Wagon Box Road (FR 188) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access

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Wagon Box Road (FR 188) in WY

Road corridorShoshone NF, Clarks Fork Ranger District

28 mi from Red Lodge

Maps 7,567 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Shoshone National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/21–10/31Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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AT&TNONE
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 1.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Falls.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Beartooth Butte stands 2,946 ft above the map pin, 4.5 miles northeast.
  • Clarks Fork Yellowstone River runs 1.0 mi off.

Rules

  • Single Location Occupancy Limited to Sixteen (16) Days
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 27–48°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.