Medicine Lodge Lake Campground in WY -- Campground & RV Camping
Medicine Lodge Lake Campground in WY
CampgroundUSFS
29 mi from Powder Horn
Maps 9,286 ft
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.
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.