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Fremont Lake. Photo by Pinedale Online.
Fremont Lake
Pinedale Online file photo.

Pinedale' s Water Supply. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Pinedale' s Water Supply
Fremont Lake is Pinedale's water supply. Pinedale Online file photo.

Campsite. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Campsite
Picnic tables and fire grills at Fremont Lake Campground will be replaced to meet ADA handicap access standards. Pinedale Online file photo.
Proposed Fremont Lake Recreation area changes
Pinedale Ranger District seeks public comment on changes and improvements
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
December 16, 2007

The Pinedale Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest has sent out a letter notifying the public of a series of recreation development projects and changes they are proposing within the Fremont Lake Recreation Analysis Area. The proposed actions are intended to improve existing facilities and increase the Forest Service’s efficiency of managing the recreation operations for the public, while protecting natural resources in the area. “Increased visitor capacity and use within this analysis area is not an objective,” the letter from Pinedale District Ranger Thomas Peters stated. Public comment will be accepted until January 14, 2008.

Partial list of proposed actions:
- Adding a 70-person group site at Fremont Lake Campground.
- Widen the road within the Fremont Lake Campground to the Upper Fremont Lake Boat Site to accommodate two-way traffic.
- Add a walking/bicycling lane along the main road within Fremont Lake Campground.
- Take out the Swim Area parking lot at Sandy Beach Picnic Area.
- Create a 70-person covered pavilion at the north end of the day-use area near Sandy Beach.
- Move the vault toilet at Sandy Beach Picnic Area over to the lower Picnic Area parking lot.
- Construct a rock breakwater at the Lower Fremont Boat Site, to protect the boat dock and direct boaters away from the Town of Pinedale water intake site in the lake.
- Gravel or pave parking lots.
- Convert the entire Stuart Flat Dispersed Area to a day-use site, prohibiting overnight camping in this area yearlong, and prohibiting snowmobile use within the area yearlong.
- Create non-motorized interpretive trails and a paved accessible bike path from the CCC Ponds to Fremont Lake Dam and Lower Boat Site parking area, including groomed cross-country ski trails.
- Create a canoe/kayak access site above Fremont Lake Dam parking area along Pine Creek.

Click on this link for a printable PDF of the Forest Service letter on this proposal: December 13, 2007 Interested Participant Letter from the Pinedale Ranger District (9 pages, 1873K)



Sail boats. Photo by Pinedale Online.
Sail boats
Increasing visitor capacity and use within the analysis area is not an objective. Pinedale Online file photo of the annual Fremont Lake Sailing Regatta.

Fremont Lake Day Use Area. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Fremont Lake Day Use Area
Excess picnic sites in the Sandy Beach Day Use Area will be removed and replaced wtih a day-use, reservation group site with a covered pavilion (70-person site). Pinedale Online file photo.

Lake Recreation. Photo by Pinedale Online.
Lake Recreation
Fremont Lake is popular for boating enthusiasts. Pinedale Online file photo.

Mule Deer Movement. Photo by Pinedale Online.
Mule Deer Movement
The area on the south end of Fremont Lake is an important travel corridor for mule deer. Pinedale Online file photo.

More deer prints than people. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
More deer prints than people
There are more deer footprints than people on this trail near the Fremont Lake dam. Pinedale Online file photo.

Stewart Flat. Photo by Pinedale Online.
Stewart Flat
Aerial view showing the lower end of Fremont Lake. The CCC Ponds, Stewart Flat and the Fremont Lake dam are visible. Pinedale Online file photo.

Dogs at Fremont Lake. Photo by Pinedale Online.
Dogs at Fremont Lake
Dogs will be prohibited within 200 feet of the south shore of Fremont Lake (from Sandy Beach west to Pine Creek) to protect water quality. No more throwing sticks into the water for your dog to fetch.

No dispersed camping. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
No dispersed camping
A Special Order will be implemented prohibiting dispersed camping within 200 feet of Fremont Lake. Pinedale Online file photo.

Canoe-Kayak access. Photo by Pam McCulloch, Pinedale Online.
Canoe-Kayak access
The plan proposes the creation of a canoe/kayak access site above Fremont Lake Dam parking area along Pine Creek. Photo by Pam McCulloch, Pinedale Online (file photo).

Rock breakwater. Photo by Pinedale Online.
Rock breakwater
The plan proposes a rock breakwater at the Lower Fremont Boat Site to protect the boat dock and serve as a fishing pier. It will also help direct boaters away from the Town of Pinedale water intake site. Pinedale Online file photo.

Campground access road. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Campground access road
The access road into Fremont Lake Campground is in deteriorating and in poor condition with many potholes. Pinedale Online file photo.

Campground Boat Dock. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Campground Boat Dock
Plans call to widen the access road within the campground to the Boat Site to accommodate two-way traffic. Pinedale Online file photo.
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