We don’t need no stinking grooming

Walk, snowshoe, ski, snowmobile or crawl out to Redfish Lake for an easy play day

It’s an oft-traveled road from June through September, but this time of year, if you’re looking for a long lonely stroll with a pal or a dog, the two-mile stretch from Highway 75 into Redfish Lake Lodge is where it’s at. Despite an apparent lack of recreators, though, the path is thoroughly beaten so even if you’re only hoofing it, you probably won’t be post-holing. 

As in summertime, the route offers spectacular views of Mt Heyburn and Grand Mogul, and passes beside Little Redfish on its way to the lodge. LR is frozen over now, and a detour along the lake side is worth it (just remember to cut back to the road before reaching the inlet, where the lake is decidedly less frozen).

At the turn-off for the lodge, you can keep heading straight to the lake, where you can take the right turn at the top of a small hill and follow the shoreline to the lodge, and the empty docks, a perfect spot for nosh and a rest.

Before heading back, take a turn around Point Campground (which sits on the peninsula just in front of the docks) and take in the fact that in a few short months it’s going to be crammed with retirees in RVs, but for now, it’s all yours.