Cortez (FR 219) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Cortez (FR 219) in WY
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District
17 mi from Saratoga
Maps 8,587 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 3 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 1.3 of this road’s 7.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Golden Gate Prospect.
- Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 7.7 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Fish Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
- Kennaday Peak stands 2,227 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles northwest.
Climate averages
October normals 29–50°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.