Bow River
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $14 per night. Bow River is a National Forest campground near Saratoga, Wyoming.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Bow River sits inside Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $14 per night
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 8,600 ft
41.5132, -106.3712 in Carbon. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Bow River?
No. Bow River is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
How much does it cost to camp at Bow River?
Camping at Bow River costs Single Site: $14 per night.
Who manages Bow River?
Bow River is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Bow River
Hot springs nearby
The nearest hot spring to Bow River, in a straight line: Saratoga Hot Springs (hot spring, 23 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
Brooklyn Lake - Sites
- 18
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
Sugarloaf - Sites
- 16
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Saratoga and campgrounds in Carbon.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30