U.S. Forest Service · Bighorn National Forest · WY

Circle Park Campground

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Not publishedStatus
ReservableAccess
10Sites
50 ftMax rig

The place

Circle Park Campground is located about 15 miles west of Buffalo, Wyoming, on the east side of scenic Cloud Peak Skyway, near the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area. Part of the Bighorn National Forest, the area offers a wide variety of activities, including hiking, fishing, scenic driving and a number of historic sites. The administering organization is Rustic Freedom / Gallatin Canyon Campgrounds; e-mail: support@rusticfreedom.com Recreation Scenic off-road driving is available on nearby Elgin Park, Pole Creek and Crazy Woman Canyon Roads. Hiking and mountain biking are allowed on these roads as well. Keep reading

High Park Lookout, a short hike east of Meadowlark Lake, is an old fire lookout offering panoramic views of the area. There is fishing at nearby streams and lakes including Tie Hack Reservoir, a non-motorized lake, and Meadowlark Lake for rainbow, cutthroat, brown, and brook trout. Many additional hiking trails are available in the Cloud Peak Wilderness. Facilities The campground offers several single-family sites each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring with grill. Vault toilets, drinking water from a hand pump, fire wood sales, and trash collection are provided. The nearest dump station is 27 miles away on Powder River Pass. Natural Features The campground sits at the edge of a meadow tucked in a dense forest of lodgepole pine and aspen with widely spaced sites. Circle Park Trailhead leading into the Cloud Peak Wilderness is nearby. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (307) 431-7446. Nearby Attractions The adjacent Cloud Peak Skyway provides for scenic driving. Many additional hiking trails are available in the Cloud Peak Wilderness. Fishing is popular in the campground and nearby streams and Tie Hack Reservoir. Charges & Cancellations Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This cancellation processing fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).

The sites · 10

LoopSiteTypeMax rigElectricADA
CIRCLE PARK CAMPGROUND01standard nonelectric50 ft
CIRCLE PARK CAMPGROUND02standard nonelectric40 ft
CIRCLE PARK CAMPGROUND03standard nonelectric30 ft
CIRCLE PARK CAMPGROUND04standard nonelectric30 ft
CIRCLE PARK CAMPGROUND05standard nonelectric30 ft
CIRCLE PARK CAMPGROUND06standard nonelectric50 ft
CIRCLE PARK CAMPGROUND07standard nonelectric30 ft
CIRCLE PARK CAMPGROUND08standard nonelectric40 ft
CIRCLE PARK CAMPGROUND09standard nonelectric40 ft
CIRCLE PARK CAMPGROUND10standard nonelectric40 ft

Booking

183 daysBooking window before arrival

Recreation.gov default: most campsites can be booked six months prior to arrival date. Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT / 8am MT / 10am ET, but not always; check the facility Seasons and Fees tab. Some locations also offer shorter supplemental booking windows.

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Fees

Two non-towed vehicles allowed per site. The first vehicle is included in the basic fee
the second vehicle will be charged an extra$9.00/day fee at the campground.

Your representative

This campground sits in WY-00. This member’s public-lands record →

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