Bow River Campground (WY)

Bow River Campground hosts 13 campsites and is located on the upper Medicine Bow River, next to Bow River in a wooded forest of lodgepole and spruce pines and some young aspen. The campground is quiet and tranquil. This is a pack-in, pack-out campground, with no trash service in the area. Sites are able to accommodate tents, trailers and RVs, and are equipped with picnic tables and campfire rings. The campground also offers vault toilets and potable water. OHVs can explore the Campbell Lake Loop after July 1, approximately 9 miles south of the campground; pick up a motor vehicle use map for free at the Ranger station in Saratoga. Nearby hiking trails include Rock Creek, Sheep Lake, and Crater Lake. The Snowy Range contains a network of hiking trails suitable for day hiking and for extended, backcountry trips, and streams and over 100 lakes in the area provide a variety of challenging recreational-fishing opportunities. Popular attractions near this campground include Silver Lake, Lake Marie Falls, Mirror Lake, Medicine Bow Peak Trail, French Creek Canyon Trail and Miners Cabin Trail. Winter activities in the area include snowshoeing and skiing. This high elevation and remote campground is surrounded by lodgepole pines, alpine firs and spruce trees, and is home to deer, elk, moose, bear and mountain lions. The Snowy Range rises from sagebrush and lodgepole pine forests in lower elevations to spruce-fir forests and alpine areas in the high country, offering views of rugged peaks over 12,000 feet, gorgeous snow-melt lakes and stunning displays of native wildflowers.