Circle Road Dispersed Camping

We ventured out here in our 26’ bumper pull camper for the night of 6/19. Several trailers and campers looked like they had been posted up there for a while. 

Pros:

-Lots of pull off spots accessible for car camping and very small campers

-Beautiful wildflowers at this time of year-remote and peaceful!

-main dirt was mostly manageable with our camper, some potholes and mud though 

Cons:-

very rainy, hence lots of mud, when we went

-most of the campsites seemed to be washed out right now and unaccessible with our camper

-no accessible turnarounds with the camper until Circle Pond Campground at the end of the road

-bugs were really bad

-no Verizon cell signal

-single lane dirt road just had a couple sporadic pull offs to allow for passing vehicles from other direction

Pretty busy area, but lots of room and camp sites. Easy in and out and close to town.

Stayed down this road in an open meadow for a few days. Weekend was busy with traffic down the dirt road but weekdays we had it all to ourselves. 2 people had parked their trailers there and never showed up, so I don't know what that was about. If you go here, please only park or drive in designated areas. Several vehicles went off road which is not allowed and forces the Rangers to limit camping spots. Saw plenty of big rigs, but this is a dirt road and is suited to smaller trialers. Site was not very level, so be prepared for that.

There are many spots along Circle Park Rd. You can be in the woods or out in the open like I was so I could get solar and starlink. Lots have stone fire rings. Verizon coverage is decent along the road, but I turned off on FR 375 and the Verizon died where I was 44.283926, -106.962595 . I spent time looking for moose, but never saw one until one triggered my security camera. I guess I needed to just get up early and sit on my porch. I found water and a dump site in Buffalo at the Cenex gas station. It was free. Be aware that folks will bring their dirt bikes and ATVs. A local pulled up 100 feet from me over a weekend, ran his generator until 11 and blasted country music, and his kids ran dirty bikes all Friday and Saturday in a circle next to my camp. There's plenty of other forest roads near here if that thing concerns you.

Beautiful views of the mountains, dense forest trails, and plenty of room for any size rig. Cell service is fair in certain area and non-existent in others. Overall, great spot to camp!

Great free camping. Lots of space from your neighbors. Closest bathroom out be going farther down the road to the campground. Moose were frequenting the lower valley area so beware that you could step out and see a Moose. Nice view of the mountains. We only had a handful of neighbors the closest one was maybe 100 yards away.

There are many dispersed camping sites along Circle Park Rd and the roads the branch off of it, including some well passed this location. The road on the left at the first intersection gets a rough after a bit, but otherwise the sites are accessible for RVs and trailers.

The road goes through a large open meadow. This gives the sites excellent views of the bighorn range. There were also two moose grazing in the meadow for the entire time we were there.

We were there on a weekday and the area was very quite with only a few other campers present. However, many sites were taken up by unoccupied trailers.

There are several good hiking opportunities in the area, including the trailhead at the end of this road.

Had a great one-night stay while passing through Bighorn National Forest. Cold, but the mountains were beautiful and the surrounding area was largely untouched with tons of forest to explore. Would absolutely stay again if passing through.

We spent 14 days out here in our 19ft retro Jayco. Plenty of room for a couple of 5th wheels, vans, and tents alike. There is a pretty awesome view of the mountains, lots of trails and rocks to climb and hike around and we spotted/heard different kinds of wildlife all around us.