Shoshone National Forest
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 3,858 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 36
- Longest rig
- 124 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 36 campgrounds shown
- Beartooth Lake CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Big Game Campgroundto 120 ft · 14 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Brooks Lake CampgroundSeason not published
- Brown Mountain CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Clearwater Campgroundto 30 ft · 12 sitesReservations accepted
- Clearwater Group SiteReservations accepted
- Crazy Creek CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Dead Indian CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Deer Creek CampgroundSeason not published
- Dickinson Creek CampgroundSeason not published
- Double Cabin CampgroundSeason not published
- Eagle Creek CampgroundOctober 15th, 2024 · No
- Elk Fork CampgroundNo
- Falls CampgroundSeason not published
- Fiddlers Lake CampgroundSeason not published
- Fishhawk TrailheadNon-reservable
- Fox Creek CampgroundNo
- Horse Creek CampgroundNo
- Hugh Otte CampgroundNo
- Hunter Peak Campgroundto 56 ft · 8 sitesReservations accepted
- Island Lake CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Jack Creek CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Lake Creek CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Lily Lake CampgroundNo
- Little Popo Agie CampgroundSeason not published
- Little Sunlight Camping AreaNo
- Louis Lake CampgroundSeason not published
- Newton Creek CampgroundSeptember 22, 2024 · No
- Pinnacles CampgroundSeason not published
- Rex Hale Campgroundto 40 ft · 29 sites · ElectricSeptember 15, 2024 · Reservations accepted
- Sinks Canyon CampgroundSeason not published
- Sunlight Ranger CabinReservations accepted
- Threemile Campgroundto 75 ft · 21 sites · Pull-through · Bear boxesSeptember 22, 2024 · Reservations accepted
- Wapiti Campgroundto 124 ft · 40 sites · Electric · Pull-throughOctober 15, 2024 · Reservations accepted
- Wood River CampgroundMay of 2024 · First-come, first-served
- Worthen Meadow CampgroundSeason not published
Shoshone National Forest
Shoshone National Forest is the first federally protected National Forest in the United States and covers nearly 2,500,000 acres (10,000 km2) in the state of Wyoming. Originally a part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, the forest is managed by the United States Forest Service and was created by an act of Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Benjamin Harrison in 1891. Shoshone National Forest is one of the first nationally protected land areas anywhere. Native Americans have lived in the region for at least 10,000 years, and when the region was first explored by European adventurers, forestlands were occupied by several different tribes. Never heavily settled or exploited, the forest has retained most of its wildness. Shoshone National Forest is a part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a nearly unbroken expanse of federally protected lands encompassing an estimated 20,000,000 acres (81,000 km2).
Extract from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Agency description not published.
No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Washakie Wilderness693,934 acres
- North Absaroka Wilderness346,320 acres
- Fitzpatrick Wilderness198,906 acres
- Popo Agie Wilderness102,620 acres
Byways through this country
Places worth pulling over
National parks close enough to pair
Drive to Shoshone the long way
Byway plans the road in, not just the destination — real places along the way, weighted to what you like, with nothing invented.