Sand Lake Road (FR 101) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sand Lake Road (FR 101) in WY

Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District

24 mi from Saratoga

Maps 8,781 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 3 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 4.9 of this road’s 15.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 5.2 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 7 switchbacks.

Known camping along this road between mile 19.3 and mile 24.4: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.1 mi off.
  • Windy Hill stands 1,798 ft above the map pin, 5.2 miles southeast.

Rules

  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 25–50°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.