USDA Forest Service · Wyoming
Circle Park Campground
USDA Forest Service · Wyoming, United States
- Sites
- 10
- Hookups
- 1 with water, 10 no hookups
- Season
- June 4 to September 5
- Max RV length
- 50 ft
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,110 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- CIRCLE PARK (NFSR 20) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Bighorn National Forest
- Nearest town
- Worland
- Address
- 1240 Lane 14, Worland, WY, 82401
- Phone
- 406-587-9054
- Activities
- Backpacking, Biking, Birding, Boating, Canoeing, Fishing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Scenic Drive, Star Gazing, Water Access, Water Activities
About
Overview
Circle Park Campground is located about 15 miles west of Buffalo, Wyoming, on the east side of scenic Cloud Peak Skyway, near the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area. Part of the Bighorn National Forest, the area 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: [email protected]
Recreation
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. High Park Lookout, a short hike east of Meadowlark Lake, is an old fire lookout offering panoramic views of the area. There is fishing at nearby streams and lakes including Tie Hack Reservoir, a non-motorized lake, and Meadowlark Lake for rainbow, cutthroat, brown, and brook trout. Many additional hiking trails are available in the Cloud Peak Wilderness.
Facilities
The campground offers several single-family sites each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring with grill. Vault toilets, drinking water from a hand pump, fire wood sales, and trash collection are provided.
The nearest dump station is 27 miles away on Powder River Pass.
Natural Features
The campground sits at the edge of a meadow tucked in a dense forest of lodgepole pine and aspen with widely spaced sites. Circle Park Trailhead leading into the Cloud Peak Wilderness is nearby.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (307) 431-7446.
Nearby Attractions
The adjacent Cloud Peak Skyway provides for scenic driving. Many additional hiking trails are available in the Cloud Peak Wilderness. Fishing is popular in the campground and nearby streams and Tie Hack Reservoir.
Charges & Cancellations
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).
Fees
Two non-towed vehicles allowed per site. The first vehicle is included in the basic fee; the second vehicle will be charged an extra $9.00/day fee at the campground.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 12° | -24° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 10° | -22° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 18° | 1° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 38° | 22° | -4° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 33° | 14° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 44° | 33° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 73° | 52° | 41° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 70° | 50° | 41° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 44° | 8° | 78° | 3 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 30° | 6° | 65° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 19° | -14° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 14° | -6° | 47° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Hettinger Group Area · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 1 sites
- South Fork (Wyoming) · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 14 sites
- Tie Hack · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 20 sites
- Middle Fork · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 9 sites
- Hunter Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 9 sites
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