Wind River Turn Out (FR 522) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Wind River Turn Out (FR 522) in WY
Road corridorShoshone NF, Wind River Ranger District
42 mi from Jackson
Maps 8,787 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
Easy
- All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
- Near Barbers Point.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Known camping along this road at mile 0.1: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Wind River runs 0.2 mi off.
- Pinnacle Buttes stands 2,718 ft above the map pin, 3.4 miles northeast.
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 22–45°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.