About this place

The Commissary Park Traihead provides access to the Encampment River Trail and south end of the Encampment River Wilderness. The trailhead is located on Forest Road 496 and visible from the road. There are large trees remaining across the trail and a portion of the trail appears to have sluffed off in the 2014 run-off. Use caution on this trail. It is located in the Sierra Madre Range and is managed by the Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District. From Encampment,take WY 70 west 6 miles to Forest Route 550. Turn left and go 16 miles to FR 496. Continue straight through intersection onto FR 496 and go 4 miles to the trailhead on the left.