Crow Creek Road

1200

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 01/14/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Fun trail we completed today. Group of 10 and our least capable vehicles were three stock vehicles; an F150, LR2, and JLUR. Just a couple of hang ups but nothing a good line or a little tug on a kinetic could get you through. Fun little trail for snow wheeling!

Tim N.

1900

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 11/12/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Good fun trail that is not too technical. There are some rocky bits that lower clearance vehicles may find challenging. There are also several ruts that add a bit of fun to the drive, most can be bypassed if needed. A good amount of dispersed campsites can be found along this trail as well as connector trails

Carissa

300

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/13/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Trail rating was spot on to me. But there were a few spots where I had to be careful to not end up off camber going downhill. Pretty dry trail this morning, no water or mud. I ran the trail counter-clockwise, like the trail guide here. If I were to do it again, I would probably just turn around at waypoint 10 and do it out and back. The rest of the trail in my opinion was just pretty basic dirt road (still beautiful as Medicine Bow always is though). Then again I would have missed the coyote had I turned around.

Paul Steen

1100

Open

Visited: 09/02/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

We visited the trail over Labor Day weekend. There were lots of people and campers up to about waypoint 3. Beyond that there are some pretty severely rutted out sections that discouraged most and eliminated most campers from proceeding. We saw a large bull Moose at around waypoint 7. All in all, a pretty easy trail that we did in our slightly lifted 5th get 4Runner, but in 2WD the whole way.

Paul Stone

3100

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 07/23/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

This trail has it all from camping, biking, hiking , climbing, dispersed camping and close to 2 towns. Most of the roads up here are east enough for a Prius but this trial is not. I doubt a Subaru could make it past some of the Rocky areas with out some bottoming out. I have a stock Liberty on street tires and has to choose lines carefully. Not complaining it was awesome ! Just don’t want anyone to come in here with a van or car and tear something up. The history in the area is really cool too! 2 observation bunkers and other relics from the military base from the first half of the 1900s. There is a website if you Google ‘secrets of Polemountain ‘ that gives some history and places to find some historical sites. Oh, the creek crossing has concrete bricks in it now for some easy crossing :)

James J Wolfe

500

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 05/25/2022

The trail just opened! The trail condition was relatively dry and Crow Creek had little/no "over flow" (as of 5/25/22) which meant Waypoint 9 had zero mud to worry about.

Bryan Peterson

3900

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/14/2021

Fun trail! Was in good shape and offers some amazing dispersed camping. Although, people need to pack their trash out and leave the sites in better shape. There were a few washed out areas but no problems for a high clearance vehicle. The water crossing was not a problem, although we crossed just before a massive thunderstorm came through.😬

Adam Martin

600

Open

Visited: 05/31/2021

Memorial Day Weekend Camping. Crowded as usual but were able to find a spot. Trail was in great shape, looks like someone stacked rocks at the shelf between 3 and 4, the off camber "rock garden" after the shelf might be an issue for regular clearance cross-overs without a spotter. Was mostly dry for us unlike years past where it's a boggy mess after waypoint 4 and people just kept shifting more and more to the side of the trail to avoid the mud. I'd imagine this trail will be bone dry rest of the summer, except days following any big storms. The out-and-back(point7&8) leading up to the reservoir overlook has been blocked off, which is a bummer cause that was one of my favorite little off-shoots of this trail. Hopefully people learn to stay the trail out here more as it's definitely an issue I've seen over the years and liekly the cause for the closure at 7&8.

ExplorerXLT

200

Open

Visited: 05/24/2021

Ran it today. Open. Way point 10 is changed. Forest service has taken all the mud out and placed bricks at the water crossing. Some muddy spots on the trail still.

Jordan Zachman

300

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 01/26/2021

This trail was absolutely beautiful. The trees are perfectly coated with snow. The train is very easy which helps you enjoy the scenery. Saw a bunch of deer along the road. Cant wait to camp here. Now one of my favorite local trains to relax on.

John

Official Crew

35350

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 01/10/2021

I liked this trail a lot! This area is on my to-do list when the snow melts. Ample camping opportunities the entire way!

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

39450

Open

Visited: 01/10/2021

Based on some reports that the trail was closed, I led a Trails OffRoad crew to visit the area to check the trail Status. The trail is open with no construction impeding the trail what-so-ever. Southern Wyoming has not received much snow this season and that allowed easy access to the entire trail. There were snow drifts in the usual areas with the worst one being between Waypoint 3 and 4. Even this notoriously difficult drift was easily conquered. We spotted some deer along the trail laying down as if keeping watch over the area. With a light snowfall during the trip, the trail was peaceful .

ExplorerXLT

200

Partially Open

Visited: 12/31/2020

Portions of this trail are permanently closed. to the point of the forest service digging up the trail. Way point 9 and 10. Not sure of the earlier section.

Matt Wubben

200

Open

Visited: 11/13/2020

Pretty easy trail with a few rutted sections. I'd imagine in the spring this would be a bit more muddy. Ran the whole thing in 2hi in my Jeep JKUR. The stream crossing and mud shown in the pics and video above were either dry or nearly dry. Fun route and relatively tame.

Mansoor Ali

100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 10/11/2020

Amazing trail just right beside Laramie, and Cheyenne. You will need to have 4x4 and more than 8 inches My sequoia is 10 inches and I did tap my skid plate just once it did snow, rain, and very cold and windy so the trail was a bit slippery, nothing too much for Cooper at34s and a second gen sequoia cant handle. Just don't listen to the people who says "you probably won’t need 4wd" You certainly do but you don't need to lock it in 4lo and lock all your diffs I did the whole trail in 4hi and at dusk and made it out at 9pm because at the end the road is closed so beware. It's a great trail not too far from home and spectacular fall foliage and lots of wildlife.

Dylan Ashley

200

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 11/18/2019

Actually some parts are a little challenging, definitely need clearance there are a few places where about a foot tall rock sticks out the ground and since my xj is stock I had to climb it, spun tires up a few of those parts, you probably won’t need 4wd, (I didn’t until I drove though a fat snow drift, a nice creek crossing that can be deep at times of the year, over all a nice trail to go on to kill some time and there are some killer camp spots along the way aswell

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

39450

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 06/09/2019

Open and the trail is in great shape. With all the late snow this season, the trail had a few wet and muddy spots, but nothing that was difficult to negotiate. There seemed to be quite a few ATVs and UTVs using the trail this particular weekend.

Art Stark

100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/07/2018

First time taking the gf out.She was well less then overjoyed.Now I had a blast.This is my first Wrangler so was a let's see what it will do kinda thing.Nice warm day,little bit of breeze,trail was fun.Got a little damp at the crossing but no deal.Cant wait to do it again.I know the last one isn't Crow Creek but we did see both bunkers and the stoves on the trip

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

39450

Seasonal Closure

Visited: 02/03/2018

The entire Pole Mountain area is closed for the season. The area has a new road use plan that closed roads to motor vehicles from February 1st through the end of May.

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

39450

Open

Visited: 11/24/2017

Thanksgiving weekend is usually a good weekend to get out and enjoy the trail. This year did not disappoint. A trip to Southeast Wyoming found use enjoying a dry and unseasonably warm day on the trail. There was not any snow on the trail, but the Wyoming wind was a bit brisk despite the enjoyable temperature. This trail will soon be snow covered and the winds will drift the snow making the trail difficult. Until then, Crow Creek is a nice spot for a quick get away and a great excuse to pack a left-over turkey sandwich for your trail picnic. At the end of the day when it came time to air-up, we did encounter a brief snow squall that lasted only a few minutes. What a great day!

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

39450

Permanently Closed

Visited: 03/03/2017

The Laramie Ranger District - Pole Mountain area is now closed. Typically the area remains closed until near the end of May to prevent resource damage during the spring melting season. For specific information, the Pole Mountain MVUM map has specific details about all road closures in the area during the spring.

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

39450

Open

Visited: 12/11/2016

The winter season has settled into the Southern Wyoming area. The road and trails around the Happy Jack Recreational Area remain open through most of the winter allowing for some 4X4 snow drift fun. If this year is like others, the snow is here to stay throughout the rest of the winter season. The week preceding my trip left about 8-10 inches of snow in the vicinity. Southern Wyoming is really known more for the wind than the snow. Early December did not disappoint. Snow drifts are starting to form in the usual areas making travel difficult to impossible. I could not complete the entire Crow Creek Road on this trip because of the drifting. I was able, however, to get plenty of practice with my winching techniques.

Todd

Official Crew

106700

Open

Visited: 07/03/2016

First time ever taking an off-road adventure into Wyoming. We wanted to hit the Pole Mountain Unit as we heard there was a scenic, yet adventurous route available. The trails had just opened from the season closure and were very wet and muddy. We really enjoyed the high mesa, grassland, and ponderosa pine scenery. There were plenty of locations to camp and a zillion side roads to explore. With it being wet, we had a chance to check out our 23Zero Recovery Gear. We were very pleased with the compact bag that had ever tool we needed to get through a few muddy spots!

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