FR 1255 — Sedgwick Dam in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 1255 — Sedgwick Dam in WY
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Douglas Ranger District/Thunder Basin NG
26 mi from Newcastle
Maps 4,196 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 16 days · within 30 days · then move 3 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 7 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.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Climate averages
October normals 32–62°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.