FR 495 — Prospect Mountain in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 495 — Prospect Mountain in WY
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District
29 mi from Saratoga
Maps 8,058 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&TWEAK
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- All 1.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 190 ft over 1.2 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 17%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- A river runs 0.9 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 26–53°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.