Established Camping
Bow River
About
National Forest
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland
Bow River Campground is located on the upper Medicine Bow River with 13 campsites (small trailers only up to 32 feet), water, picnic tables, fire rings, one vault toilet. This is a pack-in pack-out campground. No trash service in the area. The Medicine Bow River, Sand Lake and Turpin Reservoir…
Location
Bow River is located in Wyoming
Directions
From Saratoga, WY take the Snowy Range Highway east 20 miles to Forest Road 100. Turn onto Forest Road 100 and drive approximately 20 miles to the Bow River campground. This is a slow drive. From Elk Mountain, WY take Carbon County Road 101 south to the National Forest boundary. Continue on Road 101 to Forest Road 100, approximately 2 miles. Turn onto Forest Road 100 and watch for the campground in less than .5 mile.
Coordinates
41.51300086 N
106.37100027 W
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Pets
Survived Mosquitoes
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…

True nature experience
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…

Tranquil and quiet!
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…
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Location
Bow River is located in Wyoming
Directions
From Saratoga, WY take the Snowy Range Highway east 20 miles to Forest Road 100. Turn onto Forest Road 100 and drive approximately 20 miles to the Bow River campground. This is a slow drive. From Elk Mountain, WY take Carbon County Road 101 south to the National Forest boundary. Continue on Road 101 to Forest Road 100, approximately 2 miles. Turn onto Forest Road 100 and watch for the campground in less than .5 mile.
Coordinates
41.51300086 N
106.37100027 W