Elephant Head Lodge (FR 443) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Elephant Head Lodge (FR 443) in WY
Road corridorShoshone NF, Wapiti Ranger District
37 mi from Cody
Maps 6,337 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
- All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near The Palisades.
- Estimated climb: 80 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Elephant Head Rock stands 626 ft above the map pin, 0.5 miles north.
- Shoshone River (North Fork) 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 31–54°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.