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

The Jack Creek Crew Quarters is a large modern facility that is available for nightly rentals for $150 per night from June through October. This beautiful two-story log facility has a fully equipped double kitchen with propane ranges, refrigerators, and double sinks. There are bathrooms with showers on both levels. Two propane generators are available for the generation of electricity and water service at this facility. One generator is used at a time and typically electricity and lighting is provided several hours in the morning and in the evening typically have the generator off by 10 p.m. Since this is a remote facility we ask our guest to practice conservation in regards to both electricity and water usage. The five-bedroom facility will sleep 15 people in single and bunk beds and can be rented for fourteen consecutive nights. Heat is provided by propane. There are living areas on both floors. Picnic tables and a large charcoal grill make a wonderful setting for outdoor activities. This facility is great for family reunions and for a hunter’s retreat.

Access

To reach Jack Creek Crew Quarters from Saratoga, Wyoming, turn west off Highway 130/230 on Bridge Street across from the Wolf Hotel, travel west on County Road 500 to the forest boundary approximately 20 miles, then on National Forest System Road (NFSR) 452 for 5 miles. The Jack Creek Crew Quarters will be located on the left (north) side of the road. From Encampment, Wyoming, take State Highway 70 west for 7 miles to NFSR 443, turn north (left) onto NFSR 443 and travel to the junction with NFSR 452 (approximately 16 miles) turn west on NFSR 452 and travel approximately 8 miles. The Jack Creek Crew Quarters will be located on the north (right) side of the road. From Baggs, Wyoming, take State Highway 70 east approximately 23 miles to the junction of NFSR 801. Turn north and travel approximately 5 miles to the junction to the junction of NFSR 830. Turn right and travel approximately 13 miles to the junction of NFSR 452, turn west (left) for approximately 2 miles. The Jack Creek Crew Quarters will be located on the north (right) side of the road.

Attractions & Considerations

This beautiful area is a mixture of lodge pole pine, aspen and mixed conifer forest with fishing, hiking, mountain biking, picnicking, horseback riding and hunting available in the general area. If you bring your own stock, saddle or pack animals may be kept in the meadow across the road from the Jack Creek Crew Quarters where ample feed and water are available. A rate of $1.00 per night per head of livestock will be charged. The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail is located west not far from the quarters. A variety of wildlife is located in the general vicinity including elk, deer, bear and moose.

Items that should be brought along include bedding/sleeping bag, food, dish soap and sponge, trash bags, paper towels, warm clothing, first aid kit, flashlight, towels and washcloths, personal hygiene items and other personal items. Basic cooking and eating utensils, plates, knives, forks, spoons, cups, and basic pots and pans are furnished. If you use these, they need to be cleaned and put up after use. Garbage service is provided.

Narrative

Jack Creek Work Center is an enlargement of the original Jack Creek Ranger Station. The Jack Creek Ranger Station was the northern ranger cabin of the Encampment Ranger District. This area was first designated the Sierra Madre Forest Reserve in 1906 and actually included area in Colorado. In 1908 it became the Hayden National Forest and in 1929 this area was renamed the Medicine Bow National Forest, Hayden Division. District records indicate that a guard cabin was built in this area in 1908; the present guard cabin was constructed and finished in 1934 by Ranger Evie Williams. Visitors will see the picturesque original Ranger Station Cabin in the meadow just below the Jack Creek Crew Quarter building. In the late 1970’s the Forest Service expanded the Jack Creek facility to provide a remote work center for permanent and seasonal employees. The District began construction on the facility in 1982 developing the road and in 1984, finishing construction on the crew quarters, generator shed, flammable storage shed and three bay shop.

This facility has been used sparingly by the District, the longest it was used was by a Youth Conservation Corps to build the Continental Divide Scenic Trail from the National Forest System Road 830 south to the two-track four-wheel drive road on the Continental Divide west of Jack Creek Mine.

The crew quarter is available for rent to the public under the Recreation Fee Demo authority. The building is available to the public all summer and fall, with few administrative stays scheduled in between the public bookings.