Yellow Pine Campground (WY)

FS USDA Forest Service · Laramie, WY · Developed

Conditions

Road Access Not recorded
Season Open Year Round
Campfires Campfires Allowed

The managing agency hasn't published road access for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.

Features

Rig Size Pull Through
Hookup Electric Hookup
Style Vault Toilet Reservable

Campground Stats

Total Sites19
Sites Accepting RVs19
Overnight Sites19
Pull-Through Sites10
Back-In Sites9

Location

41.254767, -105.410967 · Laramie Ranger District , Laramie , WY 82070

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Description

Overview

The campground is composed of 19 sites in a single loop among a nice stand of mixed conifers and Aspen. 

Recreation

The campground connects to the Tie City trail system which is a challenging network of mountain bike trails, and is also used in the winter for cross country skiing. 

Facilities

Yellow Pine Campground has sites able to accommodate tents, trailers, and RVs. The campground offers picnic tables, campfire rings, pedestal grills, vault toilets, and trash collection. There are no water hookups, electric hookups, or black water hookups.

Natural Features

The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland encompasses nearly 3 million acres from central and northeastern Wyoming to north-central Colorado. 

Lodgepole pine, aspen, fir, spruce, and shrubs dominate the landscape of the national forests. The Grassland boasts numerous species of grasses and wildflowers that add color to the landscape during warmer months.  

Black bear, bobcat, coyote, elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, and moose are just some of the many animals that inhabit these rich and diverse lands. 

Nearby Attractions

Vedauwoo Recreation Area is nearby. Vedauwoo is a group of spectacular granite rock formations rising out of the thin soils on Pole Mountain. The area is a popular destination for rock climbers, hikers, mountain bikers and others who enjoy numerous opportunities to follow their own spirit of play in this gorgeous natural landscape.

Directions

From Laramie, WY, take I-80 east 9.5 miles to WY 210, exit 323. Exit and go left at the stop sign onto WY 210/ Happy Jack Rd. and go 0.1 miles to Happy Jack Recreation Area sign. Turn left, staying on WY 210, and go 2.1 miles to another Happy Jack Recreation Area sign on FR 719. Turn right onto FR 719 and go 1.1 miles to "Y" intersection. Bear left and go 0.4 miles to campground.

Activities

CAMPING CROSS COUNTRY SKIING FISHING HIKING HORSEBACK RIDING MOUNTAIN BIKING WILDLIFE VIEWING

Details

Phone307-745-2300
ReservableYes

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