Douglas Fir Road (FR 492.2) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Douglas Fir Road (FR 492.2) in WY
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District
35 mi from Saratoga
Maps 7,875 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- All 4.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Parkview Hill.
- Estimated climb: 700 ft over 4.3 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
- A cattle guard at the start of the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- North Platte River runs 0.7 mi off.
- Elkhorn Point stands 727 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles north.
Climate averages
October normals 25–55°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.