Montana · Trail 3087

Little Lake

Little Lake Trail is a 7.7-mile trail in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end45.3795° N, 113.5648° W · Directions ↗
Other end45.3044° N, 113.7012° W · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length7.7 miles
Typeland trail
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers3087
ForestBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (unit 0102)
StatesMontana
Detail publishedcenterline only

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Little Lake Trail10°20°30°40°50°60°January: 0.59 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.53 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.83 inches of precipitationApril: 1.05 inches of precipitationMay: 1.50 inches of precipitationJune: 1.94 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.91 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.90 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.10 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.94 inches of precipitationNovember: 1.01 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.65 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 18.4°F averageFebruary: 19.7°F averageMarch: 27.4°F averageApril: 34.5°F averageMay: 44.0°F averageJune: 51.5°F averageJuly: 59.2°F averageAugust: 57.3°F averageSeptember: 48.9°F averageOctober: 37.8°F averageNovember: 25.2°F averageDecember: 17.2°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Jackson, 11 miles from the trail midpoint at 6,480 feet, station USC00244447 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 12 inches a year.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Trails nearby

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Scf Nz Pile Burn Rx

    19 mi from the trail midpoint · 605 acres

  • Prescribed
    Rx Frying Pan Creek Piles

    34 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Rx D3 Tepee 12 Johnson Wf Landings

    41 mi from the trail midpoint

  • Prescribed
    Rx D4 Piquett Creek

    45 mi from the trail midpoint · 2,210 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

Limited data for this unit

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.

Checked every Sunday. Sections appear on the first run after the forest publishes more.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Little Lake Trail?

The Forest Service records 7.7 miles under this name in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, the sum of 1 segment.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Little Lake Trail?

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.

Source: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest official page

Where does the Little Lake Trail start?

The line begins at 45.3795° N, 113.5648° W and ends at 45.3044° N, 113.7012° W. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Little Lake Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Little Lake Trail?

Miner Lake Campground (2.5 mi) is within five miles of the trail. The camping section lists it with site counts and booking links.

Source: Campsite Atlas

Who manages the Little Lake Trail?

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Forest Service unit 0102. The trail is in Montana.

Source: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the Little Lake Trail?

The interagency feed shows 4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Scf Nz Pile Burn Rx at 19 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named Little Lake in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0102. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed November 1, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.