Encampment River Wilderness

Encampment River Wilderness is a protected area in south-central Wyoming within Medicine Bow National Forest, created to provide stronger protection for the Encampment River and the canyon it has carved. Managed under the 1964 Wilderness Act, it preserves the area in an undeveloped condition, with no roads or buildings and no motorized or mechanized travel, including bicycles. Recreation is allowed in limited forms: camping and fishing with the proper permit, and hunting in season. Resource extraction is barred, with logging and mining prohibited.

Wyoming · United States