Pole Creek Group Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.7 mi from the trail
Wyoming · Mountain biking · Near Laramie
Haunted Forest Trail
- Mixed
- surface
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Haunted Forest Trail 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.
Haunted Forest Trail is a mountain biking route in the Laramie Ranger District of Wyoming's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is rated moderate, and its route is nearly flat, with the high and low points of the ride sitting at about 8,500 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Laramie show July highs around 81°F with lows near 52°F, and September cools to highs in the low 70s. Dogs are allowed on the trail. Goat Trail and Aspen Trail both lie about 0.1 mile away, and Pole Creek Group Campground is about 0.7 mile off.
Around this trail
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On your way back · 9 mi
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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Haunted Forest Trail
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
33° / 12°
7 wet
Feb
35° / 15°
7 wet
Mar
44° / 21°
8 wet
Apr
51° / 28°
11 wet
May
60° / 36°
12 wet
Jun
73° / 46°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 52°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 49°
10 wet
Sep
72° / 43°
8 wet
Oct
56° / 31°
8 wet
Nov
43° / 23°
7 wet
Dec
34° / 14°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Laramie 4se, WY, 7 mi away at 7,390 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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