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Found off of exit 323 on I-80 east of Laramie, Happy Jack is a wonderful area for hiking, camping, mountain biking, cross-county skiing, snow shoeing and even home to trails for horseback riding.
Trails ranging from .4 miles to 3 miles, there is enough space here to spend a whole day enjoying nature.
This is a part of the Medicine Bow National Forest and a small fee is required per vehicle per day.
Trails ranging from .4 miles to 3 miles, there is enough space here to spend a whole day enjoying nature.
This is a part of the Medicine Bow National Forest and a small fee is required per vehicle per day.
source: Visit Laramie
eBikes Allowed:
No
Land Status: National Forest
google parking directions Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
51 trails
- E-Bike
2 trails
- Horse
44 trails
- Hike
51 trails
- Trail Running
51 trails
- Snowshoe
17 trails
- Nordic Ski
20 trails
Region Details
- 3
- 3
- 12
- 27
- 3
- 3
Region Status
Open as of Feb 28, 2022
Nordic Ski Stats
- State Ranking
- #1,066
- Trails (view details)
- 20
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 51
- Trails E-Bike
- 2
- Trails Horse
- 44
- Trails Hike
- 51
- Trails Trail Running
- 51
- Trails Snowshoe
- 17
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 20
- Total Distance
- 11 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 5 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,161 ft
- Total Vertical
- 354 ft
- Reports
- 10
- Ridden Counter
- 595
Popular Happy Jack Skiing Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil's Pholly w | |||
| Meadow w | |||
| Tie City Turnpike w | |||
| Moose Loop w | |||
| Alder w | |||
| Ridge w | |||
| Van's Loop w | |||
| Gobi's Loop w | |||
| Upper UW Loop w | |||
| Tie City Campground Loop | |||
| Roundabout w | |||
| Summit Loop w | |||
| Blackjack Loop w | |||
| Lower UW w | |||
| Blackjack w |
Happy Jack Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pole Mountain Shuffle race | 6 miles |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow w | Mar 5, 2023 @ 1:56am Mar 5, 2023 | Variable | cbcscone BAMB | ||
| Tie City Turnpike w | Mar 4, 2023 @ 5:56pm Mar 4, 2023 | Snow Groomed | cbcscone BAMB | ||
| Meadow Upper Descent w | Mar 1, 2022 @ 7:10am Mar 1, 2022 | Snow Groomed | Conman55 | ||
| Phil's Pholly w | Mar 1, 2022 @ 7:10am Mar 1, 2022 | Snow Groomed | Conman55 | ||
| Ridge w | Mar 1, 2022 @ 7:10am Mar 1, 2022 | Snow Groomed | Conman55 | ||
| Alder w | Mar 1, 2022 @ 7:10am Mar 1, 2022 | Snow Groomed | Conman55 | ||
| Tie City Campground Loop | Mar 1, 2022 @ 7:10am Mar 1, 2022 | Snow Groomed | Conman55 | ||
| Tie City Campground Road | Jan 2, 2021 @ 9:15am Jan 2, 2021 | Snow Groomed | darmabum |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jeremywis1 | wishlist | region | Happy Jack | Mar 18, 2023 @ 7:39pm Mar 18, 2023 |
 | cbcscone | add | report | Meadow and 1 more | Mar 5, 2023 @ 6:14pm Mar 5, 2023 |
 | woodyskis | wishlist | region | Happy Jack | Sep 12, 2022 @ 8:05am Sep 12, 2022 |
| chalkandbeanies | wishlist | region | Happy Jack | Sep 8, 2022 @ 7:40pm Sep 8, 2022 |
| 30percentirish | wishlist | region | Happy Jack | Jul 19, 2022 @ 1:03pm Jul 19, 2022 |
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Completionist7 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 51 | 44 miles | 6,686 ft | 21 miles | 797 ft | #857 | #442 | 43 | 479 | 7 | 4,030 | |
| E-Bike | 2 | 2,864 ft | 36 ft | 1,424 ft | 56 ft | #2,030 | 321 | 11 | ||||
| Horse | 44 | 38 miles | 5,876 ft | 18 miles | 797 ft | #33 | #30 | 282 | ||||
| Hike | 51 | 44 miles | 6,686 ft | 21 miles | 797 ft | #617 | #380 | 3 | 479 | 155 | ||
| Trail Running | 51 | 44 miles | 6,686 ft | 21 miles | 797 ft | #622 | #378 | 479 | 131 | |||
| Snowshoe | 17 | 14 miles | 1,312 ft | 5 miles | 650 ft | #94 | #62 | 96 | 22 | |||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 2 miles | 417 ft | 1 mile | 397 ft | 9 | 4 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 20 | 11 miles | 1,161 ft | 5 miles | 354 ft | #1,066 | 10 | 1 | 589 |
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