Big Creek Guard Station (FR 419) in WY -- Free Camping & Overnight Parking in Wyoming

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Big Creek Guard Station (FR 419) in WY

Medicine Bow-Routt NF, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District
7,746 ft
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A 0.2-mile stretch of dirt National Forest road in Carbon County, WY. The road serves King Claims Mine. The road is open seasonally, May 1 to November 14.

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District allows dispersed camping here -- 16-day limit in any 30 days.

All 0.2 miles in are maintained only for high-clearance vehicles. Dirt the whole way in (0.2 miles). Level ground alongside most of its length.

Big Creek runs 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.0 miles off. Bear Mountain stands 2,224 ft above the site, 5.3 miles west. The nearest town, Saratoga, is 31 mi off.

September normals 34–69°F, 1.3″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Nearby Spots
Cunningham Park (FR 498.2) in WYForest Road Road2.2miOverlook (FR 498.1) in WYForest Road Road3.6miSixmile Gap (FR 492) in WYDispersed Camping4.6miBig Creek (FR 407) in WYForest Road Road4.6miSix Mile Gap Spur 1A (FR 492.1) in WYDispersed Camping5.5mi
Fire restrictions

Set by Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.

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Sources checked August 2026Something wrong here?