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Hobble Creek Campground

17 mi southeast of Smoot, WY · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jun–Sepbest months

About Hobble Creek Campground

The Hobble Creek Campground is a beautiful and remote campsite on the Kemmerer Ranger District. The Hobble Creek Campground is located at the trailhead to Lake Alice and offers 18 campsites, toilet, trash and potable water in the summer on fish-filled Hobble Creek. Corrals are available for stock. Lake Alice, is a short 1.5 mile hike east from the campground. Trailers longer than 30 feet are not recomended. The Hobble Creek Campground is also located close to the Hobble Creek Trailhead where visitors and continue along Hobble Creek and eventually connect in to the historic Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail. Visitors are strongly encouraged to practice clean camping techniques and to store attractants (e.g. food, toothpaste) in a manner that makes them unavailable to bears.

  • Fees: $7/Night for single unit
  • Managed by: USFS - Bridger-Teton National Forest
  • Where: 17 mi southeast of Smoot, WY · 42.39799, -110.78397

Things to do:

FishingHikingHorseback ridingHistory & culture

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

29°
9°Jan
32°
10°Feb
40°
18°Mar
47°
24°Apr
56°
32°May
66°
38°Jun
76°
44°Jul
74°
43°Aug
65°
35°Sep
50°
27°Oct
37°
17°Nov
28°
10°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.

See Hobble Creek Campground from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Hobble CreekATV roadat camp17.3 mi
Hobble Creek CampgroundATV roadat camp0.4 mi
Lake Alice OverlookHorse0.1 mi1.3 mi
Lake AliceHorse0.1 mi3.2 mi
Lake MountainHorse1.1 mi8.0 mi
Buckskin KnollHorse1.2 mi7.2 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.