Woodrock and Penrose Recreation Region
This rugged route is best traveled in high clearance four-wheel drive vehicles. This area accesses remote wild places in the Bighorn National Forest and has many opportunities for motorized recreation. The main routes through the region are Black Mountain Forest System Road (FSR) 16 and Big Goose (Red Grade) Road FSR 26.
Recreation Sites
Black Mountain Lookout Trailhead
Black Mountain Lookout Trailhead is the starting point for the motorized Black Mountain Trail - #011 (open to vehicles 50 inches or less in width) which leads to the historic Black Mountain Lookout.…
Dead Swede Campground
Site Closed
Dead Swede Campground is gated after season closures. The campground and the nearby Dead Swede Picnic Ground are named for the gentlemen whose graves are located there. Dead Swede campground is…
Dead Swede Picnic Ground
Dead Swede Picnic Ground is named for the gentleman buried there. The picnic ground is located east of U.S. Highway 14, the Bighorn Scenic Byway. The South Tongue River and numerous streams flow…
East Fork Campground
Site Closed
East Fork Campground is open to self-supported camping as long as weather permits after season closures (no trash collection, water, or cleaning). It is a small, remote campground located off Red…
Flash Dam-West Fork Interpretive Site
Flash Dam-West Fork Interpretive Site is one of many interpretive sites on the forest.Floods and FlumesTransportation was a major cost in the production of railroad ties on the Bighorns. To reduce…
Ranger Creek Campground
Site Closed
Ranger Creek Campground is open to self-supported camping as long as weather permits after season closures (no trash collection, water, or cleaning). It is located near the Big Goose Ranger Station,…
Splash Dam Interpretive Site
Splash Dam Interpretive Site is one of many interpretive sites on the forest.Splash DamsThe structure before you is known as a “splash dam” (also referred to as “surge”, or “flash”…
Stage Stop-Sawmill Divide Interpretive Site
Stage Stop-Sawmill Divide Interpretive Site is one of many interpretive sites on the forest.Stage StopsThree stage roads crossed the Bighorns carrying mail and passengers to settlements of the Big…
Taylor Mine Road Interpretive Site
Taylor Mine Road Interpretive Site is one of many interpretive sites on the forest.Taylor MineThis dirt road is the original wagon track to Taylor Mine, and is considered an important part of our…
Tie Flume Campground
Site Closed
Tie Flume Campground is gated after season closures. It is located about 1.5 miles east of U.S. Highway 14, the Bighorn Scenic Byway off Black Mountain Road 16. Its location along the South Tongue…