It wasn’t long before I put the coffee cup down, took my bare feet off the railing, laced up the hiking shoes and convinced Alan to drive 14 miles down the dirt road to see where everyone was going. After driving through Fishtail, turn left onto West Rosebud Road and the 17-mile drive to Mystic Lake.įrom my perch on the deck of Mystic Rose Cabin near Fishtail (no longer for rent, start your lodging search here), I noticed an unusual amount of cars towing boats and camper traffic turning left onto West Rosebud Road. Turn south on MT-78 N and follow this route to Nye Rd. And you don’t have to hike the entire trail to enjoy the show.ĭirections to Mystic Lake: Driving I-90 east of Bozeman or west of Billings, exit at Columbus, MT. Tucked into Montana’s Yellowstone Country, just north of Yellowstone National Park, hiking to Mystic Lake includes alpine scenery, a white-water filled river and rewarding vistas that provide plenty of photo opportunities. Where is Mystic Lake, Montana? Emerald Lake near the trailhead to Mystic Lake And that’s especially true of Mystic Lake Trail (approximately 6 miles round trip).
On a boomer road trip to Fishtail, Montana, Alan and I discovered that the hiking opportunities in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness are some of the best we have ever experienced.
