Caribou-Targhee National Forest · Idaho, Wyoming

Coyote Trail

1.3 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 2013 · trail class 2 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Coyote Meadows Trailhead (FR265) Drive there

Coyote Meadows the Forest Service's write-up

Hiking and horseback riding is popular on this trail within the Jedediah Smith Wilderness.

The Coyote Meadows Trailhead includes a parking area, 3 hitch rails, a corral, bear boxes, and a vault toilet.

This hike on fs.usda.gov

Coyote Meadows Trailhead (FR265) the Forest Service's write-up

The Coyote Meadows TH is the gateway to Hidden Corral Basin and Camp Lake. Hidden Lake (059) is also accessed from this trailhead. Bitch Creek TR. (002) is a popular choice with horse/stock enthusiast. From the Coyote Meadows trailhead, it is possible to create many loops that will take you back to the parking area.

Restrictions Wilderness regs apply. wilderness.net

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Other trails from the Coyote Meadows Trailhead (FR265)

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.