Louis Lake (FR 300) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Louis Lake (FR 300) in WY
Road corridorShoshone NF, Washakie Ranger District
13 mi from Lander
11 mi off US 287 (straight line)
Maps 9,101 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/15–12/1Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 14.3 of this road’s 37.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 15.2 miles of dirt.
- Near Meyer Lookout.
- Winds through 22 switchbacks.
- Dead-ends 0.6 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
- A cattle guard 36.7 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.
- Cony Mountain stands 2,002 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles southwest.
Rules
- Camping or otherwise occupying a single location for a period exceeding sixteen (16) consecutive days… 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 28–49°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.