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Activity Recordings
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SavePlatte River Wilderness mainly lies within the Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming, but also includes a small portion within the Routt National Forest in Colorado. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and is located on the Brush Creek/Hayden, Laramie and Parks Ranger Districts. Average elevation is 7,700 feet.
The United States Congress designated the Platte River Wilderness in 1984 and it has a total of 23,492 acres. Colorado contains approximately 743 acres. Wyoming contains approximately 22,749 acres.
The North Platte River features blue-ribbon trout fishing, as well as rafting and kayaking. North Gate Canyon is a popular white-water rafting section of water. Douglas Creek is also noted for its' excellent trout fishing opportunities. Hiking, backpacking and hunting are other popular activities.
Dispersed camping opportunities are widespread or several developed campgrounds are nearby, such as Six Mile Gap Campground and Pelton Creek Campground.
The Douglas Creek Trail follows the creek for 9.5 miles through an open canyon with trailheads at both ends. You can hike a loop from the Pelton Creek Trailhead by exiting the Douglas Creek Trail to return via the Platte River Trail.
Elk and deer find excellent winter habitat in this Wilderness area.
The United States Congress designated the Platte River Wilderness in 1984 and it has a total of 23,492 acres. Colorado contains approximately 743 acres. Wyoming contains approximately 22,749 acres.
The North Platte River features blue-ribbon trout fishing, as well as rafting and kayaking. North Gate Canyon is a popular white-water rafting section of water. Douglas Creek is also noted for its' excellent trout fishing opportunities. Hiking, backpacking and hunting are other popular activities.
Dispersed camping opportunities are widespread or several developed campgrounds are nearby, such as Six Mile Gap Campground and Pelton Creek Campground.
The Douglas Creek Trail follows the creek for 9.5 miles through an open canyon with trailheads at both ends. You can hike a loop from the Pelton Creek Trailhead by exiting the Douglas Creek Trail to return via the Platte River Trail.
Elk and deer find excellent winter habitat in this Wilderness area.
eBikes Allowed:
No
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: National Forest
Land Manager: USFS
Links
This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Activities Click to view
- Hike
4 trails
- Horse
4 trails
- Trail Running
4 trails
Region Details
4 hike trails
Region Status
Open as of Mar 17, 2023Hike Stats
- State Ranking
- #8,165
- Trails (view details)
- 4
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 4
- Trails Trail Running
- 4
- Total Distance
- 23 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 13 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,497 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,299 ft
- Reports
- 4
- Ridden Counter
- 1
Popular Platte River Wilderness Hiking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte East | |||
| Douglas Creek | |||
| Devils Gate | |||
| Platte River |
Recent Trail Reports
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Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 30percentirish | add | trail | Devils Gate and 2 more | Jul 26, 2021 @ 6:19am Jul 26, 2021 |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Mountain | 1 | 1 | 19.3 km | ||
| Snowy Range Ski Area | 20.7 km | ||||
| Snowies | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 24.7 km |
| Seedhouse | 5 | 7 | 13 | 29.9 km | |
| Rawah Wilderness Area | 33 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse | 4 | 23 miles | 3,497 ft | 13 miles | 1,299 ft | #1,690 | ||||||
| Hike | 4 | 23 miles | 3,497 ft | 13 miles | 1,299 ft | #8,165 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Trail Running | 4 | 23 miles | 3,497 ft | 13 miles | 1,299 ft | #5,801 | 4 |
- By 30percentirish
BIKENET & contributors - Admins: chuktA, BIKENET, 30percentirish
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- platte river wilderness activity log | embed map of Platte River Wilderness mountain bike trails |
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