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$10 - $20/night
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Sites
19 campsites
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Price
$10 - $20/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
19 campsites
Season
Open seasonally from...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
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Tent campers and horse owners who haul their own water and want a low-traffic base for fall fishing or equestrian riding in the Medicine Bow Mountains. Sites are spacious, vault toilets are reported clean, and $20/night is fair for the setting.
No potable water on-site is the real dealbreaker; nearest water is at Vedauwoo Campground. Several sites are overgrown and spigots have been non-functional. If you need hookups, a dump station, or reliable cell signal, this won't cut it.
Reference information about Yellow Pine Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p><img alt="Yellow Pine Campground" src="https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/fseprd596168.jpg" style="width: 30%; height: 30%; float: right" />The campground is composed of 19 sites in a single loop among a nice stand of mixed conifers and Aspen. It has corrals available outside the campground. There is brook trout fishing in the South Fork of Lodgepole Creek, which runs close to the Tie City Campground and across the 719 road from Yellow Pine. </p><div class="usa-alert usa-alert--info usa-alert--slim"><div class="usa-alert__body"><p class="usa-alert__text">This site was approved for a fee change - <a class="usa-link" href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbr/fire/?cid=FSEPRD1092198">Click here for more information</a></p></div></div>
The elevation is 8,400 ft. The campground is one of two in the Happy Jack Recreation Area (the other did not qualify). It is composed of a single loop in a nice stand of mixed conifers and aspen. There is little understory providing minimal privacy between sites.
Open mid-May through late September - weather dependent.
The nearest drinking water is available at Vedauwoo campground (FS)
The parking aprons are gravel.
From Laramie, WY, at the intersection of US Rt. 287 and Interstate 80 (Exit 313), take Interstate 80 east 9.5 miles to State Rt. 210 (Exit 323). Turn onto Exit 323 and go to stop sign. Turn left at stop sign onto State Rt. 210 (Happy Jack Rd.) and go 0.1 miles to Happy Jack Recreation Area sign. Turn left at sign (staying on Rt. 210) and go 2.1 miles to another Happy Jack Recreation Area sign (Forest Rt. 719). Turn right at sign onto Rt. 719 (dirt) and go 1.1 miles to campground sign at "Y" intersection. Bear left and go 0.4 miles to campground.
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At 8,400 feet, expect layered conditions. Fall brings the best combination of scenery and solitude. Golden aspens, daytime temperatures from 40-65°F in September, and excellent fishing as creek temperatures drop. Nights dip near or below freezing. Summer afternoons can be windy. Snow dusts the ground as early as September and closes the campground from late fall through spring. Trails and equestrian access stay reliable through late September.
Fall offers golden aspens, best combo of scenery and solitude per site notes.
Yellow Pine Campground offers basic amenities and facilities. There are restrooms on-site, but no potable water available. Picnic tables and fire rings are available at each of the 19 campsites.
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