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USFSBridger-Teton National Forest · Wyoming
Scaler Guard Station
Overview Historic Scaler Guard Station, located 78 miles north of Kemmerer, Wyoming, provides an excellent hideaway for cabin camping enthusiasts.
Sites21 reservable
Elev.8,054ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Jackson4h05real 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 8,054 ft, Scaler Guard Station has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 13°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 2 sites total: 1 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and cool nights. Softest on reservability.
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.
87%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 18
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 21.
50°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Jackson
125 mi
4h05
02
Casper
321 mi
8h00
03
Cheyenne
394 mi
8h43
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 2 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
2
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
6
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
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.