Brooks Lake (FR 515) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Brooks Lake (FR 515) in WY
Road corridorShoshone NF, Wind River Ranger District
43 mi from Jackson
0.0 mi off US 26 (straight line)
Maps 9,227 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 9.3 of this road’s 15.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.4 miles of dirt.
- Near Upper Brooks Lake Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 14 switchbacks.
- Dead-ends 0.5 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
- Gates 4.7 and 4.9 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Pinnacle Buttes stands 2,278 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles east.
Rules
- Camping or otherwise occupying a single location for a period exceeding sixteen (16) consecutive days. 36 CFR 261.58(a) The term 'location' means the occupied area or campsite and the lands within a five mile radius of that occupied area or campsite. After leaving a location, a minimum of seven (7) days must elapse before any person or group, may re-occupy their original location.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 24–44°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.