Yellowstone National Park · Idaho, Montana, Wyoming

Shoshone Lake Trail

6.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 400 ft of climbing · 7,641 ft–8,032 ft · earth surface · trail class Minimally Developed · hiking

Backcountry camps

7,889 ft 7,667 ft · 2.4 mi high 8,031 ft

Along the way 8G1 OA1 OA3

On the parks map

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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.