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Absaroka / Shoshone NF

6,000–12,500 ft Β· WYπŸš— Directions

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Shoshone NF west of Cody. Volcanic-origin Absaroka Range. Spruce-fir with whitebark pine. Good king bolete and morel habitat. Gateway to Yellowstone backcountry.

Updated Apr 13, 6:41 PM

Foraging Potential35/100
βœ…Moisture
❌Soil Temp
❌No Freeze
βœ…No Drought

Precip 7d

0.40"

Precip 14d

2.40"

Soil Temp

28Β°F

SWE

203%

Drought

None

Snowmelt

steady

Limiting Factors

Soil too coldOutside season windowHard freeze in 48h

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Nearby Camping

Wapiti

developed
USFS5,900 ft~4 mi from center$18/night

41 sites

Shoshone NF along US-14/16/20 west of Cody. Mixed conifer. Bear country protocols.

vault toiletwaterfire ringpicnic table
Open May–SepReserve β†’

Eagle Creek

developed
USFS6,200 ft~6 mi from center$15/night

20 sites

North Fork Shoshone corridor. Douglas fir and spruce habitat.

vault toiletfire ring
Open Jun–Sep

Sunlight Creek Dispersed

dispersed
USFS7,000 ft~8 mi from centerFree/night

Dispersed camping along Sunlight Basin Road. Remote Absaroka Range access.

fire ring
Open Jun–Sep

CLEARWATER CAMPGROUND

developed
USFS~9.6 mi from center

Little Sunlight Camping Area

dispersed
USFS~9.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Shoshone National Forest

Clearwater Group Site

developed
USFS~9.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Shoshone National Forest

Clearwater Campground

developed
USFS~9.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Shoshone National Forest

REX HALE

developed
USFS~10 mi from center

WAPITI CAMPGROUND

developed
USFS~10 mi from center

Shoshone National Forest

Elk Fork Campground

developed
USFS~10.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Shoshone National Forest

Rex Hale Campground

developed
USFS~10.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Shoshone National Forest

Newton Creek Campground

developed
~10.6 mi from center

Newton Creek Campground

developed
USFS~10.6 mi from center

Shoshone National Forest

BIG GAME CAMPGROUND

developed
USFS~10.6 mi from center

Shoshone National Forest

SUNLIGHT RANGERS CABIN

developed
USFS~11.3 mi from center

Boundary

backcountry
NPS~12 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Fishhawk Trailhead

developed
USFS~12 mi from centerFee required/night

Shoshone National Forest

Camp Buffalo Bill

developed
Greater Wyoming Council of the Boy Scouts of Ameri~12.4 mi from center

Crossed Sabres Ranch

developed
~12.4 mi from center

12

backcountry
NPS~12.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Eagle Creek Campground

developed
~12.8 mi from center

Eagle Creek Campground

developed
USFS~12.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Shoshone National Forest

Sleeping Giant Campground

developed
~13.6 mi from center

Threemile Campground

developed
USFS~14.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Shoshone National Forest

THREEMILE CAMPGROUND

developed
USFS~14.3 mi from center

Wheels of Wonderment Motorcycle Campground

developed
Pete Pleban~15.8 mi from center

Canoe Lake Junction

backcountry
NPS~16.9 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

3M4

backcountry
NPS~17.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Dead Indian Campground

developed
USFS~17.5 mi from centerFee required/night

Shoshone National Forest

Lemon City

backcountry
NPS~17.5 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Cold Creek

backcountry
NPS~18.2 mi from centerFee required/night

6 sites

Cold Creek Jct

backcountry
NPS~18.4 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

3T1

backcountry
NPS~18.4 mi from centerFee required/night

W.O.W. cottage 3Bed 2Bath

developed
~19.1 mi from center

Little Saddle Creek

backcountry
NPS~19.1 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Miller Creek

backcountry
NPS~19.4 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

North Fork Campground

developed
~19.7 mi from center

HUNTER PEAK

developed
USFS~19.8 mi from center

Shoshone National Forest

Willow Creek

backcountry
NPS~20 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Lower Miller Creek

backcountry
NPS~20.1 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Mist Creek Meadows

backcountry
NPS~20.6 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Warm Spring Meadow

backcountry
NPS~20.7 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

3L9

backcountry
~21.1 mi from center

Mist Creek Pass

backcountry
NPS~21.4 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Appaloosa Meadows

backcountry
NPS~21.5 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Middle Lamar

backcountry
NPS~22.2 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Middle Lamar Stock

backcountry
NPS~22.3 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Bobcat-Houlihan Campground

developed
BLM~23.7 mi from center

Buffalo Bill State Park - Lake Shore Campground

developed
~24 mi from center

Hogan and Luce Campground

developed
BLM~25.3 mi from center

Upper Howell Creek

backcountry
NPS~25.3 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Table Mountain

backcountry
NPS~27.3 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Double Diamiond X Ranch

developed
~27.3 mi from center

Howell Creek

backcountry
NPS~28.1 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Upper Broad Creek

backcountry
NPS~28.4 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Wapiti Lake

backcountry
NPS~28.5 mi from centerFee required/night

8 sites

Fern Lake

backcountry
NPS~28.5 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

4W2 Wapiti Lake

backcountry
NPS~28.6 mi from center

Wapiti Junction

backcountry
NPS~29.2 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Broad Creek

backcountry
NPS~29.6 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Beaverdam Meadow

backcountry
NPS~30.3 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Mountain Creek

backcountry
NPS~30.3 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Brimstone Bay

backcountry
NPS~30.4 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Beaverdam Trail

backcountry
NPS~30.4 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Columbine Meadow

backcountry
NPS~30.5 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Lower Ford

backcountry
NPS~30.7 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Deer Creek Campground

developed
USFS~30.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Shoshone National Forest

Upper Ford

backcountry
NPS~30.9 mi from centerFee required/night

8 sites

Brimstone Point

backcountry
NPS~31.1 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Colter Meadows

backcountry
NPS~31.1 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Turret View

backcountry
NPS~31.2 mi from centerFee required/night

10 sites

Meadow Creek

backcountry
NPS~31.3 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Ponderosa Campground

developed
~31.3 mi from centerFee required/night
electric hookup

Park Point S

backcountry
NPS~31.4 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Park Point N

backcountry
NPS~31.6 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Terrace Point

backcountry
NPS~31.6 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Promontory Tip

backcountry
NPS~32.2 mi from centerFee required/night

8 sites

River’s Edge

backcountry
NPS~32.3 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Mountain Creek Stock

backcountry
NPS~32.3 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Mountain Creek Ford

backcountry
NPS~32.5 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Fishing Bridge RV Park

developed
NPS~32.9 mi from center
toiletshower

Promontory Bay

backcountry
NPS~33.3 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Trail Bay

backcountry
NPS~33.3 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Trail Point

backcountry
NPS~33.4 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Lower Mountain Creek

backcountry
NPS~33.5 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Yellowstone Meadows

backcountry
NPS~33.6 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

SE Arm Inlet

backcountry
NPS~34.1 mi from centerFee required/night

10 sites

Frank Island Bay North

backcountry
NPS~34.5 mi from centerFee required/night

8 sites

Promontory Shore

backcountry
NPS~34.6 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Lake Yellowstone Hotel and Cabins

developed
Federal~34.7 mi from center

Frank Island Bay South

backcountry
NPS~34.8 mi from centerFee required/night

8 sites

Three Mile Bend

backcountry
NPS~35 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Plover Point

backcountry
NPS~35.4 mi from centerFee required/night

8 sites

Promontory Point

backcountry
NPS~35.5 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Plover Bay

backcountry
NPS~36.2 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

South Arm Meadow

backcountry
NPS~36.3 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Bridge Bay Campground

developed
NPS~36.3 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoilet

Chipmunk Creek Outlet

backcountry
NPS~36.4 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

4W1 - Wrangler Lake

backcountry
NPS~36.7 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Eagle Bay

backcountry
NPS~36.9 mi from centerFee required/night

8 sites

South Arm

backcountry
NPS~37.1 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

South Arm Bay

backcountry
NPS~37.2 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Bodego Bay

backcountry
NPS~37.4 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Monument Camp

backcountry
NPS~37.4 mi from centerFee required/night

8 sites

Wolf Bay

backcountry
NPS~37.6 mi from centerFee required/night

8 sites

Ravine

backcountry
NPS~37.8 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Breeze Bay South

backcountry
NPS~37.9 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Flat Mtn Arm N

backcountry
NPS~38 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Jack Creek Campground

developed
USFS~38 mi from centerFee required/night

Shoshone National Forest

Gowdy Camp

backcountry
NPS~38 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Flat Mtn Bay

backcountry
NPS~38.2 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Breeze Bay

backcountry
NPS~38.6 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Grizzly Bay

backcountry
NPS~38.8 mi from centerFee required/night

8 sites

Flat Mtn Arm S

backcountry
NPS~38.9 mi from centerFee required/night

8 sites

Breeze Bay North

backcountry
NPS~39.3 mi from centerFee required/night

12 sites

Grant Village Campground

developed
Xanterra Parks & Resorts~44.9 mi from centerFee required/night

430 sites

watertoilet

Big Quiet Cowboy Camping and Lodging

developed
~45.6 mi from center

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.