Medicine Bow National Forest

Hike, camp, climb and drive through the mountain forests of the Snowy Range, Sierra Madre and Vedauwoo in southeastern Wyoming.

Snowy Range area off WY-130, west of Centennial · Laramie, WY

About Medicine Bow National Forest

Medicine Bow National Forest covers about 1.1 million acres of southeastern Wyoming and is managed from Laramie together with Colorado's Routt National Forest. The Snowy Range tops out at 12,013-foot Medicine Bow Peak, and the Vedauwoo rock formations by Interstate 80 draw climbers. Savage Run, Huston Park and Platte River are among its wilderness areas. The name recalls tribes gathering here for mountain mahogany to make bows.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Medicine Bow National Forest, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Museums
Grand Encampment Museum
No admission fee
A museum in Encampment, Wyoming, with over a dozen historic buildings holding artifacts from the valley's timber, mining, and farming past.
28 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sightseeing
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site
Under $25
A former federal and state penitentiary near Laramie, now a museum where visitors tour the cellblocks and nearby historic buildings.
34 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Museums
Laramie Plains Museum
Under $25
A historic Victorian mansion in Laramie that holds period furnishings, textiles, clothing, and early regional memorabilia.
35 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sports & Outdoors
Pearl Lake State Park
Under $25
A Colorado state park around a mountain lake north of Steamboat Springs, known for birding, fishing, and quiet camping.
46 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Steamboat Lake State Park
Under $25
A Colorado state park in Routt County with a large reservoir, campsites, trails, and views of Hahns Peak.
48 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Curt Gowdy State Park
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A Wyoming state park in the Laramie Mountain foothills with three reservoirs, trails, and mountain biking.
53 mi awayMore like this