Hunter Campground

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Bighorn National Forest

Horse camp · USDA Forest Service · Bighorn National Forest Fees: $22 per night. 8 reservable sites. Season: Memorial Day - Labor Day Status: closed Reservations: This site can be reserved by calling Toll Free 1-877-444-6777 (International 518-885-3639 or TDD 877-833-6777) or online . Overview Hunter Trailhead is a campground constructed with the equestrian camper in mind, but available for all users. The campground is located in Johnson Country, Wyoming, just two miles off the Cloud Peak Scenic Byway on Highway 16. The winding drive to the campground travels two miles west of U.S. Highway 16 on Forest Road 19 and is an easily accessible gravel road offering views of wildlife, mountain streams, and abundant wildflowers. Recreation Rising between the Powder River and Big Horn Basins, this scenic country offers year round recreation connecting visitors to a land rich in history and solitude. For centuries, the mountain landscape has provided renewal for Native Americans, homesteaders and modern day explorers creating a human connection with this spectacular place. The Hunter Trailhead provides numerous hiking and horse friendly trails to access front-country, the… Getting there: From Buffalo, travel west on Highway 16 for 13 miles. Turn off Highway 16 west onto Forest Road 19, where you will travel approximately 2 miles to the campground. Rules: 14 day stay limit. Wilderness Regulations apply within nearby Cloud Peak Wilderness. Phone: 307-684-7806 Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232323 Source: Recreation.gov, USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: B. Boden