Ranger Creek Recreation Area in WY -- Campground & RV Camping

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Ranger Creek Recreation Area in WY

CampgroundUSFS

28 mi from Greybull

Maps 7,682 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

406-587-9054

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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 8%.

Rig fit

  • Maximum published vehicle length: 75 ft.
  • Longest published RV site: 75 ft.
  • Longest published trailer site: 75 ft.
  • Longest published fifth-wheel site: 75 ft.
  • Longest published camper-van site: 75 ft.
  • Driveway grade: slight.
Drinking waterVault toilets

Campground details

12 sitesFires allowedFire rings / grills

Setting

Limited privacy

Located off the Bighorn Scenic Byway at 7,500 feet elevation, Ranger Creek Group Campground sits along Ranger Creek in a pine and aspen forest. The facility features one large group site accommodating up to 150 people, complete with a covered shelter, picnic tables, serving tables, a fire ring, and a grill. Amenities include accessible vault toilets, drinking water, and trash pickup. Nearby highlights include Shell Falls Visitor Center eight miles west and local trail access to Shell Creek and the Cloud Peak Wilderness.

Getting there: Located 34 miles east of Greybull, Wyoming on U.S. Highway 14. Turn off onto Paintrock Lake Road (Forest Road 17). Ranger Creek Campground is 3.5 miles from the turnoff, 2 miles beyond Shell Creek Campground.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 12-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Snowshoe Mountain stands 1,538 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles southwest.
  • Antelope Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • 6 on the water, with most of them shaded.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–47°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 93 of 100.

Tree cover32%30m sat. est.