Paintrock (FR 17) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Paintrock (FR 17) in WY
Road corridorBighorn NF
26 mi from Greybull
Maps 7,227 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 6/16–12/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- 12.6 of this road’s 36.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 32.8 miles of it dirt.
- Winds through 33 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 2 and mile 30.4: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Lake Ridge stands 1,614 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles west.
- Ruble Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 31–49°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.