Sixmile Gap (FR 492) in WY -- Free Camping & Overnight Parking in Wyoming

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Sixmile Gap (FR 492) in WY

Medicine Bow-Routt NF, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District
7,817 ft
Maps
Overnight camping allowedMODERATE
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A 2.2-mile stretch of gravel National Forest road in Carbon County, WY. The road serves Elkhorn Point.

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District allows dispersed camping here -- 16-day limit in any 30 days.

All 2.2 miles in are maintained for passenger cars. Gravel the whole way in (2.2 miles). Level ground alongside most of its length. Cattle guards 0, 1.6 and 1.9 miles in.

Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off. Sixmile Creek runs 0.7 mi off. Elkhorn Point stands 785 ft above the site, 1.6 miles northeast. Travellers have camped along here. The nearest town, Saratoga, is 34 mi off.

September normals 34–69°F, 1.5″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Nearby Spots
Six Mile Gap Spur 1A (FR 492.1) in WYDispersed Camping1.0miDouglas Fir Road (FR 492.2) in WYDispersed Camping1.5miDoug Fir Spur 3A (FR 492.3) in WYDispersed Camping3.2miParkview (FR 423) in WYDispersed Camping4.1miState Line (FR 494) in WYDispersed Camping4.6mi
Fire restrictions

Set by Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.

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Sources checked August 2026Something wrong here?