Old Highway 16 (FR 18) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
Old Highway 16 (FR 18) in WY
Road corridorBighorn NF
30 mi from Buffalo
Maps 7,264 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 6/16–11/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 0.2 of this road’s 7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.2 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.1 and mile 4.7: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Indian Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Bighorn Peak stands 5,053 ft above the map pin, 11 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 31–50°F, 1.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.