Facility · Wyoming ·
Managed by the USDA Forest Service
Medicine Bow National Forest (NF) · Open Access
A very popular trail within the Vedauwoo Day Use Area. The easy trail winds around Turtle Rock, an icon Sherman Granite outcropping. Hikers will enjoy a 2.8 mile loop winding around the boulders, slabs and cliffs of the Vedauwoo rock formation as well as beaver ponds. Moose, beavers, and many birds are known to freqeunt the trail. The vegetation is a variety of Limber pine, Engleman spruce, Douglas fir, and Aspen . Animals must be leashed on this trail.
From Laramie, WY, take Interstate 80 east 15.8 miles to Vedauwoo Road/ exit 329. Exit and go to stop sign; turn left onto Vedauwoo Rd. and go 1.2 miles. Turn left at sign and go 0.6, continue through the roundabout to the second right, then turn left.
41.16078, -105.37616 · 41°9'38.8"N 105°22'34.2"W
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1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 4.8 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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