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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Libby Flats Observation Site
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Located on the Snowy Range Scenic Byway, this observation site provides views south to Rocky Mountain National Park, west toward Medicine Bow Peak, the Sierra Madre Mountains and Mt. Zirkel…
Libby Lake Picnic Site
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Located off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway, in the Sugarloaf recreation area. Picnic tables and fire pits available. One vault toilet and trash services available in the summer. This is a great spot…
Miner's Cabin Trailhead
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The Miner's Cabin Trailhead provides access to the Miners Cabin Trail on the Snowy Range Scenic Byway. The short loop trail has interpretive information and passes historical mining ruins. The trail…
Mount Zirkel/Park Range Area
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The Mount Zirkel/Park Range area is on the Routt National Forest in northwestern Colorado. It consists mainly of the Mount Zirkel Wilderness and other surrounding recreation sites. It is managed…
Parks Ranger District Office
The Parks Ranger District is nestled into the Northwest Central Mountains of Colorado, bordered on the north by Wyoming, the Medicine Bow Mountains and the Rawah Wilderness on the east, the Zirkel…
Pole Mountain Area
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The Pole Mountain area is located north of Interstate 80 between Laramie and Cheyenne in Albany County, Wyo. Approximately 55,000 acres in size, Pole Mountain is a popular area for recreation and the…
Sierra Madre Area
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Southwest of Saratoga, Wyo. on the Medicine Bow National Forest lies the Sierra Madre Range, which is a part of the main range of the Rocky Mountains. There are two wilderness areas in the Sierra…
Snowy Range Area
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The Snowy Range area in the Medicine Bow National Forest is located in southeast Wyoming. The Laramie Ranger District, Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District, and Parks Ranger District manage…
Supervisor's Office/Laramie Ranger District Office
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The Laramie Ranger District consists of about 400,000 acres in the Medicine Bow and Laramie mountain ranges in southeast Wyoming. Recreation opportunities abound. The Ranger District office is in…
Thunder Basin National Grassland
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The Thunder Basin National Grassland is located in northeastern Wyoming in the Powder River Basin between the Big Horn Mountains and the Black Hills. Elevation on the National Grassland ranges from…