Winter Recreation Maps and Guides

Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing

Image

Winter on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest opens endless recreation opportunities for cross-country skiers and snowshoe enthusiasts to enjoy.

There are six maintained cross-country ski trail areas on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and several ungroomed trail systems:

• Birch Creek Trails (ungroomed) [PDF]
• Chief Joseph Area Cross-Country Ski Touring Trails:
  • Chief Joseph XC-Ski Ungroomed Map  [PDF]
  • Chief Joseph XC-Ski Groomed Map by the Bitterroot Cross-Country Ski Club  [PDF]
• Echo Lake Ski Trails [PDF] groomed by the Echo Lake Trail Association
• Elkhorn Hot Springs (ungroomed)  [PDF]
• Georgetown Lake Cross-Country Ski Trails  [PDF]
• Moulton Cross Country Ski Trails, groomed by the Mile High Nordic Ski Education Foundation
• Wade and Cliff Lakes Groomed Trails, groomed by Wade Lake Cabins.

The Mount Haggin Nordic Ski Trails, in the Mount Haggin State Wildlife Management Area, which are groomed by the Mile High Nordic Ski Education Foundation are also near the forest.

Snowmobiling and other Over-Snow Motor Vehicles

• Image

  

  Pioneer Mountains Snowmobile Routes Map  [PDF]

• Mount Jefferson Area Winter Motorized Use Status Map  [PDF]

Over Snow Vehicle Use Maps (Travel Management Maps)

Hard copy OSVUMs are available for free from our offices, or downloadable below as Avenza-compatible PDF files.

• North West (Flint Creek, Anaconda, John Long, Sapphire, Fleecer Mountains)
• North East (Highland and Boulder Mountains)
• Central West (Pioneer, Beaverhead, Fleecer, Anaconda Mountains)
• Central East (Tobacco Root Mountains)
• South West (Tendoy and Beaverhead Mountains)
• South East (Gravelly Range)