Wyoming · Hiking · Cloud Peak Wilderness

Willow Lake

1.9 mi
round trip
127 ft
climb
9,497 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Willow Lake is an easy hike of about 1.9 miles in the Cloud Peak Wilderness, part of the Powder River Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Hazelton, about 12 miles away. The trail is an out-and-back with a total elevation gain of about 130 feet, from a low point of roughly 9,317 feet to a high of about 9,497 feet. The route is natural-surface and does not allow bikes. Long Lake and Trigger Lake are both within about 1.5 miles, and Circle Park Campground is about 2.4 miles away. South Clear Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 3.8 miles off.