Deer Creek (FR 289) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Deer Creek (FR 289) in WY
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District
9.7 mi from Saratoga
Maps 8,282 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/14Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 3 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 1.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Rosebud Pit Number Two.
- Estimated climb: 930 ft over 1.8 miles, with sustained grades near 20%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
- Pennock Mountain stands 1,755 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles northeast.
- North Fork Goetze Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 30–52°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.