About the Area
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland stretch from northwestern Colorado to central and eastern Wyoming. This region includes diverse opportunities for recreation and sightseeing with 10 wilderness areas, over 1,000 developed recreation sites, 2 ski areas and numerous lakes and trails with beautiful scenery.
About the Ranger Districts
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland have 6 Ranger Districts and the Supervisor's Office is co-located with the Laramie Ranger District in Laramie, Wyoming.
Colorado Ranger Districts
The Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District is located in Steamboat Springs and administers the northwest portion of the Routt National Forest. This includes west of the continental divide to the western edge of the Elkhead Mountains to north of Highway 40 to the Wyoming border.
The Parks Ranger District is located in Walden and administers the northeast portion of the Routt National Forest. This includes north and east from the continental divide to the western edge of the Rocky Mountain National Park to north of the Wyoming border.
The Yampa Ranger District is located in Yampa and administers the southern portion of the Routt National Forest. This includes the northern portion of the Gore Mountain Range to north of Radium State Wildlife Area to the northeast portion of the Flat Top Mountains.
Wyoming Ranger Districts
The Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District is located in Saratoga and administers the western portion of the Medicine Bow National Forest. This includes the Sierra Madre Mountain Range to the Colorado border to the northwest side of the Snowy Range, including Medicine Bow Peak.
The Douglas Ranger District is located in Douglas and administers the Thunder Basin National Grassland and the Laramie Peak portion of the Laramie Mountains in the Medicine Bow National Forest.
The Laramie Ranger District is located in Laramie and administers the eastern part of the Medicine Bow National Forest. This includes south and east of Laramie to the Colorado border to the eastern and southern portions of the Snowy Range Mountains from the Rocky Mountain Range south to the Savage Run Wilderness Area.