Huston Park Wilderness
Huston Park Wilderness is a 31,057-acre wilderness area in Carbon County, Wyoming. It rises from about 7,719 to 10,560 ft. The nearest town is Encampment, 8.4 miles away in a straight line.
Huston Park Wilderness map
Huston Park Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Agency fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Encampment, WY is the nearest town, 8.4 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Huston Park Wilderness is about 10,560 ft, and its lowest about 7,719 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model).
Who manages Huston Park Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 31,057 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District, 307-326-5258 |
Getting to Huston Park Wilderness
- Encampment, WY is the nearest town, 8.4 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)
Trailheads at Huston Park Wilderness
- Baby Lake Trailhead (0.02 mi outside the boundary, 8,627 ft), at 41.1346, -107.0720
- Red Mountain (0.18 mi outside the boundary, 10,078 ft), at 41.1439, -106.9788 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
- Green Mountain Trailhead (0.34 mi outside the boundary, 9,992 ft), at 41.1086, -106.9107
- CDNST - Pipeline Trailhead (0.48 mi outside the boundary, 8,458 ft), at 41.0387, -106.8934
- CDNST - Red Mountain Trailhead (0.79 mi outside the boundary, 9,964 ft), at 41.1532, -106.9806
- Green Mountain Falls (0.9 mi outside the boundary, 8,519 ft), at 41.1487, -106.9218 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-30. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-30. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-wy.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Huston Park Wilderness
- Baby Lake lake
Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-30.
Fishing and water
Hog Park Reservoir fishing (0.9 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Huston Park Wilderness
- National forestHuston Park Wilderness lies inside Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
- Wilderness areaEncampment River Wilderness is 1.4 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in Wyoming
- wilderness.net (accessed 2026-09-30)
- prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com (accessed 2026-09-30)
- prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com (accessed 2026-09-30)
- prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- apps.fs.usda.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- openstreetmap.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
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