Facility · Wyoming ·
Managed by the Bureau of Land Management
Rock Springs Field Office (Bureau of Land Management WY) · Open Access
The Whitehorse Creek Wilderness Study Area (WSA) encompasses 4,002 acres of BLM-administered land with no private or state inholdings. A major portion of the WSA is made up of eroding red, green, and gray buttes. The area is important raptor habitat.
Opportunities for primitive and unconfined recreation include studying the unique badlands topography, nature and wildlife photography, and bird watching. This is a fee-free site.
State Highway 28 east from Farson 38 miles. Turn southeast onto county road 10-446. In 10 miles 10-446 will become county road 4-74. Turn west onto the unnamed two track route, in two miles the unnamed two track route will become the boundary between Oregon Buttes and Whitehorse Creek WSAs.
42.27474, -108.89689 · 42°16'29.1"N 108°53'48.8"W
Typically 78°F in Jul, down to 28°F in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °F | 28 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 77 | 67 | 53 | 37 | 28 |
| Low °F | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| Precip in | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 14.2 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
This is a fee-free site.
Stay limit: 14 days
From Recreation.gov, which is not always current. The operator's own page is the authority on what you will be charged.
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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