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Recreation
From expansive wilderness and back country areas that provide a refuge from everyday life, to campgrounds and picnic sites along travel corridors, the Shoshone National Forest is a great place for recreation.
The Shoshone offers over 1,300 miles of trails, 32 campgrounds, and 11 picnic sites. Four Scenic Byways traverse the Shoshone, offering spectacular views of rugged mountain peaks, expansive plateaus awash in wildflowers, glaciers, rivers and streams, and unparalleled wildlife watching.
Serving as the eastern gateway to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, the Shoshone National Forest provides a multitude of opportunities for people to connect with nature. So, what are you waiting for? Pack up your family and friends and head for adventure in Wyoming’s great outdoors at Shoshone National Forest.
Recreation Conditions Report
| Area Name | Status | Area Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Beartooth Lake Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Big Game Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Blackwater Pond Picnic Site | Open | |
| Brooks Lake Campground | Closed | Opening date is tentative and dependent on weather. |
| Brooks Lake Picnic Site | Closed | |
| Brown Mountain Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Bruce Picnic Site | Closed | |
| Clay Butte Lookout | Closed | |
| Clearwater Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Clearwater Group Site | Closed | Campground closed |
| Crazy Creek Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Dead Indian Campground | Open | Fees begin May 26, 2022 and run through September 12, 2022. One loop will stay open year round |
| Deer Creek Campground | Open | Campground open year round |
| Dickinson Creek Campground | Closed | Opening date is tentative and dependent on weather conditions. |
| Double Cabin Campground | Closed | Opening date is tentative and dependent on weather conditions. |
| Eagle Creek Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Eagle Creek Trailhead | Open | |
| Elk Fork Campground | Open | Campground open year round |
| Falls Campground | Closed | Opening date is tentative and dependent on weather conditions. |
| Fiddlers Lake Campground | Closed | Opening date is tentative and dependent on weather conditions. |
| Fishhawk Trailhead | Open | Fishhawk Trailhead is open year-round. However, after September, there are no services provided. |
| Fox Creek Campground - Closed | Closed | Closed for 2022 |
| Horse Creek Campground | Closed | Opening date is tentative and dependent on weather conditions. |
| Horse Creek Picnic Site | Closed | |
| Hugh Otte Camping Area | Open | |
| Hunter Peak Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Island Lake Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Jack Creek Campground | Open | Campground open year round |
| Lake Creek Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Lily Lake Camping Area | Open | Open year round |
| Little Popo Agie Campground | Closed | Opening date is tentative and dependent on weather conditions. |
| Little Sunlight Camping Area | Open | Open year round |
| Louis Lake Campground | Closed | Opening date is tentative and dependent on weather conditions. |
| Louis Lake Picnic Site | Closed | |
| Newton Creek Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Newton Spring Picnic Site | Closed | Campground closed |
| Pahaska Trailhead | Open | |
| Pinnacles Campground | Closed | Opening date is tentative and dependent on weather conditions. |
| Reef Creek Picnic Site | Open | |
| Rex Hale Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Sinks Canyon Campground | Closed | Opening date is tentative and dependent on weather. |
| Sleeping Giant Picnic Site | Closed | Picnic area closed |
| Sunlight Creek Picnic Site | Open | |
| Sunlight Ranger Cabin | Closed | |
| Threemile Campground | Closed | Campground closed. Hardsided vehicles only. |
| Trail Lake Picnic Site | Open | |
| Wapiti Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Wapiti Wayside | Closed | |
| Wind River Lake Picnic Site | Open | |
| Wood River Campground | Closed | Campground closed |
| Worthen Meadow Campground | Closed | Opening date is tentative and dependent on weather. |
| Worthen Meadow Picnic Site | Closed |
