Cabins · USDA Forest Service · Wyoming
Cabins at Bow River Ranger Station
USDA Forest Service · Wyoming, United States
- Sleeps
- 8
- Electricity
- Yes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,294 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Saratoga
- Address
- 2171 S. Highway 130, P.O. Box 249, Saratoga, Wyoming, 82331
- Phone
- 307-326-5258
About
Overview
The Bow River Ranger Station (sleeps 10) is an all electric cabin featuring one full bath equipped with one shower, a double sink and toilet, and a 1/2 bath with a toilet and sink. The cabin boasts a large kitchen equipped with basic pots, pans, dishes and silverware, a small living room, and two bedrooms. The first bedroom provides two bunk beds, and the second bedroom offers two bunkbeds and two twin beds. Outside you will find a vault toilet and an outdoor seating area complete with a fire ring and picnic tables. The facility is handicap accessible including a ramp for entrance to the front door. Guests are expected to clean the facility before leaving. No trash service. Please practice pack in and pack out your trash.
Cell phone coverage is fair depending on you carrier. Host is located on site.
Recreation
The Upper Medicine Bow River flows past the back yard and provides fishing and wildlife viewing.
Facilities
The Bow River Ranger Station (sleeps 10) is an all electric cabin featuring one full bath equipped with one shower, a double sink and toilet, and a 1/2 bath with a toilet and sink. The cabin boasts a large kitchen equipped with basic pots, pans, dishes and silverware, a small living room, and two bedrooms. The first bedroom provides two bunk beds, and the second bedroom offers two bunkbeds and two twin beds. Outside you will find a vault toilet and an outdoor seating area complete with a fire ring and picnic tables. The facility is handicap accessible including a ramp for entrance to the front door. Guests are expected to clean the facility before leaving. No trash service. Please pack in and pack out your trash.
Cell phone coverage is fair depending on you carrier. Host is located on site
Natural Features
The house sits on the national forest boundary where sagebrush meets the forest.
Nearby Attractions
Medicine Bow River, Turpin Reservoir, Sand Lake and Bow River Campground are all nearby.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 12° | -18° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 14° | -14° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 18° | 0° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 25° | 2° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 33° | 13° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 46° | 35° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 53° | 40° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 51° | 42° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 45° | 21° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 32° | -1° | 67° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 23° | -12° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 15° | -8° | 45° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Campgrounds nearby
- Bow River Ranger Station · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 1 sites
- Bow River Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Deep Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Lincoln Park Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Brooklyn Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi · 28 sites
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- Snow Survey Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 14 mi
- Brush Creek Work Center Barrack · USDA Forest Service · 15 mi
- Spruce Mtn Fire Lookout Tower · USDA Forest Service · 24 mi
- Keystone Ranger Station · USDA Forest Service · 26 mi
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