Custer Gallatin National Forest · Montana

Fairy Lake

0.5 mi of trail, end to end · 70 ft of descent · 7,562 ft–7,634 ft · native material surface · trail No. 501 · trail class 5 · hiking, horse, bike

7,634 ft 7,562 ft · 0.3 mi high 7,634 ft

Trailhead Fairy Lake Trailhead 7,637 ft Drive there

Fairy Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season 6/16 - 12/1 Weather Dependent to

Trailhead providing access to an easy loop trail around Fairy Lake or a start to numerous day hiking opportunities accessing the central part of the Bridger Range.

Trail provides access to the Bridger Foothills National Recreation Trail and Hardscrabble and Sacagawea Peaks (highest in Bridger Range). Proper hiking essentials should always be taken.

Fairy Lake and Fairy Lake Campground is nearby.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Lower Fairy Lake Trailhead/Sno-park the Forest Service's write-up

Lower trailhead and parking area for Sno-park providing winter access to the Bridger Range.

Restrictions Sno-park - winter access to Fairy Lake area. Respect private property nearby.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.