Sand Lake Road (FR 101) in WY

Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Laramie Ranger District

28 mi from Saratoga

Maps 10,094 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is prohibited on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 3 mi

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Difficult

9.3 of this road’s 29.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 10.3 miles of dirt.
Near Sheep Lake Trailhead.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 9 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 11.2 and mile 33.4: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
The Sand Lake shoreline is 0.4 mi off.

Dispersed camping is limited to 16 days in the Medicine Bow Forest and Thunder Basin National Grassland... in a 30 day period. If you continue camping after 30 days, you must move at least 3 miles from your current site.
On part of this corridor: Camping: Prohibited.
Camping rules

October normals 24–44°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Sand Lake Road (FR 101) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access