Aldrich Creek (FR 479.1) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Aldrich Creek (FR 479.1) in WY
Road corridorShoshone NF, Wapiti Ranger District
29 mi from Cody
Maps 6,142 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
Rough
- 2.4 of this road’s 3.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2.4 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Carter Mountain stands 6,174 ft above the map pin, 6.4 miles southeast.
- Shoshone River (South Fork) runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
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 30–55°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.