Savage Creek (FR 291) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Savage Creek (FR 291) in WY
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District
9.9 mi from Saratoga
Maps 8,249 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TWEAK
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- All 1.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 590 ft over 1.3 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 22%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.5 miles off.
- Savage Creek runs 1.0 mi off.
- Kennaday Peak stands 2,565 ft above the map pin, 5.3 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 26–53°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.