Parking
Use the unsigned Crazy Creek Falls pullout on the north side of US 212, almost opposite the campground entrance. It is easy to drive past.
Overview
About Crazy Creek Falls Trail
Why go
- A real cascade after a very short walk.
Heads up
- Late-summer flow may dwindle to a trickle.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation6,942–7,031 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
1 active Beartooth Highway alert
- ClosureBeartooth Highway seasonal closure and falling-rock advisoryBeartooth Highway (US-212) is closed for the season between Cooke City and Red Lodge; do not plan to travel the highway as a through route.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Beartooth Highway Tour Guide
Your drive to Crazy Creek Falls Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Beartooth Highway. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Crazy Creek Falls0:00 / 0:32
“Crazy Creek Falls is coming up, a good short break if you'd like to stretch your legs beside a waterfall. Look for the unsigned pullout almost opposite the campground entrance.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Beartooth Highway Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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Trail guide
Hiking Crazy Creek Falls Trail
A short walk to the cascadeCrazy Creek Falls Trail is an easy out-and-back from a roadside pullout on US 212 to the…
Crazy Creek Falls Trail is an easy out-and-back from a roadside pullout on US 212 to the cascades of Crazy Creek. The falls are about a tenth of a mile up the path, making this roughly a 0.22-mile round trip. Allow about 15 minutes for the walk and a look at the water. Most visitors turn around at the base.
Find the right startLook for the unsigned parking area on the north side of US 212, almost opposite the Crazy Creek…
Look for the unsigned parking area on the north side of US 212, almost opposite the Crazy Creek Campground entrance. It is easy to drive past. Follow the path uphill to the falls and return the same way. This short walk is separate from the longer Crazy Creek route, which continues beyond the falls and climbs farther up the creek into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.
The falls change with the waterSpring runoff can turn Crazy Creek into a torrent; by late summer it may dwindle to a trickle.
Spring runoff can turn Crazy Creek into a torrent; by late summer it may dwindle to a trickle. The falls are a cascade over rock ledges rather than one sheer drop, so the amount of water changes the whole look of the stop.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Beartooth Highway
42 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
22 sightingsGray WolfMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
49 sightingsBisonMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
122 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
260 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
16 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Beartooth Highway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
