Prune Creek in WY -- Campground & RV Camping
Prune Creek in WY
CampgroundUSFS
25 mi from Sheridan
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- All 0.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 55 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 55 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 55 ft.
- Longest published fifth-wheel site: 55 ft.
- Longest published camper-van site: 55 ft.
- Driveway grade: moderate.
Campground details
Setting
Prune Creek Campground sits at 7,700 feet on the banks of the South Fork Tongue River along the Bighorn Scenic Byway. Set within a lodgepole pine forest in the Bighorn Mountains, it features single-family campsites equipped with picnic tables and campfire rings with grills. On-site amenities include drinking water, accessible vault toilets, and trash collection. Nearby activities include hiking, canoeing, off-road vehicle driving, and trout fishing in local streams and at Sibley Lake, which features an accessible fishing dock. Cloud Peak Wilderness trails start nearby.
Getting there: Located 26 miles southwest of Dayton, Wyoming along U.S. Highway 14.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 21-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Prune Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- 6 on the water, with most of them shaded.
- Black Mountain stands 1,762 ft above the map pin, 4.6 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 27–48°F, 2.4″ 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 77 of 100.