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Camping near

Elk Mountain, Wyoming

10 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Elk Mountain in Carbon County: 10 Forest Service.

10
federal places to camp
10 Forest Service
11.3 mi
to the nearest one
Bow River Ranger Station
10,800 ft
at the highest of them
Sugarloaf Campground. The lowest, Ryan Park, sits at 8,009 ft
168
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 60 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Elk Mountain, nearest first

10 places

  1. Bow River Ranger Station cabin or lookout Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Carbon County 11.3 miaway 8,300 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Brooklyn Lake Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Albany County 23.4 miaway 10,500 ftelevation 18sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Sugarloaf Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Albany County 23.9 miaway 10,800 ftelevation 15sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Little Brooklyn Lake Guard cabin or lookout Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Albany County 24 miaway 10,369 ftelevation 1site 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. South Brush Creek Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Carbon County 24.2 miaway 8,324 ftelevation 20sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Brush Creek Work Center Barrack cabin or lookout Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Carbon County 24.7 miaway 8,273 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Snow Survey Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Carbon County 25.1 miaway 10,029 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Ryan Park Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Carbon County 25.4 miaway 8,009 ftelevation 34sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. North Fork Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Albany County 25.9 miaway 9,200 ftelevation 60sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Silver Lake Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Carbon County 26.2 miaway 10,479 ftelevation 17sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov