Pole Creek (FR 31) in WY

Road corridorBighorn NF, Powder River Ranger District

19 mi from Buffalo

Maps 8,557 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi

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Difficult

6.5 of this road’s 17.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.5 miles of dirt.
Near Sheep Mountain.
Winds through 8 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

9 known camp spots along this road, between mile 0.9 and mile 15.2: reported by travellers.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Hesse Mountain stands 1,817 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles southwest.
Merle Creek runs 0.7 mi off.

Dispersed camping is permitted throughout much of the Forest. Driving up to 300 feet off of any designated Forest System Road (FSR) to camp is allowed, as long as no resource damage occurs, it is not in an area signed closed to motorized vehicles, or if there is not a forest order prohibiting this use. There is a year round 14-day stay limit . At the end of day 14, to continue camping, visitors must relocate their camp at least 5 road miles from the current location and cannot return to the original location for 14 days.
Camping rules

September normals 36–60°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Pole Creek (FR 31) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access in Wyoming