Yellowstone National Park · Idaho, Montana, Wyoming

Cascade Lake Trail

2.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 60 ft of climbing · 7,949 ft–8,015 ft · earth surface · trail class Minimally Developed · hiking

Trailhead Cascade Lake Trailhead 8,013 ft Drive there

Cascade Lake Trail the Park Service's write-up

2-3 Hours · no dogs · Summer, Fall

Start Canyon Village

Trail passes through open meadows to Cascade Lake where wildflowers abound and wildlife is often seen.

Safety notes: The trail can be wet and snowy through July.

Trailhead: Cascade Lake trailhead 1-¼ miles (2 km) north of Canyon Junction on the Grand Loop Road.

This hike on nps.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" 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 park's own site before you go.