Snowy Range Area
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 portions of the Snowy Range. Year-round recreation uses include hiking, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, skiing, OHV riding, camping, and biking. Primary access across the Snowy Range is by Highway 130, known as the Snowy Range Scenic Byway.
Recreation Sites
Albany Trailhead
Site Open
Parking lot used primarily for snowmobile parking in the winter and ORV riding in the summer. It is located across the street from Albany Lodge in the Snowy Range. The lot is hard-packed gravel and…
Barber Lake Picnic Site
Site Closed
Barber Lake Picnic Site is a perfect picnic site on the Snowy Range Scenic Byway. The site provides picnic tables and a vault toilet. Barber Lake does not hold much water, but nearby Libby Creek…
Bow River Campground
Site Closed
Bow River Campground hosts 13 campsites and is located on the upper Medicine Bow River. The campground is located next to Bow River in a heavily wooded forest of Lodgepole and Spruce pines and some…
Bow River Ranger Station
Site Closed
This Ranger house was built in the 1960's for the Forest Ranger that worked on the northern portion of the Snowy Range. The Ranger House welcomes 10 people comfortably. Extra housing…
Brooklyn Lake Campground
Site Closed
The campground is located on Brooklyn Lake and each site has a view of the lake. The lake is a nice canoeing lake in the shadow of the snow capped Browns Peak. This campground provides 19 campsites…
Brush Creek Pavilion
Located within walking distance to the Brush Creek Visitor's Center and the Brush Creek Hiking/Ski Trails, the Brush Creek Pavilion is an aproximately 32 feet by 40 feet structure with 6 picnic…
Brush Creek Visitor Center
Site Closed
Closed for the season, the Brush Creek Visitor Center is on the Snowy Range Scenic Byway, Hwy 130, near the west Forest boundary. This historic building was built by the CCC. Trailhead parking, a…
Brush Creek Work Center Barracks
Site Open
The Brush Creek Work Center Barracks underwent an extensive renovation in 2023. Check out the recreation.gov website for photos of the updated cabin. The barracks is available for reservations! This…
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…
Chimney Park Trailhead
Site Open
This winter recreation trailhead provides access to several trails open to non-motorized winter use. Trails are suitable for snowshoeing, cross country skiing, fat biking and more! The trails will…