La Prele Guard Station in WY -- Campground & RV Camping

Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936, the historic La Prele Guard Station sits in a grassy clearing alongside La Prele Creek at 7,800 feet elevation. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the two-bedroom log cabin sleeps up to six and features indoor plumbing, a flush toilet, hot shower, electricity, propane water heater, and a fully equipped kitchen with a stove and refrigerator. Outside sits a campfire ring and picnic table. Nearby La Prele Creek offers fly fishing for trout in beaver ponds, while the Twin Peaks OHV trailhead is three miles north. RVs and tents are not allowed on the cabin grounds.

Getting there: From Douglas (37 miles) From I25 Exit 140, turn right onto S Riverbend Dr. Turn right onto WY-94 (Esterbrook Road) and right on WY-91 (Cold Springs Road). In 3 miles, turn left on WY-91 (Cold Springs Road). Continue on CR 24 (Cold Springs Road) for 33.8 miles. From I25 Exit 146, East on WY-96. In 3.1 miles, turn right on WY-91 (Cold Springs Road). Continue on CR 24 (Cold Springs Road) for 33.8 miles. From Laramie (105 miles) Follow HWY 30 (N) from Laramie to Medicine Bow. Take HWY 487 North and turn right on CR 62 (32 Mile RD/Little Medicine Road) for 29.8 miles and continue on CR 24 (Cold Springs Road) for 4.4 miles.

• Moderately separated here.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Campbell Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
• Chimney Ridge stands 1,240 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles south.
• Cabins and shelters rather than pads.

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