Make Our Lake Your Next Adventure

Our Lake

Make Our Lake Your Next Adventure

On a recent episode of our podcast, We’re No Dam Experts, we had a Great Falls Champion on to tell us all about mountain biking the River’s Edge Trail and Sluice Boxes State Park. Between the time we scheduled the episode and Chance Benedict coming in, he went to Our Lake and shared beautiful photos of it on his Instagram. We were eager to talk about the River’s Edge Trail with him, but we were also dying to know more about his adventure at Our Lake, mostly because we wanted to go there ourselves. After making him tell us an itinerary, one of our team members made the hike out to Our Lake that following weekend. If you’ve listened to Episode 44: So You’re Saying There’s a Chance, you probably want to go to Our Lake too.

Quick Facts

Our Lake is about a 1.5 hour drive from Great Falls, MT. It’s a scenic drive, and the anticipation of the Rocky Mountain Front builds as you get closer.

The entire loop to hike Our Lake is about 7 miles: A little over 3 miles to hike to Our Lake, about 1 mile around the lake, and then about 3 miles back to the campground/parking area.

The hike up to Our Lake is about a 1,500-foot elevation gain, starting around 5,700 feet and reaching Our Lake at 7,2000 feet. There are plenty of switchbacks on the way up, but the last half mile is the steepest.

You have to hike the trail to Our Lake, you can’t take your horse and there is no camping within 1,000 feet of the shoreline.

This hike is considered moderate because of the overall distance, starting elevation, and elevation gain. However, there are plenty of opportunities to rest during the hike and enjoy the views.

The trail to Our Lake is also moderately trafficked, which can be a good thing. The constant noise of hikers lets the wildlife that you would rather not encounter know you are there.

The Hike to Our Lake, The Views, and Wildlife

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