Tepee Creek

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4.8/5 (6 reviews)
West Yellowstone, Montana (Gallatin County)
Last Updated: 07/09/2023

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Tepee Creek Trail is located in the Custer Gallatin National Forest just 10 minutes north of West Yellowstone and outside the boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Custer Gallatin National Forest is known as one of the most ecologically diverse landscapes in the region and covers more than 3.1 million acres. Tepee Creek Trail is located just 30 minutes south of Big Sky and 10 minutes north of West Yellowstone in the Gallatin National Forest, just outside of the Yellowstone National Park border. This trail is an excellent dirt road most of the summer and provides access to hiking trails and amazing views. Since this trail is not located within Yellowstone National Park dogs are allowed to come and enjoy the forest, beautiful creeks, and amazing views too along with everyone else in the family!

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4.8/5 (6)
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36700
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Rated 4/5
Visited: 07/08/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

We went up Tepee Creek and led Zepplin today. Ended up hanging out at Waypoint 4 for a while and watched the storms brewing over the park. Very peaceful trail and an easy drive.
Trail Review: Tepee Creek - Cory Wooldridge
Trail Review: Tepee Creek - Cory Wooldridge
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36700
Partially Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 05/29/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Many trails have remained closed longer than usual due to lingering snow. We tried the trail today and were met with ice and snow across the trail just beyond Waypoint 4, with more visible further up. Knowing the trail still climbed in elevation, we turned back. This trail should be fully open by the end of next week.
Trail Review: Tepee Creek - Cory Wooldridge
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 07/31/2022
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

This road is always in good shape for a dirt road. There are logging operations along the Tepee/ Skyline Hiking Trail. The crews were off today, so we could not find out if there would be any closures to the hiking trails while they operated- FYI, if you are one of the many that frequent these trails for hiking opportunities. The green grass and wildflowers are beautiful this year.
Trail Review: Tepee Creek - Cory Wooldridge
Trail Review: Tepee Creek - Cory Wooldridge
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 07/27/2021

There has been a lot of logging activity in the last year. Smoke season started a month earlier than usual, not much in the way of distant views lately. It was still a pretty drive, and walking along the creek at the end of the trail is always nice.
Trail Review: Tepee Creek - Cory Wooldridge
Trail Review: Tepee Creek - Cory Wooldridge
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 07/25/2020

Lush green grass and colorful wildflowers, today was a beautiful day on this trail. It had rained briefly earlier today, which eliminated all the dust, and not enough to make anything muddy.
Trail Review: Tepee Creek - Cory Wooldridge
Trail Review: Tepee Creek - Cory Wooldridge
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