LaBonte Camp 5
- May–Sep
- best months
Is LaBonte Camp 5 open right now?
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 6,900 ft
- Douglas Ranger District/Thunder Basin National GrasslandMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
LaBonte Camp 5 is a campground in Wyoming at about 6,900 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Casper East RV Park45 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- BIG BEAR CANYONHiking1.7 mi
- Curtis Gulch TrailHiking2 mi
Curtis Gulch CampgroundCampingPhoto: Erik Källman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.1 mi- Curtis Gulch and La Bonte CanyonRock climbing2.3 mi
- SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINHiking3.3 mi
- Laramie RangeRock climbing4.6 mi
- La Bonte CreekCanoeing9.5 mi
- La Prele Guard StationCamping9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Curtis Gulch CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Erik Källman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Laprele Guard StationHut camping · ~17 min drive
Friend Park CampgroundCamping · ~23 min drivePhoto: wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Esterbrook CampgroundCamping · ~30 min drivePhoto: wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- LaBonte Camp 3Camping · Next door
- LaBonte Camp 2Camping · ~2 min drive
- La Bonte 1Camping · ~2 min drive
- La Prele Guard StationCamping · ~17 min drive
- Campbell Creek CampgroundCamping · ~17 min drive
- Esterbrook Camp 3Camping · ~20 min drive
Best time to visit LaBonte Camp 5
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
28° / 1°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 4°
8 wet
Mar
41° / 15°
8 wet
Apr
50° / 24°
10 wet
May
60° / 32°
11 wet
Jun
73° / 39°
8 wet
Jul
81° / 46°
8 wet
Aug
80° / 43°
7 wet
Sep
69° / 34°
6 wet
Oct
54° / 23°
6 wet
Nov
40° / 14°
6 wet
Dec
29° / 3°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Shirley Basin, WY, 22.7 mi away at 7,057 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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