Rock Creek (FR 127) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Rock Creek (FR 127) in WY
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District
31 mi from Saratoga
0.0 mi off I-80 (straight line)
Maps 7,869 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 3 mi
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Road Access
Rough
- All 2.2 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
- Near Rock Creek Mine.
- Estimated climb: 420 ft over 2.2 miles, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 30%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- A cattle guard 0.8 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Rock Mountain stands 1,830 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles south.
- Rock Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 27–52°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.