Sugarloaf Campground

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.

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.

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!

This was my first experience in this area of SE Wyoming, but it did not disappoint. My boyfriend pulled off here on a cross country drive via I-80. We enjoyed our drives to and fro the site.

We visited in the end of the September, just days before the sites were closing for the season. It was the windiest of evenings, so we rushed through dinner and hopped right into the bed of the truck for bed. So... why was this camping experience so great? We were treated to a gorgeous sunset and once the sun went down, the clearest skies that we've seen in a while. We bundled up and stargazed and felt so lucky to have detoured to this spot.

There are pit toilets and water nearby. We did not have time to explore, but there looked to be a lot of neat trails near the campground. We ran into some free-range cattle while exploring nearby Libby Lake. The campground was very busy for late September, but all other campers were kind and like-minded.

The wind was consistently 25mph+ the whole weekend, but the hiking and alpine lakes just off the campground were great. Camp sites were well taken care of and each had a level tent spot and ample parking.

This is one of my favorite places to camp and hike. Less people and very beautiful. Lots of lakes and very peaceful. Only open a short window of the year due to being high altitude and road closes in the winter.

Sugarloaf campground is small (16 sites) with no amenities other than a hand pump for water, and its high elevation means it doesn't open til quite late in the summer. That being said, it's worth the wait! From any site, there are terrific views of the Snowy Range, and numerous trails in the area offer great hiking to lots of pretty little lakes. There are so many wildflowers and little cascades that even a short stroll with children is rewarding. If I remember correctly, the fee is only $10/night, which makes staying for several nights an affordable getaway and chance to observe millions of stars. Consider driving to the little town of Saratoga on your way home to soak in the hot springs there...icing on the cake!