Tie City (Wy)

Summary

Tie City Campground is a 17-site camping area in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland, offering tent, trailer, and RV sites with picnic tables, campfire rings, vault toilets, trash receptacles, and potable water. Outdoor activities such as challenging mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and excellent trout fishing are nearby, as well as Vedauwoo Recreational Area - renowned for its spectacular granite rock formations.

Overview

Tie City Campground is comprised of 17 campsites in a single tear-drop loop. Some sites are nestled in a dense grove of aspen, fir and spruce, others are in a grassy meadow.

Recreation

The Tie City trailhead leads to a network of challenging mountain bike trails, and is also used in the winter for cross country skiing.

The South Fork of Lodgepole Creek runs close to the Tie City Campground and across the 719 road from Yellow Pine, which has good brook trout fishing.

Facilities

Tie City Campground has sites able to accommodate tents, trailers and RVs. Sites are equipped with picnic tables and campfire rings. The campground also offers vault toilets, trash receptacles, and potable water. 

Natural Features

The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland encompasses nearly 3 million acres from central and northeastern Wyoming to north-central Colorado.

Lodgepole pine, aspen, fir, spruce, and shrubs dominate the landscape of the national forests. The Grassland boasts numerous species of grasses and wildflowers that add color to the landscape during warmer months. 

Black bear, bobcat, coyote, elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, and moose are just some of the many animals that inhabit these rich and diverse lands. 

Nearby Attractions

Vedauwoo Recreation Area is nearby. Vedauwoo is a group of spectacular granite rock formations rising out of the thin soils on Pole Mountain. The area is a popular destination for rock climbers, hikers, mountain bikers and others who enjoy numerous opportunities to follow their own spirit of play in this gorgeous natural landscape.