailHiking · ~18 min drive
- Barber LakeHiking · ~11 min drive