Medicine Lodge Lake Campground in WY -- Campground & RV Camping

AnyRoost

Medicine Lodge Lake Campground in WY

CampgroundUSFS

29 mi from Powder Horn

Maps 9,286 ft

Official website ↗

First-come, first-served
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 14%.

Setting

Some privacy

Medicine Lodge Lake Campground sits in a remote setting along the shores of Upper Medicine Lodge Lake. Nearby trailheads provide access to the surrounding Cloud Peak Wilderness.

Getting there: From Shell, WY, travel east on Hwy 14 for about 17 miles, then turn south onto Forest System Road (FSR) 17 for another 24.5 miles.

  • Moderately separated here.
  • The Upper Medicine Lodge Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Cloud Peak stands 3,867 ft above the map pin, 11 miles east.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 24–42°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

NSWE

Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 98 of 100.

Tree cover25%30m sat. est.