Environmental Assessment Completed

Paintrock Lakes Redevelopment

Bighorn National Forest Big Horn, Wyoming Paintrock Ranger District

Add campsites to Medicine Lodge Lake and/or Lower Paintrock Lake campgrounds. Decommission Upper Paintrock Lake Campground. Rebuild and gravel campground roads and spurs, gravel Edelman and Paintrock trailhead parking areas. Update signs.

Location

The Paintrock Lakes area is located approximately 26 miles southeast of Highway 14 on the Paintrock Road (FDR 17.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/11/2009
2
Comment Period
06/11/2009
3
Decision
12/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Road Maintenance
Paintrock Lakes RedevelopmentDecision Signed Date: 12/18/2009
ForestsBighorn National Forest
DistrictsPaintrock Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT51N, R87W, Section 7 and 18, T51N, R88W, Section 12
Recreation management