FR 1235.G — Hanson Dam in WY -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 1235.G — Hanson Dam in WY

Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Douglas Ranger District/Thunder Basin NG

28 mi from Newcastle

Maps 4,092 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 3 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Rough
  • All 1.6 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.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • A reservoir lies 0.9 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–63°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.