National Forest Trail Skookum Butte Trail

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Website http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/lolo Phone 406-329-3814

Overview Service & Activities

About Distance: 1.3 miles Trailhead: On Road 2186 off Elk Meadows Road 451 Trail Ends: Skookum Butte Lookout Skookum Butte Trail (304) is a National Recreation Trail that switchbacks up to the old lookout. It features views of Lolo Creek and the Graves Range. In the winter the Elk Meadows Road is closed to vehicle traffic for snowmobile use. Then the road becomes part of the snowmobile network. Area Map: Lolo Forest Visitors Map USGS Map1: West Fork Butte Township 11N; Range 22W; Section 6

Contact

MAILING ADDRESS 24 Fort Missoula Road
Missoula, MT 59804

CONTACT 406-329-3814

FAX 406-329-1049

Details

SEASON All Year

SPECIAL DIRECTIONS Take Highway 12 south of Lolo. Look for the Elk Meadows Road 451 turnoff on the left. Follow that road all the way to just over the Idaho Border. Approximately a quarter mile beyond the state line take Road 2186 to the trailhead.

SERVICES Trail

ACTIVITIES Backcountry Camping Bird Watching Cross-Country Skiing Hiking Horseback Riding Hunting Mountain Biking Snowmobiling Wildlife Viewing