Pole Mountain

Two roads near Vedauwoo are closed while the U.S. Forest Service implements the Pole Mountain Landscape Fuels Treatment Partnership. A portion of Forest Road 700 (Vedauwoo Glen Road) and all of the 700E Road are temporarily closed to all motorized travel...

The United States Forest Service has announced a Proposed Action for Pole Mountain Travel Management.  The agency will host two open houses during November to provide information and start a discussion about the project. The open house in Laramie will be held from 6-8 p...

The Browns Landing Fire continues to burn just south of Pole Mountain proper in the Albany County portion of the Medicine Bow National Forest.  The fire began with a lightning strike on Oct. 1. The Forest Service believes that upcoming rain will naturally extinguish the blaze, but increased public notification on Friday due to recent smoke visibility...

The public is invited to attend a second series of meetings to be held in Laramie and Cheyenne next week regarding motorized travel on the Pole Mountain Unit.

In preparation for the upcoming motorized travel planning process, the U.S. Forest Service seeks public input on the Pole Mountain road system.

Southern roads on Pole Mountain have been reopened for public use by the Laramie Ranger District.

Heavy, wet snow over the past week has prompted the Laramie Ranger District to temporarily close most roads on the south side of Wyoming Highway 210.

These restrictions, which are authorized by Forest Service special order, prohibit the discharge of firearms within the Pole Mountain unit of the Medicine Bow National Forest from March 31 through September 10.

Due to wet conditions and illegal off-road travel, roads on the north side of Happy Jack Highway have been temporarily closed on the Pole Mountain unit of the Medicine Bow National Forest between Laramie and Cheyenne.

While most of the Medicine Bow National Forest remains snowbound and a winter recreation destination, some lower elevation areas will begin to see an increase in other types of recreational usage in the coming months.