Bighorn National Forest · Wyoming

Bucking Mule Falls

13 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 053 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads Bucking Mule Falls TH Drive there · Jaws TH Drive there

Bucking Mule Falls TH the Forest Service's write-up

Bucking Mule Falls Trailhead has facilities for horse users, including stock tanks, a mounting rack and hitching rails. Camping is allowed at this trailhead.

Restrictions Pack It In, Pack It Out

This hike on fs.usda.gov

Jaws TH the Forest Service's write-up

Jaws Trailhead has good access to Bucking Mule Falls trail and Porcupine Creek.

Restrictions No Camping, Pack It In, Pack It Out

This hike 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.