Sunlight Mesa (FR 207) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access

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Sunlight Mesa (FR 207) in WY

Road corridorBighorn NF, Medicine Wheel Ranger District

22 mi from Greybull

Maps 8,772 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Bighorn National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–11/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
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AT&TNONE
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 9.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 230 ft over 9.2 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 21%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.3 miles off.
  • Wolf Springs lies 0.5 mi off.

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 26–42°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.