USDA Forest Service · Wyoming
Bow River Ranger Station
USDA Forest Service · Wyoming, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 electric
- Season
- June 14 to October 24
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Elevation
- 8,294 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
- CEDAR PASS (NFSR 261) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG
- Nearest town
- Saratoga
- Address
- 2171 S. Highway 130, P.O. Box 249, Saratoga, Wyoming, 82331
- Phone
- 307-326-5258
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
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.
Nearby campgrounds
- 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
- Sugarloaf Campground (WY) · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi · 17 sites
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