Pahaska Teepee (FR 470) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Pahaska Teepee (FR 470) in WY
Road corridorShoshone NF, Wapiti Ranger District
45 mi from Cody
Maps 6,668 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 Pahaska Trailhead.
- Estimated climb: 50 ft over 0.4 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Crow Peak stands 2,682 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles northeast.
- Middle Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
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 33–54°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.