Cookstove Basin (FR 103) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cookstove Basin (FR 103) in WY

Road corridorBighorn NF, Medicine Wheel Ranger District

27 mi from Lovell

Maps 8,710 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

Bighorn National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 5.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Big Horn County High Point.
  • Estimated climb: 700 ft over 5.5 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 26% and pitches to 59%.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • Sheep Mountain stands 1,081 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles south.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping is permitted throughout much of the Forest. Driving up to 300 feet off of any designated Forest System Road (FSR) to camp is allowed…There is a year round 14-day stay limit
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–44°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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