Yellowstone National Park · Idaho, Montana, Wyoming

Trout Lake Trail

0.8 mi of trail, end to end · 200 ft of descent · 6,760 ft–6,964 ft · earth surface · trail class Minimally Developed · hiking

Trailhead Trout Lake Trailhead 6,761 ft Drive there

Trout Lake Trail the Park Service's write-up

1-2 Hours · no dogs

Start Northeast

The trail climbs about 150 feet (45.5 m) through Douglas-fir forest to the lake.

Safety notes: Be aware of bear activity. Return the same way.

Trailheads: The trail starts from a small pullout about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Pebble Creek Campground on the Northeast Entrance 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.