Those wanting to get outdoors for the holiday weekend in southeast Wyoming will have plenty of options, although many of those options may be hampered by wet weather.
A segment of a Forest Road near Lake Owen has been closed after a landowner informed the U.S. Forest Service that public access will no longer be allowed on the private property.
Recent abandoned campfires and past spring wildfires on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland have prompted U.S. Forest Service officials to issue statements regarding fire safety to Forest users.
While most of the Medicine Bow National Forest remains snowbound and a winter recreation destination, some lower elevation areas will begin to see an increase in other types of recreational usage in the coming months.