Directions to Various Trailheads
The nearest airport is in Laramie, a half hour drive from the trail on either U.S. Highway 130 or 230. Denver International Airport is 150 miles away. Driving from Denver can be more economical than flying into Wyoming.
Dry Park and Lake Owen Trailheads:
To start at the northern-most trailhead on Dry Park or Lake Owen, head west out of Laramie on U.S. Highway 130 and go 22 miles and then turn left onto State Highway 11/WY-11. Continue 11 miles to the small community of Albany. Continue on Forest Road through Albany (it becomes FR 500). After 2.2 miles, turn left (the turn is not well marked) onto Forest Road 513. Continue 2.5 miles and turn left on FR 517. Continue 1.5 miles. At intersection, go straight to get to Dry Park Trailhead in 0.6 miles or turn right to go to the Lake Owen Trailhead. The Dry Park trailhead is only a wide dirt area along the road; there are no facilities. Facilities at Lake Owen include a caboose and toilet.
Lake Owen Trailhead Option 2 and Lincoln Gulch Trailhead:
Another option to Lake Owen is to follow directions below to Woods Creek Trailhead but continue past that trailhead for 1.1 miles and then turn north towards Fox Park on Forest Road 512. At the south end of Fox Park, the road turns east. Continue until the next road intersection and turn north onto Forest Road 517. Continue north on FR 517. This road goes right by the Lincoln Gulch Trailhead. This route take more time to get to the Dry Park and Lake Owen trailheads but currently is not as rough as the road out of Albany.
Wood’s Creek, Vienna and Pelton Creek Trailheads:
To start at the southern end at the Woods Creek or Pelton Creek trailheads, head out of Laramie on U.S. Highway 230. After 25 miles you’ll enter Medicine Bow National Forest. Continue on the highway another 6.5 miles to the Woods Creek trailhead, located on the south (left) side of the highway. If you prefer to start at the southernmost end point, continue another 7.5 miles down the highway to the Pelton Creek trailhead. Just after crossing the Wyoming-Colorado state line, turn north (right) on Forest Road 898. The trailhead is one mile down this gravel road. To get to the Vienna trailhead, which is about halfway between the Woods Creek and Pelton Creek trailheads, exit from Highway 230 approximately 2.2 miles west of the Woods Creek trailhead on to the Vienna Road (Forest Road 549).
