Carbon County, Montana
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Red Lodge, Montana
West Fork - Lake Fork of Rock Creek Trail
19 miStart out at the West Fork trailhead west of Red Lodge and begin on an epic backpacking trip. This trek can easily be done anywhere from 2-5 days depending on ability and whether or not you want to take your time. Camp first at Quinnebaugh Meadows, a large meadow with great views of the Beartoot...Read more -
Roscoe, Montana
Backpack to Rainbow Lake via the East Rosebud Trail
3.016 mi / 1600 ft gainAlso known as "The Beaten Path", the East Rosebud Trail is a highly traveled and well maintained trail with amazing views and a handful of lakes along the route. The trail is ultimately 26 miles long and places you near Cooke City. Rainbow Lake is located 7 miles from the trailhead and is a perfe...Read more -
Roscoe, Montana
Backpack to the Beartooths
5.014 mi / 7620 ft gainWe stood there, against the wind, looking at 3-4 pitches. The line appeared too good to be true. It was a bit of an ice pitch, followed by a snow coliour, finishing with a pitch of mixed climbing that would take us to the top.I'd heard things about The Beartooths. But, they weren’t validated unti...Read more -
Fishtail, Montana
Backpack the Beartooths via the West Rosebud Trail
22.69 mi / 6795 ft gainThe West Rosebud Trail functions as one of the major routes to Granite Peak, the highest point in Montana. The trailhead (6,558') is located approximately 80 miles south of Billings in the Beartooth Absaroka Wilderness. The road to the trail passes Emerald and West Rosebud Lakes just before arriv...Read more -
Cody, Wyoming
Backpack to Golden & Jasper Lakes in the Beartooths
14 mi / 1000 ft gainGet ready for a challenging hike if you are not used to high elevations! This backpacking trip starts at the Island Lake trailhead a few miles west of the Beartooth Pass on Highway 212. Island lake sits at 9518 ft. elevation and your trek only goes up from there! The trail stays very flat and man...Read more -
Nye, Montana
Hike Sioux Charley Lake Trail
6.5 mi / 931 ft gainFrom the trailhead hike about 2.5 miles to Sioux Charley lake with varying inclines of terrain, all in all a very easy and delightful hike.Read more -
Cody, Wyoming
Camp on the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River
4.0Coming out of Cooke City, MT follow the Beartooth Highway (named the most scenic byway in the U.S.) toward Beartooth Pass. Go about 8 miles.Once you drop back down into Wyoming and pass the Fox Creek campground on your left, start looking for the small break in the trees on your left. There is ...Read more -
Park County, Montana
Backpack the Aero Lakes to Granite Peak
26 mi / 6200 ft gainGranite Peak is considered one of the most difficult state high-points, for its remoteness and its climbing challenge. Unfortunately, the access to this route is very remote. Fortunately, this route to the summer is the easiest way up in terms of the technical climbing challenge. This route, k...Read more -
Carbon County, Montana
Hike Sullivan's Knob Trail
0.75 miSullivan's Knob is just one mile north of the popular Devil's Canyon Overlook, so be sure to add this short hike (only 0.75 mi round trip) to your list if you're in the area. Coming from Devil's Canyon Overlook, the parking lot will be on the right side of the road. The trail begins from the par...Read more -
Carbon County, Montana
Visit Devil's Canyon Overlook in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Devil's Canyon Overlook is a breathtaking area in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area located in Montana and Wyoming. Devil's Canyon Overlook is located in Montana about 3 miles north of the Montana, Wyoming border off HWY 37. The overlook is easily accessed from well-marked, paved roads with...Read more -
Lovell, Wyoming
Explore Devil's Overlook in Bighorn Canyon
4.5Bighorn Canyon is a quiet and beautiful National Recreation Area covering parts of Montana and Wyoming. No trip here would be complete without a visit to the iconic Devil's Overlook. It's best to enter through the southern entrance - to get to there, head east on Rd 14a from Lowell, WY. Turn left...Read more -
Billings, Montana
Explore The Rimrocks
5.0The Rimrocks (also known as the "Rims") are geological rimrock sandstone formations that outcrop in Billings, Montana. Eighty million years ago the Billings metro area was the shore of the Western Interior Seaway, a sea that went from the present-day Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic North. Sediment a...Read more