Telephone (FR 712) in WY -- Free Camping & Overnight Parking in Wyoming
Telephone (FR 712) in WY
A 17.5-mile stretch of dirt National Forest road in Albany County, WY. The road is open seasonally, May 26 to January 31.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Laramie Ranger District allows dispersed camping here -- 16-day limit in any 30 days. Camp at least 200 ft from water, 1,320 ft from a developed campground.
10.3 of the 17.5 miles in are maintained only for high-clearance vehicles. Dirt the whole way in (17.5 miles). Level ground alongside most of its length. Winds through 5 switchbacks. Dead-ends 1.3 miles in -- mapped turnaround at the end. Water crossings 0.5 and 16.9 miles in. Cattle guards 2.2 and 5.3 miles in. A gate 17.8 miles in.
A lake lies 0.3 mi off. A well-travelled stretch -- travellers have camped along here. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off. The nearest town, Laramie, is 9.4 mi off.
September normals 39–65°F, 1.7″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Laramie Ranger District. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
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