North Tongue in WY -- Campground & RV Camping
North Tongue in WY
CampgroundUSFS
28 mi from Sheridan
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 8%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 80 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 80 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 80 ft.
- Longest published fifth-wheel site: 80 ft.
- Longest published camper-van site: 80 ft.
- 2 pull-through sites.
- Driveway grade: slight.
Campground details
Setting
North Tongue Campground sits along the banks of the North Fork Tongue River and Big Willow Creek in a forest of lodgepole pine, Engelmann spruce, and Douglas fir. Located off the Bighorn Scenic Byway at 8,400 feet elevation, the facility provides single-family sites with picnic tables and campfire rings with grills, alongside vault toilets, drinking water, and trash collection. Outdoor recreation centers on stream fishing, nearby off-road vehicle routes, and wilderness hiking trails, with non-motorized boating and trout fishing available down the road at Sibley Lake.
Getting there: From Dayton, Wyoming: Travel 29 miles west on U.S. Highway 14. At Burgess Junction, turn right on Burgess Overlook Road (Forest Road 15), where U.S. Highway 14A begins. Continue 1.5 miles to the campground.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 12-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Little Willow Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- 6 on the water, with most of them shaded.
- Bear Rocks stands 1,525 ft above the map pin, 4.4 miles south.
Climate averages
October normals 26–47°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 99 of 100.