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Yellowstone National Park

Lewis River Channel Trail

Hiking

A hiker follows a trail alongside a river through a forest.
Photo: NPS / Jacob W. Frank
Length about 6.1 miles as mapped by NPS
Surface Earth
Open to Hiking
High point about 7,840 ft
Low point about 7,780 ft

Lewis River Channel Trail is a trail in Yellowstone National Park.

Nearby

Trails

Places

  • Dogshead Trailhead Vault Toilet Restroom · right here
  • Shoshone / Dogshead Trailhead Trailhead · right here
  • Lewis Channel Dogshead Lake Trailhead Parking Parking Lot · 0.1 mi
  • Heart Lake Trailhead Vault Toilet Restroom · 0.2 mi
  • Heart Lake Trail Parking Loop Parking Lot · 0.2 mi
  • Heart Lake Trailhead Trailhead · 0.2 mi
  • Lewis Lake Gravel Pit Parking Lot · 0.4 mi
  • 8S1 Campsite · 1.0 mi

Facts on this page draw on the National Park Service: Lewis River Channel/Dogshead Trail (nps.gov)

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