Bow River

The area and campground are nice. Right on the River and the sites are relatively level. But damn there were a lot of mosquitoes. I don’t mean like a few dozen or hundreds… I mean millions. It was like a horror movie with them covering the windows of our RV and then sneaking down the Refrigerator ventilation shaft. We are sucked dry. I swear I saw one or two big enough to carry away a full grown grizzly.

This is on the edge of the main part of Medicine Bow National forest, not too far from interstate 80. The Medicine Bow river runs through camp. Make sure to get a map (or download) so you can get around all the paved and dirt roads around here. Apparently this is a great area for ATVs but we didn’t see or hear any in use. You can catch views of Elk Mountain (?) and even the Rockies from around here. There is good hiking nearby but not really at the campground. The campground is wooded but sites aren’t too shady. Nice low key simple spot. No reservations but don’t worry about not getting a site.

I wasn't sure what to expect when we went camping over the 4th of July, but it wasn't this! I am not the biggest fan of campgrounds because they are usually packed, noisy and not a fun way to 'get away from it all'. This campsite was perfect though, as there were only a couple of other groups camping! I don't know if it was too far for people to get to, didn't have a water feature, or what made this campsite not full over the holiday weekend, but I couldn't have been happier. It is so easy to get to this site, as all you have to do is drive on a groomed road. My husband and I took our son on a multi day camping trip, and after deciding against a couple of sites, we discovered this one. It made for a great night of camping. I guess the only thing that I didn't like were the bathrooms. I know, it's a campsite, but they were very smelly, and I made my trips quick. Other than that, I have no complaints.