§ 02 — OVERVIEW
Hettinger Group Campground is located 14 miles west of Buffalo, Wyoming on the east side of scenic Cloud Peak Skyway, near the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area. The surrounding Bighorn National Forest offers a wide variety of activities, including hiking, fishing, scenic driving and a number of historic sites.
The administering organization is Rustic Freedom / Gallatin Canyon Campgrounds; e-mail: support@rusticfreedom.com Recreation Tie Hack Reservoir is a short drive away, offering a great location for canoeing and fishing. Anglers cast for rainbow, cutthroat, brown and brook trout. A short trail leads from the campground to the lake. The Circle Park Trailhead is 3 miles from the campground. This beautiful trail accesses numerous alpine lakes and two 12,000' peaks within the Cloud Peak Wilderness. Many additional hiking trails are available in the area. Scenic off-road driving is available on nearby Elgin Park, Pole Creek and Crazy Woman Canyon Roads. Hiking and mountain biking are allowed on these roads as well.
The campground offers one group site that can accommodate up to 150 people, and can be used for overnight camping or day-use picnicking. The site is equipped with picnic tables, grills and a campfire circle. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are also provided. The nearest dump station is 18 miles away on Powder River Pass.
The campground is situated in a small meadow within a dense forest of lodgepole pine. Tie Hack Reservoir and several creeks are nearby. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (307) 431-7446.
South Fork Lodge is nearby, offering dining options, lodging, guided horseback riding, a fishing pond and a small store with fishing and camping supplies.
Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This cancellation processing fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).
§ 04 — CONDITIONS
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§ 05 — SIGNAL
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§ 08 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 09 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
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Trailers up to 50 ft
1 sites with electric
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§ 01 — VITALS
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Sun
59°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
6 to 10 mph NNW
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59°F
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5 to 8 mph W
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57°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
1 to 6 mph ESE
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63°F
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3 to 7 mph SE
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67°F
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6 mph SW
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72°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
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71°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
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