Hog Park Campground
- Right now
- Listed not openA database flag with no reason and no date
- A night
- $20From, per site
- Sites
- 50All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 6 notices
In the agency’s own words
Hog Park Campground offers a peaceful setting on the southeast shore of Hog Park Reservoir. The campground provides access to the water for boating, fishing and water sports, as well as options for hiking the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. It lies high in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests at an elevation of about 8,400 feet. Keep reading
Recreation
Lake and Pond Fishing Areas for Lake and Pond Fishing at Sierra Madre Area Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District Office Hog Park Boat Dock and Ramp Hog Park Campground Hog Park Picnic Site Lake View Picnic Site at Hog Park River and Stream Fishing Areas for River and Stream Fishing at Sierra Madre Area Big Creek-Holroyd Park Trailhead Bottle Creek Campground Bottle Creek Group Picnic Site Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District Office East Fork - Encampment River Trail Encampment River Wilderness Hog Park Campground Huston Park Wilderness Jack Creek Campground Jack Creek Crew Quarters Jack Creek Guard Station Purgatory Gulch Trailhead Day Hiking Areas for Day Hiking at Sierra Madre Area Baby Lake Trailhead Big Creek Park Trailhead Big Creek-Holroyd Park Trailhead Bottle Creek Campground Bottle Creek Group Picnic Site Bottle Creek Trails Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District Office CDNST - Deep Jack Trailhead CDNST - Pipeline Trailhead CDNST - Red Mountain Trailhead Commissary Park Trailhead East Fork - Encampment River Trail Encampment River Wilderness Green Mountain Falls Trailhead Green Mountain Trailhead Hog Park Campground Huston Park Wilderness Jack Creek Campground Jack Creek Crew Quarters Lost Creek Campground Purgatory Gulch Trailhead Backpacking Areas for Backpacking at Sierra Madre Area Baby Lake Trailhead Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District Office CDNST - Deep Jack Trailhead CDNST - Pipeline Trailhead CDNST - Red Mountain Trailhead Commissary Park Trailhead East Fork - Encampment River Trail Encampment River Wilderness Green Mountain Trailhead Huston Park Wilderness Purgatory Gulch Trailhead Viewing Wildlife Areas for Viewing Wildlife at Sierra Madre Area Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District Office Hog Park Campground Jack Creek Crew Quarters Jack Creek Guard Station Sandstone Cabin Viewing Plants Areas for Viewing Plants at Sierra Madre Area Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District Office Hog Park Campground Jack Creek Crew Quarters Jack Creek Guard Station Viewing Scenery Areas for Viewing Scenery at Sierra Madre Area Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District Office Encampment River Wilderness Green Mountain Falls Trailhead Hog Park Campground Huston Park Wilderness Facilities Hog Park has 50 sunny campsites, spread over three loops in the campground. There are 27 reservable sites in the first two loops: sites 1 through 16, and sites 18,19,31,32 and sites 44 through 50. The campground recommends tents and small campers for the 22 non-reservable, first come sites on the back loop. These are smaller sites and the loop has a tight turning radius. Facilities include picnic tables, drinking water, fire grates, vault toilets and trash service. There is a boat ramp near the campground.
Natural Features
Southwest of Saratoga, Wyo. on the Medicine Bow National Forest lies the Sierra Madre Range, which is a part of the main range of the Rocky Mountains. There are two wilderness areas in the Sierra Madre Range: Huston Park Wilderness and Encampment River Wilderness. Named for the famous battle between Indians and Fur Trappers in 1841, the 57-mile Battle Pass Scenic Byway runs through this area. This byway is known for its scenic views, especially during fall when the colors are changing. This area has many activities such as hiking, fishing, mountain biking, camping, snowmobiling, and cross country skiing. The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland encompass nearly 3 million acres from central and northeastern Wyoming to north-central Colorado. This campground has been logged to remove all beetle killed trees and is now a sunny campground with a broad view of the reservoir and surrounding mountains. Areas of interest include the Continental Divide, Green Mountain Falls and the Encampment River headwaters.
What the agency tells you
All sites are first-come, first-served when not reserved
Limit one tent per site; see campground host for additional restrictions
There are no hookups or showers at this facility
Everything else this campground posts · 3
This is a high elevation facility; please use caution when traveling from lower elevations
Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
Check the elements -What is in the skies? Check the weather report before you leave home. When you arrive at the site, keep on eye on the skies for changes and, if possible, carry a compact weather radio. In inclement weather, take shelter until the bad weather passes. Stay dry - wet clothes contribute to heat loss. Also, keep sleeping bags and important gear dry at all times. -Are there forest or grassland alerts? Forest and grassland home pages post alerts you should know before you go. Many of our forests and grasslands also post alerts on Twitter. The latest fire information may be found on InciWeb. Survey your surroundings -Arrive early. Plan your trip so that you arrive at your actual campsite with enough daylight to check over the entire site and safely set up camp. -Check for potential hazards. Be sure to check the site thoroughly for glass, sharp objects, branches, large ant beds, poison ivy, bees, and hazardous terrain. -Avoid areas of natural hazards. Check the contour of the land and look for potential trouble spots due to rain or snow. Areas that could flood or become extremely muddy can pose a problem. -Inspect the site. Look for a level site with enough room to spread out all your gear. A site that has trees or shrubs on the side of prevailing winds will help block strong, unexpected gusts. -Pitch your tent in a safe spot. Make sure your tent is made of flame-retardant fabric, and keep it a safe distance away from campfires. Keep insects out of your tent by closing the entrance quickly when entering or leaving. -Build fires in a safe area. Your open fires and fuel-burning appliances must be far enough away from the tent to prevent ignition from sparks, flames, and heat. Never use a flame or any other heating device inside a tent. Check to know whether there are fire restrictions in place before starting a campfire. You could be fined if you start a fire in a restricted area. Be fire safe -Keep fires small and bring firewood purchased in the local area. Firewood brought from another area could also bring invasive pests. -If you have to collect firewood at your campsite, collect dead and down wood only. -Check at the local ranger station for current fire restrictions, which can change on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis. -Use existing fire rings. Scrape away litter and any other burnable material within a 10-foot-diameter surrounding the ring. -Make sure all wood fits inside the fire ring. Do not feed a large log into the fire ring. -Have a shovel, axe, and bucket of water available before lighting your campfire. -Never leave a campfire unattended, even for a few minutes or even if there are no flames present. Many wildfires start because of abandoned fires or because someone thought a fire was out. -Put out a campfire by slowly pouring water onto the fire and stirring with a shovel. Continue adding and stirring until all material is cool to touch. -Do not bury your fire. The coals can smolder and re-ignite. Be bear aware Being outdoors means being with wildlife. Many people never encounter a bear. But if you do, here's some simple advice: DO NOT RUN. *Remain calm. *Group together and pick up small children. *Continue to face the bear and back away slowly, talking calmly to identify yourself as a human. *If the bear continues to approach, try to scare it away by making yourself as large and imposing as possible by stretching your arms overhead and making loud noises. *Carry and know how to use bear spray, which is available at many outdoor retailers and can be used to deter a charging bear. Food Storage Bears are always searching for food. Bears are curious, intelligent animals that have great memories. Their eyesight is similar to humans and their sense of smell is seven times more powerful than a blood hound’s, enabling them to smell food from miles away. Those are the very traits that can sometimes get them – and us – into trouble. Most bears are wary of humans and try to avoid them. However, bears can learn to associate people with food and be tenacious in their pursuit of something to eat. Even if humans are around. Everyone in bear country must do our part to store food and other attractants in bear-resistant containers at all times, and dispose of trash in bear-resistant dumpsters.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 50
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 142 ft
- Accessible sites
- None listed
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…tables, drinking water, fire grates, vault toilets and trash service. There is a boat ramp near the…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…Facilities include picnic tables, drinking water, fire grates, vault toilets and trash service.…”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
Around the campground
- On the water
- Reservoir, Lake, River, Creek
- Boating
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Water sports
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 53rd darkest of 248 in WY
- Bortle 2
Nothing on the booking system for the next 30 nightsread 16:26 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
Every one of the next thirty nights is in recreation.gov’s record and not one site is being offered on any of them. That’s a campground closed or not yet released for booking, not a sold-out one.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 17
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $20 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 5
recreation.gov availability, read 16:26 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
50 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 50 mapped sitesAll 50 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 50 of the 50 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| HOG PARK | 001 | standard nonelectric | 85 ft | 79 ft | 223 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 002 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 46 ft | 389 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 003 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 17 ft | 418 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 004 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 17 ft | 411 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 005 | standard nonelectric | 66 ft | 40 ft | 416 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 006 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 40 ft | 396 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 007 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 61 ft | 345 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 008 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 21 ft | 334 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 009 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 21 ft | 314 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 010 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 41 ft | 296 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 011 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 27 ft | 264 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 012 | standard nonelectric | 142 ft | 27 ft | 270 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 013 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 74 ft | 192 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 014 | standard nonelectric | 106 ft | 64 ft | 413 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 015 | standard nonelectric | 73 ft | 38 ft | 452 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 016 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 38 ft | 486 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 017 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 67 ft | 541 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 018 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 62 ft | 476 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 019 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 19 ft | 435 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 020 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 19 ft | 444 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 021 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 23 ft | 564 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 022 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 23 ft | 560 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 023 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 118 ft | 732 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 024 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 118 ft | 688 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 025 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 148 ft | 837 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 026 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 71 ft | 574 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 027 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 152 ft | 379 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 028HOST | standard nonelectric | 133 ft | 28 ft | 418 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 029 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 28 ft | 441 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 030 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 70 ft | 434 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 031 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 58 ft | 311 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 032 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 15 ft | 254 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 033 | standard nonelectric | 68 ft | 15 ft | 246 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 034 | standard nonelectric | 47 ft | 77 ft | 172 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 035 | standard nonelectric | 120 ft | 29 ft | 527 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 036 | standard nonelectric | 61 ft | 29 ft | 525 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 037 | standard nonelectric | 62 ft | 76 ft | 476 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 038 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 62 ft | 194 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 039 | standard nonelectric | 50 ft | 62 ft | 188 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 040 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 67 ft | 204 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 041 | standard nonelectric | 135 ft | 47 ft | 189 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 042 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 47 ft | 151 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 043 | standard nonelectric | 137 ft | 129 ft | 98 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 044 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 74 ft | 120 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 045 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 94 ft | 49 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 046 | standard nonelectric | 89 ft | 94 ft | 17 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 047 | standard nonelectric | 106 ft | 155 ft | 45 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 048 | standard nonelectric | 51 ft | 101 ft | 159 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 049 | standard nonelectric | 102 ft | 101 ft | 184 ft | $20 |
| HOG PARK | 050 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 79 ft | 166 ft | $20 |
OpenStreetMap has no toilet mapped within 1 km of this campground, so no site here carries a toilet distance. That’s a gap in the map, not a finding about the campground.
25 of 50 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions
Where it is
Blackhall LookoutMedicine Bow National Forest · 9.4 mi
Bottle Creek Campground (WY)Medicine Bow National Forest · 11 miEncampment River CampgroundRawlins Field Office · 11 miLost Creek CampgroundMedicine Bow National Forest · 14 mi
Lost Creek Campground (WY)Medicine Bow National Forest · 14 mi
Hahns Peak Lake Campground - Medicine-Bow Routt NF (CO)Routt National Forest · 14 miFrom Encampment, Wyoming, travel west on Highway 70 approximately 6 miles. Turn left on Forest Road 550 and travel south about 16 miles to the junction of Forest Roads 550 and 496. Stay left and travel 3 miles. The campground is south of the dam.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Encampment, WY
Typical weather
Typical October night 21°F, day 53°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 2°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Hog Park Campground is in Wyoming’s at-large congressional district. Its representative, Harriet Hageman (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →