Gros Ventre (FR 30400) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Gros Ventre (FR 30400) in WY
Road corridorBridger-Teton NF, Jackson Ranger District
15 mi from Moose Wilson Road
5.4 mi off US 26 (straight line)
Maps 6,766 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Bridger-Teton National Forest ↗
Motor-vehicle season 6/1–11/30Stay limit: 5 days · within 30 days · applies only in Described Area A · applies May 1 to Labor Day · does not apply in developed campgrounds or within the Gros Ventre Wilderness; also 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 14.3 of this road’s 43.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 15.8 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 12 switchbacks.
- Dead-ends 3.4 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
- Water crossings 35.5 and 36.8 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Gros Ventre River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Sheep Mountain stands 4,472 ft above the map pin, 7.3 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 26–53°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.