Trail Lake (FR 411) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Trail Lake (FR 411) in WY
Road corridorShoshone NF, Wind River Ranger District
41 mi from Pinedale
2.7 mi off US 26 (straight line)
Maps 7,591 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.2–2.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
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Road Access
Difficult
- 0.1 of this road’s 4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3 miles of it dirt.
- Near Trail Lake Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 1.5 and 1.6 miles along the road.
- A cattle guard 3.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Whiskey Mountain stands 3,561 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles west.
- Torrey Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
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 30–52°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.