Big Bear Lake Road

Big Bear Lake Road is located in the Gallatin Mountains, with the closest large city being Bozeman, Montana, which is roughly 8 and a half miles from the highway turnoff. The trail itself is around 3 and a half miles. The highlight of the trip is Big Bear Lake, which is fairly close to the trailhead and a nice spot for camping. The trail to the lake is pretty open and wide with no real obstacles, but in heavy rain or snow could become difficult. The area after the lake is not used nearly as much and has trees and brush growing extremely close to the trail edge, with the possibility of pin stripping and damage to the paint high. You eventually dead-end at the beginning of a UTV/ATV only trail. Do not go any further; this is where you will need to turn around and go back the way you came. The trail is open June 16th to December 31st.