Hiking
The Custer Gallatin National Forest encompasses thousands of miles of hiking and riding trails.
Not every trail is detailed on the website. For information on trails and hiking conditions not found, please contact one of our district offices.
Printable Publications
Bozeman Ranger District Hiking Trails
Map of Trails: South Crazy Mountains
Beartooth Ranger District Hiking Trail Maps
Yellowstone Ranger District Hiking Trails
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Pass Creek Trail (# 88)
Pass Creek Trail (# 88) is 3.5 miles long located in the Meyers Creek area. The beginning of the trail is at the Meyers Creek Trail (# 27) junction and ends at Castle Creek Trail (# 72).Meyers Creek…
Phantom Creek Trail (# 17)
Phantom Creek Trail (# 17) is 11.0 miles long. The trail passes Slough Lake (2.5 miles from the trailhead) before continuing on to Mystic Lake. This is one of 2 routes which provide access to Granite…
Picnic Spring Campground
View this site on Recreation.govA campground located in the North Cave Hills Unit, Sioux Ranger District, 8 miles west and north of Ludlow, SD adjacent to beautiful woods and rocky, cliff-edged…
Pine Creek Campground
Pine Creek Campground, located in Montana's Paradise Valley, is surrounded by the West Absaroka Mountains. It offers spacious, wooded campsites with modern amenities and picnicking areas. The…
Pine Creek Picnic Area and Interpretive Trail
A picnic area in the West Absaroka Mountains on the Yellowstone District.
Pine Grove Campground
Pine Grove Campground is located in the West Rosebud drainage. It is in the trees, along the banks of West Rosebud Creek. Emerald Lake Campground, West Rosebud Trail (#19), Emerald Lake Fishing…
Porcupine Creek Trailhead
Site Open
Large parking area with trailhead providing access to the Porcupine Creek drainage. Trail intersects several other trails and has potential for several good loop dayhikes or backpacking trips.
Rabbit Gulch Trail (# 20)
Rabbit Gulch Trail (# 20) is 8.0 miles long and leads to the Lake Plateau. Elevation change: 2600 feet. The trail is open for the following uses: hiking, horseback riding.*Please be aware that…
Rattin Campground
Rattin Campground is approximately six miles south of Red Lodge, along the banks of the Main Fork of Rock Creek. You access it from the East Side Rd off the Beartooth Highway. Mount Maurice Trail…
Red Cliff Campground
Site Open
Red Cliff Campground is located in the scenic Gallatin Canyon, on the Bozeman Ranger District of the Gallatin National Forest, in Montana. Bozeman is 46 miles north of the campground and West…