Happy Trails
6 climbing routes in Wyoming spanning 5 difficulty grades, with bouldering pads, mixed, and sport styles.
- 6 routes
- 5.9 – 5.12a
- Sport · Mixed · Bouldering
Is Happy Trails open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Bighorn National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Bighorn National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Happy Trails
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, 8.5 mi away at 8,060 ft. The station sits about 700 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Happy Trails is a climbing area in Wyoming's Bighorn National Forest, within the Tongue Ranger District, managed by the Forest Service. The surrounding district has several other climbing spots right next door, including Shadow Wall and The Knight, each about 0.1 mile away. So it's easy to pair this area with the routes in those two nearby crags. The climbing here is sport and mixed, with a single boulder route. Six routes are listed in total, and their grades range from 5.9 to 5.12a. The hardest is Shackling the Masses with Drastic Rap Tactics, a sport route at 5.12a. Towhee is a mixed route at 5.9, and The Old Drill-Dusty Trail is a mixed route at 5.11a, with a first ascent by Trevor Bowman and Levi Van Buggenum in August 2011. Summer is the most comfortable season to climb here. July typically brings highs around 71°F and lows near 42°F, based on averages from the nearby Burgess Junction weather station, which sits about 700 feet below the area. Winter is far colder, with typical January highs around 30°F and lows near 8°F. For time off the rock, the Tongue River offers canoeing about 2.8 miles away, and Sibley Lake campground is about 6.4 miles off.
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