Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
7,641 ftelevation
Jul–Augbest months
About South Fork Campground
South Fork Campground stretches along the South Fork of Clear Creek in a dense grove of Lodgepole pines.
- Fees: $22 per night. Additional vehicle $10. Limit 2 vehicles per site and 8 people per site. 8 reservable sites.
- Season: Memorial Day - Labor Day
- Managed by: USFS - Bighorn National Forest
- Where: 12 mi west of Buffalo, WY · 44.27732, -106.94836
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
33°14°Jan
32°13°Feb
40°18°Mar
45°24°Apr
53°32°May
63°40°Jun
72°48°Jul
71°47°Aug
61°39°Sep
48°28°Oct
38°19°Nov
32°13°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 South Fork Campground from above
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork C.G. | ATV road | at camp | 0.4 mi |
| Parallel Us 16 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 8.0 mi |
| South Fork Resort | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Circle Park ATV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.9 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Tie Hack | Horse | 1.4 mi | 1.2 mi |
| Elgin | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.5 mi | 0.7 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: 11.4 mi
Water fill-up: 11.4 mi
Camps nearby
- Tie Hack Campground 0.5 mi
- Hettinger Group Campground 1.4 mi
- Middle Fork Campground 1.7 mi
- Circle Park Campground 2.1 mi
- Hunter Campground 4.1 mi
- Bighorn overnight area 4.8 mi