Lee Metcalf Wilderness

Fire restrictions

County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.

Who manages Lee Metcalf Wilderness

Getting to Lee Metcalf Wilderness

• Big Sky, MT is the nearest town, 2.7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)
• Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: State Route 84, US Highway 287.

Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Lee Metcalf Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-30. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.

Trailheads at Lee Metcalf Wilderness

• Bear Trap Trailhead (inside the boundary, 4,595 ft), at 45.5796, -111.5939
• Indian Creek Trailhead (inside the boundary, 6,771 ft), at 45.1022, -111.5542
• Potomageton Park Trailhead (0.07 mi outside the boundary, 7,148 ft), at 44.9275, -111.3602
• West Fork Beaver Trailhead (0.09 mi outside the boundary, 6,911 ft), at 44.9124, -111.3609
• Red Cub Trailhead (0.24 mi outside the boundary, 7,115 ft), at 44.9234, -111.3580
• Lava Lake Trailhead (0.3 mi outside the boundary, 5,514 ft), at 45.4064, -111.2238
• Dudley Creek (0.32 mi outside the boundary, 6,346 ft), at 45.2779, -111.2596
• Deer Creek Trailhead (0.46 mi outside the boundary, 5,881 ft), at 45.2990, -111.2039

Trailhead locations: BLM recreation sites layer , Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-30. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Lee Metcalf Wilderness

• Koch Peak summit about 11,273 ft
• Taylor Peaks summit about 11,273 ft
• Echo Peak summit about 11,269 ft
• Alp Lake lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-30. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Campgrounds in and around Lee Metcalf Wilderness

• Greek Creek camping (0.5 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
• Moose Creek Group Campground (0.8 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
• Moose Creek Flat camping (0.8 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.

Public lands next to Lee Metcalf Wilderness

• National forest Most of Lee Metcalf Wilderness lies inside Custer Gallatin National Forest.
• National forestLee Metcalf Wilderness borders Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.
• National Park Service unitLee Metcalf Wilderness borders Yellowstone National Park.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Montana

• Medicine Lake Wilderness (Sheridan County)
• Mission Mountains Wilderness (Missoula County)
• Rattlesnake Wilderness (Missoula County)
• Red Rock Lakes Wilderness (Beaverhead County)
• Scapegoat Wilderness (Lewis and Clark County)

Montana wilderness areas