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Current Conditions

Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District (Saratoga, Wyo.) 

as of 12/16/2025

  • The District office will close at noon on 12/24 and reopen on Monday, 1/12/26.
  • The Brush Creek Visitor Center is open weekends starting 11/28 through 12/21. Christmas Tree permits are available for purchase there.
  • WYO 70 (Battle Pass) and WYO 130 (Snowy Range) are closed for the season.
  • Brush Creek Work Center Barracks is open for reservation 12/1/25.

 

Douglas Ranger District (Douglas, Wyo.)

as of 12/16/2025

  • District office is open from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Mon. - Fri., excluding holidays.
  • All fee sites are closed for the season and unmaintained. However, they are open for use without trash service or water. Pack it in, pack it out.

Laramie Peak

  • Please be advised that after significant moisture, the switchbacks from Glendo on Horseshoe Creek to Esterbrook should not be driven with a camper.
  • Do not attempt to drive on Black Mountain Lookout Road. 

Thunder Basin National Grassland

  • A vault toilet has been installed at East Iron Creek Reservoir.
  • Conditions in many places are rough. The main roads, Dull Center, Steinle and Lynch, are passable, but many side roads have deep ruts and are not passable.  
  • In the mining areas, County Roads 4, 69 and 83 have been relocated and are not accurately depicted on current maps. Use GPS or web-based mapping solutions to determine your current location.

 

Hahns Peak/Bears Ears District (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)

as of 12/16/2025

  • All District campgrounds are closed for the season.
  • The District office front desk is temporarily closed.

 

Laramie Ranger District (Laramie, Wyo.)

as of 12/16/2025 

  • The District office will close Christmas Day and reopen on Monday, 1/5/26.
  • All Laramie Ranger District campgrounds are closed at this time.
  • Pole Mountain Unit roads are open until 2/1/26.
  • WYO Hwy 130 is closed for the season.
  • The Centennial Visitor Center is open. Call for hours, 307-742-9730.
  • Christmas Tree permits are available for purchase at the Visitor Center and West Laramie Fly Store.

 

Parks Ranger District (Walden, Colo.)

as of 12/16/2025

  • All District campgrounds are closed for the season.
  • The District office front desk is temporarily closed.
  • Logging projects in the Snyder-Willow Creek, Teller City and Jack Park area are currently on hold until Winter, resuming in January 2026.
  • Grizzly Guard Station is closed under further notice.

 

Yampa Ranger District (Yampa, Colo.)

as of 12/16/2025

  • The District office will close 12/22 and reopen on Monday, 1/5/26.

Last updated December 16, 2025