Esterbrook Campground
Photo: wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- June
- season
- May–Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 20 h ago
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Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
Access Impact: Big Creek Lakes Dam Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trail & Access Impact: Stillwater Reservoir Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Snowy Range - 2026 Active Vegetation Operations
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 6,500 ft
- Douglas Ranger District/Thunder Basin National GrasslandMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Esterbrook Campground is a Forest Service campground in Wyoming, set within the Douglas Ranger District/Thunder Basin National Grassland of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. The land is managed by the Forest Service, and the site is a simple base for overnight stays in this part of the national forest. Vault toilets are the only facility listed for the campground, and a fee is charged for use. The closest trails start right around the camp, with Lower Sunset Ridge about 0.2 miles away and the Sunset Ridge Trail about 0.6 miles off. Misty Ridge and Ghost Trail are both within about a mile and a half. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 84°F with lows near 48°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the campground, so temperatures here run slightly cooler.
- Lower Sunset RidgeHiking0.2 mi
- SUNSET RIDGE TRAILHiking0.6 mi
- MISTY RIDGEHiking1.2 mi
- GHOST TRAILHiking1.3 mi
- WILDCAT LOOPHiking1.6 mi
- Harris Park TrailHiking6.8 mi
- Ashenfelder Creek TrailHiking7.2 mi
- Emigrant TrailHiking8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Curtis Gulch CampgroundCamping · ~26 min drivePhoto: Erik Källman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Laprele Guard StationHut camping · ~45 min drive
Friend Park CampgroundCamping · ~24 min drivePhoto: wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Esterbrook Camp 2Camping · Next door
- Esterbrook Camp 1Camping · ~1 min drive
- Camp Laramie Peak Boy Scout CampCamping · ~12 min drive
- Esterbrook Camp 3Camping · ~12 min drive
- Jack Squirrel Peak Camp 1Camping · ~29 min drive
- Jack Squirrel Camp 2Camping · ~29 min drive
- LaBonte Camp 5Camping · ~30 min drive
Best time to visit Esterbrook Campground
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
38° / 17°
4 wet
Feb
40° / 16°
5 wet
Mar
49° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
55° / 28°
8 wet
May
64° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
76° / 42°
10 wet
Jul
84° / 48°
8 wet
Aug
82° / 46°
7 wet
Sep
74° / 38°
5 wet
Oct
60° / 29°
5 wet
Nov
47° / 22°
4 wet
Dec
37° / 16°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Double Four Rch, WY, 17.4 mi away at 6,120 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
