Fontenelle Lakes

The lakes are accessible by two trails reached by traveling up the LaBarge Road. The South LaBarge Trailhead is located off the LaBarge Road, a few miles from Scaler Guard Station and is an uphill climb for a short stretch. The Shafer Creek Trail, also located off the LaBarge Road, connects with the Absaroka Ridge Trail. It has a corral and parking lot available for those bringing horses and is an easier trail for hiking than the South LaBarge Trail.

ATTRACTIONS: In the scenic Fontenelle Basin are a cluster of small lakes and ponds known as the Fontenelle Lakes. The Fontenelle Lakes can be explored either on horseback or on foot.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Although the lakes can be fished, only two have fish in them and they tend to be on the small side. Some of the wildlife in the area include moose, elk, mule deer, bear, bald eagles.

There are a few very nice dispersed or undeveloped campsites located among the lakes. Cattle graze the area in and around the basin from July through September.

Extreme caution must be used around the northernmost lake on the South LaBarge Trail. The area surrounding the lake is very boggy and people have been known to fall through into the water.

Twin Creek Lakes, located to the south of the Fontenelle Lakes are also very beautiful and the cliffs of Commissary Ridge provide spectacular scenery.

Directions from LaBarge: Go south of town about 1 1/2 miles then go west on LaBarge Road (Forest Road 10138). Follow LaBarge Road to either the Shafer Creek Trailhead or the South LaBarge Creek Trailhead. The Shafer Creek Trailhead is located just off LaBarge Road, about 4 miles north of the Forest boundary. To reach the South LaBarge Creek Trailhead, turn west on Forest Road 10013, about 4 1/2 miles north of the Forest Boundary. Go past the Scaler Guard Station to the trailhead.

Seasonal Information:
Normally Accessible: June through October .