Clear Creek Trail Map

Centennial Trail connects motels and restaurants to artisan row and historic downtown Buffalo. Interpretive signs along the creek introduce the rich history of this area. Washington Park Trail winds through the City Park with its horseshoe pits, picnic shelters and Wyoming’s largest free municipal swimming pool. Perhaps most popular is the Greenbelt Trail which follows Clear Creek for just over a mile. Many species of birds and wildlife are evident, and exercise stations along the way await fitness enthusiasts. Shiloh Trail connects residents on the west side of town to the Greenbelt Trail and routes to either downtown Buffalo or the Veteran’s Home and its pasture area. Due to grazing cattle, dogs are not permitted on the Veteran’s Home Pasture Trail, but walkers will find their way to historic Fort McKinney, with buildings dating back to the late 1800s. The natural surface William J. Mentock Trail is popular with serious hikers and mountain bikers. Along this trail are the Old Power Plant with its castle-like design and access to the Mosier Gulch Picnic Area (3.5 miles from the trail’s main access on Turkey Lane.) There are two ways to get to the Grouse Mountain Trailhead. If you continue down the road from the Mosier Gulch Picnic Area, you will see a gate blocking vehicle traffic. You can pass the gate and walk the two-track to Grouse Mountain Trailhead. If you prefer, look for the footpath just left of the gate mentioned above and take Joe’s Trail (unmarked), a natural surface social trail that also leads to Grouse Mountain Trailhead. Joe’s Trail hugs Clear Creek and offers great fishing spots along the way. Grouse Mountain Trail offers stunning views of the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area and challenging switchback sections that are an enticement to hearty hikers and advanced mountain bikers.