Blackwater (FR 435) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Blackwater (FR 435) in WY
Road corridorShoshone NF, Wapiti Ranger District
34 mi from Cody
Maps 6,198 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 7/1–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 1.7 of this road’s 1.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 1.7 miles of it dirt.
- Near Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Clayton Mountain stands 4,006 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles south.
- Blackwater Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
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 30–54°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.