USDA Forest Service · Wyoming
Trail Creek
USDA Forest Service · Wyoming, United States
- Sites
- 10
- Hookups
- 10 no hookups
- Season
- May 21 to September 5
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,732 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile good · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- TRAIL CREEK CG (NFSR 60016) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Caribou-Targhee National Forest
- Nearest town
- DRIGGS
- Address
- PO BOX 777, DRIGGS, WY, 83422
- Phone
- 208-270-0150 OR 541-351-1182
- Activities
- Biking, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting
10 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Trail Creek Campground is located along Trail Creek on scenic Teton Pass, just 7 miles from Victor, Idaho at an elevation of 6,600 feet. Visitors enjoy fishing, exploring local trails and sightseeing in this beautiful region.
Recreation
Trail Creek offers fishing for Yellowstone cutthroat and brook trout. Hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding are popular activities on the nearby Mikesell Canyon Trail, which begins 2 miles away at Mike Harris Campground.
Facilities
The campground contains single-family sites, many of which back onto the creek. All sites are equipped with picnic tables, campfire rings, grills and food storage lockers.
Accessible vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. Roads and parking spurs are gravel. The highway is visible from most sites, so campers can expect to hear passing vehicles.
Natural Features
The campground is situated on the banks of Trail Creek in an open grassy meadow lined with Douglas fir, spruce and aspen trees. A variety of wildlife makes its home in the area, including moose and deer. Summer wildflowers are abundant.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (541) 351-1182.
Nearby Attractions
Popular activities in the area include the Teton Valley Summer Festival over the Fourth of July in Driggs, with a hot air balloon festival, parade, rodeo, bike races and craft booths.
Grand Targhee Resort is nearby with outstanding annual music festivals: Targhee Fest is in mid-July; Targhee Bluegrass Festival is in mid-August. The resort also offers lift-served hiking and mountain biking, scenic lift rides, guided horseback riding, a climbing wall and an 18-hole disc golf course.
Grand Teton National Park's Granite Entrance is 20 miles away; Jackson, Wyoming is 17 miles away. Yellowstone National Park is within a couple hours drive.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 14° | -9° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 16° | -10° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 21° | 5° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 26° | 10° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 32° | 23° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 67° | 43° | 30° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 54° | 40° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 52° | 45° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 44° | 21° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 33° | 14° | 70° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 18° | -1° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 13° | 3° | 42° | 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
- Mike Harris · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 12 sites
- Pine Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- Palisades Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
- Big Elk · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi · 3 sites
- Tresure Mountain Campground · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi
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