Sugarloaf Campground (WY)

At an elevation of 10,800 feet, Sugarloaf is the highest elevation campground the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest has to offer and one of the highest elevation campgrounds in the United States. The sites offer a breathtaking panorama of the Snowy Range, which peaks out at 12,000 feet. There is little or no shade in the campground due to elevation, the pine beetle infestation, and the removal of hazard trees. Sugarloaf has 16 sites and can accommodate small trailers up to 22 feet long. Sites are equipped with tent pads, picnic tables, and fire rings, and tents must be set up inside the provided tent pads. All sites have access to a water handpump, a vault toilet, and trash collection. No electrical, water, or black water hook-ups are available. Handpump water may be available from July to September, though these dates may vary due to weather, well and pump maintenance, and water testing requirements, so we encourage you to bring your own water or call ahead. The campground is near a variety of hiking trails and two crystal clear snow-melt lakes: Libby and Lewis Lakes. Non-motorized craft can be used on these lakes, but you must carry your boat to the water's edge. Both lakes contain brook trout and splake, a hybrid of a male brook trout and female lake trout, and Lewis Lake is annually stocked by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Use of live-bait fish is prohibited in lakes and streams within the Forest. Three popular trailheads originate in this area, ranging in difficulty to accommodate different interests, and Savage Run Wilderness and Platte River Wilderness are nearby to the south for visitors who want a more remote setting. The campground sits on a spruce and fir-lined hillside in the midst of a fisherman's paradise of 102 recreational lakes. This is a rustic, picturesque campground where every site has delightful views of the Snowy Range. The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland encompass nearly 3 million acres from central and northeastern Wyoming to north-central Colorado, and black bear, bobcat, coyote, elk, marmots, moose, mule deer, and pikas are just some of the many animals that inhabit these rich and diverse lands. The campground is 1.5 miles from the Libby Flats Observation Area. Visitors can find many more outdoor opportunities in the surrounding national forest, including hiking, biking, camping, horseback riding, fishing, hunting, sightseeing, and winter sports.