Bow River Ranger Station
in Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
The managing agency’s description mentions a closure. Read it below and confirm before you drive out.
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- Not published
- Sites
- 1
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- Not published
- Paved access
- No
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Driveway grade
- Slight
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Not published
- Shade
- Not published
- Group sites
- Not published
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Bow River Ranger Station
This Ranger house was built in the 1960’s for the Forest Ranger that worked on the northern portion of the Snowy Range. The Ranger House welcomes 10 people comfortably. Extra housing for additional campers, tents or trailers is available at the Bow River Campground, approximately two miles away. Follow Forest Service Road 101 to Forest Service Road 100, cross the bridge, and the campground will be on your lefthand side. Pets are allowed outside the house. Thank you for cleaning up after your pets. No trash services are provided, please pack in and pack out your trash. The Ranger Station will be closed Spring/Summer of 2024 as exciting renovations are underway! Check back at the end of summer! This site was approved for a fee change - Click here for more information
Before you go
Season
June – early October
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
$135/night. Ten (10) person maximum capacity.
Restrictions
Pets are allowed outside the house. Thank you for cleaning up after your pets! Saddle or pack animals may not be kept within the administrative area of Bow River Ranger Station.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.