Water Valley Road (FR 405.1A) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Water Valley Road (FR 405.1A) in WY
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District
22 mi from Saratoga
Maps 7,622 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 3 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Water Valley Fish and Recreation Pond Dam.
- Estimated climb: 0 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 14%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.1 miles off.
- The Water Valley Fish and Recreation Pond shoreline is 0.5 mi off.
- Wood Mountain stands 2,059 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 28–55°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.