FR 1256, Medicine Bow-Routt in WY -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 1256, Medicine Bow-Routt in WY
Road corridorMedicine Bow-Routt NF, Douglas Ranger District/Thunder Basin NG
28 mi from Newcastle
Maps 4,318 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.2–2.6 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
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Road Access
Rough
- All 4.1 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
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Climate averages
October normals 32–62°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.