Hunter Campground

Hunter Trailhead is a campground constructed with the equestrian camper in mind, but available for all users. It is located in Johnson County, Wyoming, just two miles off the Cloud Peak Scenic Byway on Highway 16. The winding drive travels two miles west of U.S. Highway 16 on Forest Road 19, an easily accessible gravel road offering views of wildlife, mountain streams and abundant wildflowers. 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 Cloud Peak Wilderness and the Rock Creek Recommended Wilderness Area. The surrounding Bighorn National Forest offers a wide variety of activities, including hiking, fishing, scenic driving, wildlife and a number of historic sites. The non-fee portion of the site provides access to the trailhead and includes parking for 15 single vehicles and 18 vehicles with trailers, plus a separate area for outfitter and guide parking. Of the 11 campsites, nine are reservable, one is used by the host during July and August, and the remaining two are available first-come, first-served. Each campsite has a 20-by-20-foot hardened use pad with a picnic table, utility table, fire ring and an individual livestock corral, and a spur 65 feet long by 20 feet wide. Potable water is available at the facility through a pressurized solar water system. The entire facility is ADA (Americans with Disabilities) accessible, including the ramp for horse mounting. No region in Wyoming is provided with a more diverse landscape: from lush grasslands to alpine meadows, from crystal-clear lakes to glacially-carved valleys, from rolling hills to sheer mountain walls. The campground is situated high in the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming at an elevation of 7,800 feet, so be prepared for all types of weather. A dense forest of lodgepole pine is the dominant vegetative cover. Tie Hack Reservoir is a 15-minute drive southeast of the campground. The scenic lake offers a great location for canoeing and fishing, and anglers there cast for rainbow, cutthroat, brown and brook trout.