Established Camping
Sugarloaf Campground
About
USDA Forest Service
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland
Overview
At an elevation of 10,800 feet, Sugarloaf is the highest elevation campground that the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest has to offer. The sites at this location offer a breathtaking panorama of the Snowy Range which peaks out at 12,000 feet.__ There is little or no shade in the campground due to elevation, the pine beetle infestation, and the removal of hazard trees. This campground will have a mix of reservation sites and first-come, first-served sites for the 2024 season. If you are not reserving your site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by cash or check once you are at the campground.
Recreation
Sugarloaf Campground is near a variety of hiking trails and two crystal clear snow-melt lakes: Libby and Lewis Lakes. Non-motorized craft can be used on these lakes but you must carry your boat to the water's edge. Both Libby and Lewis lakes contain brook trout and splake (a hybrid of a male brook trout and female lake trout). Lewis Lake is annually stocked by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD). Use of live-bait fish is prohibited in lakes and streams within the Forest. Three popular trailheads originate in this area that range in difficulty level to accomadate visitor's interests. Savage Run Wilderness and Platte River Wilderness are nearby to the south for visitors that desire a more remote setting.
Facilities
Sugarloaf Campground has 16 sites and can accomodate small trailers up to 22 feet long. Sites are equipped with tent pads, picnic tables, and fire rings. Tents must be set up inside the provided tent pads.__ All sites have access to a water handpump, a vault toilet, and trash collection. No electrical hook-ups, water hook-ups, or black water hook-ups are available. Handpump water may be available in this campground from July to September. These dates may vary due to weather, well and/or pump maintenance, and water testing requirements. As such, we encourage you to bring your own water or call ahead.
Natural Features
The campground sits on a spruce and fir-lined hillside in the midst of a fisherman's paradise of 102 recreational lakes. This is a rustic, picturesque campground where every site has delightful views of the Snowy Range. The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland encompass nearly 3 million acres from central and northeastern Wyoming to north-central Colorado. Black bear, bobcat, coyote, elk, marmots, moose, mule deer, and pikas are just some of the many animals that inhabit these rich and diverse lands.
Nearby Attractions
The campground is 1.5 miles from the Libby Flats Observation Area. Visitors can find many more outdoor opportunities in the surrounding Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest including hiking, biking, camping, horseback riding, fishing, hunting, sightseeing, and winter sports.
Reservation Info
Open/close dates weather dependent.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
For Vehicles
- Water Hookups
Great views! Great location!
Some of the sites were a bit close together but wow, they all had great views! Lovely hikes nearby and super clean toilets!
Quite windy at times but that helps with all the dang mozzys! Bring white sage bundles! Only thing that really helped with the mosquitos and deer flies for me anyways.
Not sure why it says first come first serve. There are definitely reservations for spots. Might wanna check the website for weekends and holidays.
Great Camping
We drove to Medicine Bow specifically to camp here. The pictures don't do it justice!
We arrived on Wednesday morning to find all sites occupied. So we drove around for a little while before heading to Brooklyn Lake.
Sugarloaf is easy to reach. Just take 130 from Centennial and turn right on USFS Road 346. No 4x4 or high clearance necessary, we watched a few cars make the trip in/out.
Dont have much to review since we didn't stay the night, but the scenery is excellent. Even the drive in on 130 was one of our favorites.
We will definitely try this one again in the future.
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Small campground with amazing views
We stayed here Sunday - Wednesday and we really lucked out getting a spot, I think we got there right after the weekenders checked out. It was full the whole time after we got there. Such beautiful views of the mountain from our site and some others. 2 vault toilets that were clean and had hand sanitizer. The hosts were so nice, we enjoyed talking with them. No firewood for sale from the hosts. Easy access to a bunch of trails. The only complaints were TONS of stumps everywhere, the cut parts and the part still in the ground, swarms of mosquitoes, and as a previous review said — constant strong wind. But for $10, can’t be beat!
Location
Sugarloaf Campground is located in Wyoming
Directions
The campground is 43 miles west of Laramie, WY and 39 miles east of Saratoga, WY on State Highway 130. Coming from either Laramie or Saratoga on State Highway 130, turn north on to Forest Service Road 346 and the campground will be in three quarters of a mile on your right.
Coordinates
41.353997958 N
106.293837652 W