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USFSMedicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG · Wyoming
Brush Creek Work Center Barrack
Overview The cabin offers an ideal winter playground, with a snowy landscape perfect for recreation.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.8,291ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Cheyenne2h35real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 8,291 ft, Brush Creek Work Center Barrack has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 11°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on cool nights.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
89%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 8
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 21.
53°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Cheyenne
107 mi
2h35
02
Casper
184 mi
3h36
03
Jackson
347 mi
6h26
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 11.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
7
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
11.6 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.