Scenic Drives
There are countless scenic drives on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland. Hundreds of miles of dirt and paved roads wind through thickly forested areas that change with every season, around exposed rock faces revealing millions of years of history, and across open spaces that reveal the vast open spaces that characterize the American West. Ranger districts have the most up to date information regarding road conditions and status.
Scenic Driving
From paved Scenic Byways to rough, dirt roads, whatever driving experience to view scenery you desire on the Forests and Grassland, it exists.
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Battle Townsite Overlook
Site Open
The Battle Townsite Overlook is an ideal rest stop at Battle Pass on Wyoming Highway 70. The site is located on the Continental Divide and affords excellent views of the Sierra Madre Mountains.…
Bear Lake Campground
Site Closed
Bear Lake Campground is located 11 miles outside of Yampa, Colorado on Forest Service Road 900. The campground typically opens in early June and has a range of outdoor recreation opportunities from…
Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District Office
Site Open
The Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District office is located in Saratoga, Wyoming and oversees the Sierra Madre Range and west side of the Snowy Range. Maps, passes and Forest product permits are…
Centennial Visitor Center
Site Open
This visitor center is the perfect stop for information while driving the Snowy Range Scenic Byway. Visitors to the 1,110 square-foot building will notice that beetle-killed pine has been used in a…
Flat Tops Area
The Flat Tops area is managed by the Yampa Ranger District in Yampa, CO (27 miles south of Steamboat Springs). The Flat Tops Area offers many recreation opportunities for all seasons. These include…
Gore Range Area
Located 20 minutes west of Kremmling, Colorado and 20 minutes east of Yampa, Colorado on the Routt National Forest, the Gore Range/Gore Pass area has many recreation opportunities. Sarvis Creek…
Green Rock Picnic Site
Site Open
This is a great place to stop and stretch your legs and have a picnic along the Snowy Range Scenic Byway. It provides accessible picnic tables, vault toilet and drinking water. It also serves…
Grizzly Guard Station Recreation Rental
Site Temporarily Closed
***The Grizzly Guard Station will be closed until the end of June for a professional cleaning. *** At an elevation of 8,500 feet, Grizzly Creek Guard Station is located between Walden and Steamboat…
Hidden Lakes Campground
Site Closed
Hidden Lakes Campground is located 32 miles southwest of Walden, adjacent to a small secluded mountain lake in the Mount Zirkel/Park Range. This beautiful campground offers 9 single campsites near…
Lewis Lake Picnic Site
Site Open
Located off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway, this is a great spot at the base of Medicine Bow Peak, Sugarloaf Mountain, Gap Lakes Trail and Browns Peak to stop and have lunch and stretch your legs.…