Main Paintrock (FR 349) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Main Paintrock (FR 349) in WY
Road corridorBighorn NF
32 mi from Basin
Maps 8,657 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 7.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Cement Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 7.1 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 24%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Cloud Peak stands 4,496 ft above the map pin, 12 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 27–46°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.