Environmental Assessment Completed

Cabin Creek Campground, Cabin Creek Meadows Campground, and Granite Creek Picnic Area Management

Bighorn National Forest Big Horn, Wyoming Medicine Wheel Ranger District

Cabin Creek Meadows Campground and Granite Creek Picnic area would be closed per the Recreation Facility Analysis. All structures would be removed and sites rehabbed. Cabin Creek Campground would be converted to a Picnic Area.

Location

All three sites are located just off Hwy 14 approximately 14 miles east of Shell Wyoming.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/16/2012
2
Comment Period
01/16/2012
3
Decision
08/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(5)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Facility Improvements/Construction
Cabin Cr CG, Cabin Cr Meadows CG and Granite Cr Picnic Area Mgt. ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/06/2012 Legal Notice Date: 08/10/2012
ForestsBighorn National Forest
DistrictsMedicine Wheel Ranger District; Paintrock Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT53N, 89W, Sections 14 & 15
Watershed managementRecreation management