Custer Gallatin National Forest · Montana

Johnson Canyon

3.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,100 ft of climbing · 6,940 ft–7,937 ft · native material surface · trail No. 547 · trail class 4 · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle, atv, e-bike · motorized use allowed

6,940 ft 7,134 ft · 3.2 mi high 7,936 ft

Trailhead Johnson Canyon Trailhead 5,980 ft Drive there

Johnson Canyon Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Trailhead providing access to National Forest land on the western side of the northern Bridgers. No facilities are located at the end of the road and there are no maintained trails.

OHV riding and hiking are available on trails in the area.

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.