Medicine Bow - Routt National Forests
Thunder Basin National Grassland

USDA Forest Service
Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forests,
Thunder Basin
National Grassland
2468 Jackson Street
Laramie, WY 82070
307-745-2300

Telephone for the
Hearing Impaired
307-745-2307

Parks Ranger District

MOOSE – Moose were first introduced to North Park in 1978 into the upper Illinois River. It started with 12 moose the first year and 12 more the following year. Now Jackson County boasts a population of around 600. They have become one of our area's main attractions. Since they were introduced, the offspring from the original transplants have spread all over North Park and moved into Middle Park and beyond.

The best areas to spot moose in North Park are in Snyder Creek, Willow Creek, Illinois River drainage and the Michigan River drainage. Other areas include Hwy 14 between Gould and Cameron Pass, Chimney Rock around Muddy Pass and on the Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge.

BIG CREEK LAKES – This popular recreation area is 35 miles northwest of Walden. Lower Big Creek Lake has a 54-unit campground on the shoreline. Nineteen sites within the Big Creek Campground can be reserved.
The Seven Lakes trailhead is at the north end of the Big Creek campground and is the beginning of the 1 mile Red Elephant Nature Trail. This nature trail features 25 points of interest and ends at Upper Big Creek Lake. The Seven Lakes trail continues one mile past the lake to Big Creek Falls and the boundary of the Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area. Seven Lakes is seven miles from the campground.

TELLER CITY – The Teller City Interpretive Site is southeast of Walden. Teller City is an abandoned silver mining town established in 1879. A 3/4 mile accessible loop trail guides you through several building foundations and scattered artifacts. Interpretive signs explain the colorful history of the area.