FR 1415, Medicine Bow-Routt in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 1415, Medicine Bow-Routt in WY
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Douglas Ranger District/Thunder Basin NG
23 mi from Wright
Maps 4,750 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- All 8.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 750 ft over 8.6 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 27%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 32–60°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.