USDA Forest Service · Wyoming
Hatchet Campground
USDA Forest Service · Wyoming, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night Additional Vehicle Fee: $6 per vehicle
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,877 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- HATCHET-LILY LAKE (NFSR 30160) · asphalt · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Moran, WY
About
US Forest Service campground. Located along Highway 26, the Hatchet campground offers a great place to stop for the night when travelling the scenic highway between Jackson and Dubois, Wyoming. Opportunities for fishing designated wild and scenic rivers are available nearby. During the fall hunting season, this campground offers a popular staging area. This site is equipped with 9 campsites, accessibility to bear boxes, access to water, a single-unit vault toilet, campfire rings, and a dumpster. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 9° | -14° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 13° | -15° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 18° | 1° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 24° | 4° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 31° | 20° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 40° | 25° | 82° | 6 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 49° | 36° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 48° | 40° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 41° | 17° | 77° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 29° | 8° | 68° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 14° | -4° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 10° | -1° | 39° | 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
- Box Creek Trailhead · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Turpin Meadow Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 10 sites
- Angles Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Pacific Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- Signal Mountain Campground · National Park Service · 13 mi · 81 sites
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