About Kelley Guard Station
Kelley Guard Station is a historic Forest Service guard station built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Located about 45 miles north of Kemmerer, Wyoming, along the Big Springs Scenic Backway, the cabin attracts overnight guests year-round and provides convenient access to hiking, mountain biking, cross country skiing and snowshoeing. Big Springs Scenic Backway is a 68-mile road that boasts magnificent mountain views, wildflowers covered meadows and river valleys where grazing sheep may be spotted. The guard station has running water, a flush toilet, bathroom sink, shower and kitchen sink available during the summer months only. There is no running water available during winter months but there is an outhouse located behind the guard station. The two-room cabin is equipped with propane range/oven, heater, refrigerator, lights and a wood cook stove. It sleeps 4 people on 2…
- Fees: $60/group size of 4
- Managed by: USFS - Bridger-Teton National Forest
- Where: 15 mi northeast of Cokeville, WY · 42.26124, -110.79729
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Park Creek | ATV road | at camp | 2.2 mi |
| Kelley-Hams Fork | ATV road | at camp | 19.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
- Hams Fork Area 3.5 mi
- Hobble Creek Campground 9.5 mi
- Campsite · 17 mi SE of Smoot 10.3 mi
- Lake Alice Campground 10.3 mi
- Campsite · 17 mi SE of Smoot 10.6 mi
- The Hideout campground 14.4 mi