Gloom Creek (FR 223) in WY

Road corridorBighorn NF, Tongue Ranger District

21 mi from Powder Horn

Maps 8,760 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

All 6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Winds through 4 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Black Mountain stands 673 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles northeast.

There is a year round 14-day stay limit . At the end of day 14, to continue camping, visitors must relocate their camp at least 5 road miles from the current location and cannot return to the original location for 14 days.
Camping rules

October normals 24–45°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Gloom Creek (FR 223) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access