USDA Forest Service · Wyoming
Lake Owen
USDA Forest Service · Wyoming, United States
- Sites
- 39
- Hookups
- 35 with water, 35 no hookups
- Season
- June 3 to October 5
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,973 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- LAKE OWEN CG (NFSR 540) · native material · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG
- Nearest town
- Laramie
- Address
- Laramie Ranger District, Laramie, WY, 82070
- Phone
- N/A
- Activities
- Camping, Canoeing, Day Use Area, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Off Highway Vehicle Trails, Photography, Star Gazing, Wildlife Viewing
About
Overview
The campground is adjacent to Lake Owen. It is comprised of two loops with nearby Lodgepole pines and a few Aspen. Both loops have sites overlooking the lake and site with scenic views of the Snowy Range. There are 29 campsites with tables, fire rings, pedestal grills, trash collection, and vault toilets. The understory is grass, but sites are well separated providing adequate privacy. There is a 14 day stay limit. Lake Owen is 55 acres and offers fishing and boating access.
Facilities
There are 35 campsites with tables, fire rings, pedestal grills, trash collection, and vault toilets. No water is availale in this campground, please pack your own in. No electrical hook-ups, water hook-ups, or black water hook-ups are available.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (307) 745-2300.
Charges & Cancellations
Modifications on reservations are not allowed for this site. This is due to limited capacity to update reservation placards when concerning last minute modifications as well as limited functionality with the modifications feature in recreation.gov which has only an ON or OFF toggle for site managers and no feature allowing modifications up until a certain time frame.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 6° | -26° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 8° | -19° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 34° | 13° | -6° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 18° | -5° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 29° | 11° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 69° | 40° | 29° | 82° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 45° | 35° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 45° | 37° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 38° | 16° | 77° | 5 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 27° | -13° | 65° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 14° | -12° | 53° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 7° | -16° | 40° | 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.
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