Hettinger Group Area

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 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. Tie Hack Reservoir is a short drive away, offering a great location for canoeing and fishing, where 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, and this beautiful trail accesses numerous alpine lakes and two 12,000-foot 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, and hiking and mountain biking are allowed on these roads as well. The campground is situated in a small meadow within a dense forest of lodgepole pine, with Tie Hack Reservoir and several creeks nearby. South Fork Lodge is nearby, offering dining options, lodging, guided horseback riding, a fishing pond and a small store with fishing and camping supplies.