About Laramie Peak Area
The Laramie Peak area is located in east central Wyoming, stretching from southeast of Casper to west of Wheatland. This portion of the Medicine Bow National Forest is part of the Laramie Range and is dominated by the jagged 10,274 foot crest of Laramie Peak. The Laramie Peak area is managed by the Douglas Ranger District. With nearly 180,000 acres on the Medicine Bow National Forest, the Laramie Peak area offers many public uses and recreation opportunities such as hunting, fishing, hiking, OHV riding, and many others. From I25 at Douglas or Glendo, expect to drive one hour just to get to the National Forest boundary and another half hour to an hour to get where you are headed. **Dispersed Camping is allowed on all Forest Service Land in the Laramie Peak Unit, the restrictions are on motor vehicle parking and road access. The Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) identifies what roads are open…
- Managed by: Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG
- Where: 12 mi southwest of Esterbrook, WY · 42.2558, -105.48568
Things to do:
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friend Park Road | ATV road | at camp | 1.0 mi |
| Laramie Peak Th Spur | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Friend Park Trail | Horse | 0.1 mi | 3.0 mi |
| Laramie Peak Trail | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 4.8 mi |
| Roaring Fork Creek | Horse | 0.7 mi | 7.9 mi |
| Ashenfelder Creek Trail | Horse | 2.3 mi | 6.1 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.Dump station: 23.9 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Friend Park Campground 0 mi
- Roaring Fork Camp 1.1 mi
- Jack Squirrel Peak Camp 1 2.6 mi
- Esterbrook Camp 3 7.7 mi
- Camp Laramie Peak Boy Scout Camp 8.7 mi
- Harris Park Camp 2 10.3 mi