Wilderness Stock Sites

Wilderness Stock Site Regulations (HORSES, MULES, BURROS, LLAMAS):

  • Camp safely away from standing dead trees as near as is safely possible to the silver metal arrowhead that marks the site.
  • Camp must be established in "stock sites" only.
  • Party size is limited to 6 people and 8 stock at individual stock sites.
  • Party size is limited to 12 people and 16 stock at group stock sites.
  • Fires prohibited. Use portable stoves only.
  • Grazing is prohibited. Carry complete feed (certified weed free).
  • Hitchracks are provided at all stock sites (posts at llama-only sites) and stock must be securely tied to the hitchrack/posts overnight. No public corrals are provided. Highlining, hobbling, loose herding, temporary corrals and other means of confinement are not allowed.
  • Stock users are expected to clean up after their stock, including packing out any uneaten feed, spreading manure and filling in any holes caused by pawing.

Some trails are closed to stock use. For more information read the Horses and Pack Animals Brochure.

HWB in Privy Column indicates that campers are strongly encouraged to carry out human waste in specially provided biodegradable disposable bags (Human Waste Bags) when using the site.

Site Code

Name of Camp Area and Trailhead

20 Year Average Snow Free Date

Individual Site, 6 people 8 stock

Group Site, 12 people 16 stock

Distance from Trailhead in Miles

Site Elevation in Feet

Privy

East Side of the Park

011

Lost Meadow
Dunraven Trailhead

UNAVAILABLE

016

Big Horn Mountain
Lawn Lake, Lumpy Ridge or Cow Creek Trailheads

6/25

1

7.1

10,320

Yes

023

Lawn Lake
Lawn Lake, Lumpy Ridge or Cow Creek Trailheads

6/26

1

6.2

10,990

Yes

025

Ute Meadow
Upper Beaver Meadows Trailhead

6/10

1(llamas only, limit 5)

2.7

9,450

No

052

Aspen Knoll
Wild Basin Trailhead

5/26

1(llamas only, limit 5)

2.3

9,400

No

055

Thunder Lake
Wild Basin Trailhead

7/5

1

6.8

10,570

Yes

058

Finch Lake
Finch Lake or Wild Basin Trailheads

6/11

1

4.6

9,910

Yes

West Side of the Park

074

North Inlet
North Inlet Trailhead

6/19

1

6.5

9,290

Yes

091

Tonahutu
Tonahutu or Green Mountain Trailhead

UNAVAILABLE

093

Haynach
Tonahutu or Green Mountain Trailhead

7/7

1(llamas only, limit 5)

7.2

10,760

No

109

Ditch Camp
Colorado River Trailhead

6/26

1

4.6

10,160

HWB

115

Hague Creek
Corral Creek Trailhead

UNAVAILABLE

119

Koenig
Corral Creek Trailhead

7/11

1

5.2

10,680

No


Last updated: October 1, 2024

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