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USFSMedicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG · Wyoming
Jack Creek Guard Station
Overview The Jack Creek Guard Station is available mid-June through October, weather permitting.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.8,448ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Cheyenne3h51real 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 8,448 ft, Jack Creek Guard Station has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 13°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: 2 named hiking routes, 1 peak.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and cool nights. Softest on shade.
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.
May 31
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 24.
56°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Cheyenne
174 mi
3h51
02
Casper
189 mi
4h26
03
Jackson
352 mi
7h16
By drive time
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
Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
3
Peaks
1
Water & Access
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.