Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
9,295 ftelevation
Jul–Augbest months
About Medicine Lodge Lake Campground
Medicine Lodge Lake Campground is located in a remote setting on the shores of Upper Medicine Lodge Lake. Nearby trailheads offer access to the Cloud Peak Wilderness.
- Fees: $20 per night. Additional vehicle $9. Limit 2 vehicles per site and 8 people per site. Double site (site 11): $40 for 1-16 people.
- Season: June - Labor Day
- Managed by: Bighorn National Forest, USFS - Bighorn National Forest
- Where: 15 mi northeast of Hyattville, WY · 44.40056, -107.38753
Things to do:
FishingHiking
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
26°11°Jan
28°9°Feb
36°15°Mar
41°20°Apr
49°29°May
59°37°Jun
68°44°Jul
66°43°Aug
56°36°Sep
43°26°Oct
33°16°Nov
25°10°Dec
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
See Medicine Lodge Lake Campground from above
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Lodge C.G. | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Cold Springs | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 7.6 mi |
| Lower Medicine Lodge | Horse | 0.3 mi | 1.2 mi |
| North High Park | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 2.8 mi |
| Kinky White | Dirt bike | 0.6 mi | 5.4 mi |
| Edelman | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.9 mi | 9.8 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.RV essentials
Dump station: 21.5 mi
Water fill-up: 21.5 mi
Camps nearby
- Lower Paintrock Lake Campground 0.5 mi
- Shell Reservoir Camping Area 8 mi
- Medicine Lodge Lower Campground 10.7 mi
- Coffeen Park Campground 10.9 mi
- Ranger Creek Recreation Area 11.5 mi
- Campsite · 14 mi E of Shell 11.9 mi