Camping and Cabins
The Bighorn National Forest offers a wide array of sites for camping and recreational cabin rentals. Many camp sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis and some may be reserved. If a site is reserved, there will be a sign posted with the reservation dates. If there is no reservation, there will be no sign or an open sign.
Campground and cabin reservations may be made through Recreation.gov at 1-877-444-6777 or online at https://www.recreation.gov. Reservations are recommended for holiday weekends.
Most campgrounds are available for reservations six months in advance of their opening date. Please check https://www.recreation.gov for specific opening dates.
Bald Mountain Campground
Site Closed
Bald Mountain Campground is open to self-supported camping as long as weather permits after season closures (no trash collection, water, or cleaning). It is located along U.S. Highway 14A, the…
Boulder Park Campground
Site Open
Boulder Park Campground is gated after season closures.  It is located along U.S. Highway 16, the Cloud Peak Skyway. The area is along Tensleep Creek, which is a great trout fishing stream.
Circle Park Campground
Site Closed
Circle Park Campground is gated after season closures. It is conveniently located near the Circle Park Trailhead, which accesses the Cloud Peak Wilderness and a network of trails.  Circle Park…
Dead Swede Campground
Site Closed
Dead Swede Campground is gated after season closures. The campground and the nearby Dead Swede Picnic Ground are named for the gentlemen whose graves are located there. Dead Swede campground is…
Deer Park Campground
Site Closed
Deer Park Campground is gated after season closures. Â It is conveniently located near access to the many trails in the Cloud Peak Wilderness.
Doyle Campground
Site Closed
A small number of sites in Doyle Campground remain open to self-supported camping as long as weather permits after season closures (no trash collection, water, or cleaning). It is located off the…
East Fork Campground
Site Closed
East Fork Campground is open to self-supported camping as long as weather permits after season closures (no trash collection, water, or cleaning). It is a small, remote campground located off Red…
Hettinger Group Campground
Site Open
Hettinger Group Campground is gated after season closures. It sits in a shady, isolated spot off U.S. Highway 16, the Cloud Peak Skyway. The campground offers one group site that can accommodate up…
Hunter Campground
Site Open
Hunter Campground is open to self-supported camping as long as weather permits after season closures (no trash collection, water, or cleaning). It is popular with pack and saddle stock users. The…
Island Park Campground
Site Closed
Island Park Campground is gated after season closures. It is located along West Tensleep Creek. The campground is off West Tensleep Road 27, about five miles from the West Tensleep Lake Trailhead,…