Washakie Ranger District
333 Highway 789, South
Lander, WY 82520
(307) 332-5460

Stough Creek Lakes:

• Length (miles): 7.0
  
• Level of Use: Heavy
  
• Difficulty: Difficult
  
• Elevation Change: 8800-10,600
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Roaring Fork Trailhead/Stough Basin/Middle Fork Trail
  

Tayo Lake:

• Length (miles): 4.1
  
• Level of Use: Heavy
  
• Difficulty: Moderate
  
• Elevation Change: 9750-10,800
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Access by Middle Fork Trail/Tayo Lake
  

Smith Lake:

• Length (miles): 7.5
  
• Level of Use: Heavy
  
• Difficulty: Easy **
  
• Elevation Change: 9300-10,250
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Dickinson Cr./Cathedral Lake/High Meadow Trail
  

Bears Ears:

• Length (miles): 16.0
  
• Level of Use: Heavy
  
• Difficulty: Difficult
  
• Elevation Change: 9300-11,200
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Dickinson Park/Hailey Pass/Lizard Head Trail/ Moss Lake Trail/ Washakie Trail/ Onion Meadows Trail/Baptiste Lake Trail
  

Silas Lake:

• Length (miles): 1.8
  
• Level of Use: Heavy
  
• Difficulty: Easy
  
• Elevation Change: 9600-10,100
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Access by Christina Lake Trail/Upper Silas Lake
  

Ice Lakes:

• Length (miles): 7.2
  
• Level of Use: Light-Mod
  
• Difficulty: Difficult
  
• Elevation Change: 9750-11,000
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Access by Tayo Lake Trail/Ice Lakes, Deep Cr. Lakes/Deep Cr. Trail/Pinto Park Trail
  

North Fork:

• Length (miles): 16.1
  
• Level of Use: Light-Mod
  
• Difficulty: Easy*
  
• Elevation Change: 8500-10,500
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Access by Smith Lake Trail/Lonesome Lake & Jackass Pass/High Meadow Trail/Pinto Park Trail/Lizard Head Trail
  

High Meadow:

• Length (miles): 3.2
  
• Level of Use: Light
  
• Difficulty: Difficult
  
• Elevation Change: 9000-9900
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Access by Smith Lake Trail/North Fork Trail
  

Twin Lakes:

• Length (miles): 1.5
  
• Level of Use: Light
  
• Difficulty: Easy
  
• Elevation Change: 8500-9100
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Sheep Bridge Trailhead/Twin Lakes/Stough Cr. Lakes Trail/Middle Fork Trail
  

Middle Fork:

• Length (miles): 18.0
  
• Level of Use: Heavy
  
• Difficulty: Easy-Mod
  
• Elevation Change: 7200-10,300
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Middle Fork Trailhead/Sweetwater Gap/Stough Cr. Lakes Trail/North Fork Trail/Pinto Park Trail/Tayo Lake Trail/Sheep Bridge Trail
  

Sheep Bridge:

• Length (miles): 3.0
  
• Level of Use: Heavy
  
• Difficulty: Easy **
  
• Elevation Change: 8400-9100
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Sheep Bridge Traihead/Middle Fork Trail/Twin Lakes Trail
  

Christina Lake:

• Length (miles): 4.0
  
• Level of Use: Mod-Heavy
  
• Difficulty: Easy
  
• Elevation Change: 9400-9900
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Christina Lake Trailhead (Fiddlers Lake) Christina Lake/ Silas Lake Trail
  

Washakie:

• Length (miles): 3.5
  
• Level of Use: Mod-Heavy
  
• Difficulty: Mod-Difficult
  
• Elevation Change: 10,100-11,600
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Access by Bears Ears Trail/Washakie Lake and Washakie Pass
  

Lizard Head:

• Length (miles): 7.0
  
• Level of Use: Mod.
  
• Difficulty: Very-Diff.
  
• Elevation Change: 10,000-11,800
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Access by Bears Ears Trail/North Fork Trail
  

Pinto Park:

• Length (miles): 8.0
  
• Level of Use: Light-Mod
  
• Difficulty: Difficult
  
• Elevation Change: 9200-10,300
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Access by Middle Fork Trail/North Fork Trail
  

Moss Lake:

• Length (miles): 5.5
  
• Level of Use: Light
  
• Difficulty: Moderate
  
• Elevation Change: 9970-10,660
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Access by Bears Ears Trail/Moss Lake/Gaylord Lake Trail
  

Shoshone Lake:

• Length (miles): 9.5
  
• Level of Use: Light
  
• Difficulty: Moderate
  
• Elevation Change: 8500-9750
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Access by Middle Fork Trail/Shoshone Lake/North Fork Trail
  

Louis Lake:

• Length (miles): 2.5
  
• Level of Use: Light
  
• Difficulty: Easy-Mod
  
• Elevation Change: 8600-9600
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Louise Lake Trailhead Cat Guard Station/ Christina Lake, 4 wheel drive road
  

Dry Creek:

• Length (miles): 9.0
  
• Level of Use: Light
  
• Difficulty: Moderate
  
• Elevation Change: 9600-10,600
• Trailhead, Access and Other Information: Forest Boundary at Hays Park/Don's Lake
  

* Except during high runoff periods. ** Travel is more difficult coming out.

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