FDR 373 Thumb Butte Loop

Great place to escape from the city and get to cooler Temps. We came early May and stayed at site 14. It was 60s in the daytime and mid 30s at night. Might need an extra blanket if staying in a tent. People are friendly and sites are easy to get to. Make sure to have some clearance as the road washes out in spots and gets bumpy. You could make it in 2 wheel drive but wouldn't recommend a small car. Or vehicles smaller than a SUV.

Wind picks up in the morning and late afternoon. It's so loud sometimes it sounds like a waterfall crashing down. Very tranquil and peaceful spot and quiet at night.

This spot is pretty sweeeet. Its kind of the perfect dispersed situation. It’s easy to get to, there’s around 20 spots in the area. Road is bumpy but passable by basically any car. Sites were super clean and well spaced out. You can stay 7 days and camping is only in designated sites (they are all numbered and marked with poles at the sites entrance). Area felt pretty safe. Saw a small herd of deer on my run while visiting. It wasn’t busy when we were here in November. All sites have a fire pit as well. As always with dispersed its carry in carry out. No water/bathrooms etc.

There are different lots some are spaced far apart some are close but out of ear shot. The road is bumpy but you can get through with a car just watch for rocks. T-mobile doesn’t work on all lots of course but Verizon doesn’t have dead spots. Trucks through drive through til about 10pm from what I saw on a 3 day trip (7 day max) over all a pretty good stay.