Area 60 covers the country around Saratoga and the upper North Platte River valley—a wide, sage-and-grass valley flanked by the Snowy Range to the east and the Sierra Madre to the west. Elevations run from about 6,800 feet on the valley floor to 9,500 feet on the surrounding foothill ridges. The valley is a classic Wyoming intermountain park: irrigated hay meadows along the river, big sagebrush and bunchgrass on the benches, and timbered foothills climbing from both sides—aspen and lodgepole on the lower slopes, transitioning into spruce-fir at higher elevation. The North Platte itself is one of the better trout streams in the West, and Saratoga's hot springs (free, open 24 hours) are a Wyoming institution. The Medicine Bow Range and Sierra Madre Range frame the country. BLM, Medicine Bow NF on the higher slopes, and significant private ranch in the valley. WY-130 and WY-230 are the paved access. Saratoga is the supply town—gas, the Wolf Hotel for old-Wyoming charm, the Hotel Wolf restaurant for elk steak, real grocery, the hot pool. Cell service is fair in Saratoga and degrades fast past town. Mule deer in the foothill aspen and sage transition zones, antelope on the open valley sage, elk in the timbered foothills for those who draw. North Platte trout fishing is a serious bonus if you bring a fly rod—blue-winged olives, hopper-dropper, the works. The HMA programs add private access on some of the valley ranches.