Best RV Parks & Resorts near Shell, WY

Open: year round 

Fees: $7.00 day use $17.00 camping fee includes day use fee $10.00 additional for electric  

Limit: 14 days 

Sites: 28 

May 1- Sep 30 reservable call 877-996-7275 otherwise sites are FCFS Accessible: 1 site The Visitor is closed from Oct 31- Apr 30 

Picnic table, fire ring, water, grass sites, dump station. Many opportunities such as biking, hiking, GEOCatching, wildlife viewing, horseshoes, fishing and even winter sport during the winter. There is a 700 foot long sandstone bluff that contains several hundred American Indian petroglyphs and pictographs that date back 2000 years. This is a wonderful state parks that should catch the interest of everyone in the crowd.

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This is an immaculate, well maintained rv park/ campground. When we came through in early May all the federal campgrounds in the area were still closed. This campground was very much appreciated. Don’t let first impressions fool you. We paid 33 per night (possibly off season?) for a shaded, electric only, pull through, level site. They do offer FHU sites too. WiFi is available, but you are asked not to stream. TMobile service great. Reasonably priced, clean, efficient laundry. HOT, clean showers. The owners are super friendly and helpful. They know their area and love to help with visitor information. The newer section of the campground is NOT shaded and the sites are close. There are tent sites on grass, but they are close together and on the main entrance. We were there in May, sugar beet processing time. The whole town smelled very bad periodically.

This is an amazing free BLM campground. It’s about 5 miles off of Hwy 16, gravel with occasional washboarding, but overall doable for most vehicles. We had intended to drive a bit further east before looking for a place for the night, but decided to pull off the road to check out the Castle Gardens, for which we saw a sign on the road. We didn’t even know it was a campground until we got there, and wow. What an amazing, beautiful, peaceful, quiet place. There are 4 sites in a loop, each with a shade structure, picnic table, grill, and fire pit. Spot #1 is better suited for tent campers, as you park your car along the loop and then walk a little bit up to the camp area. #2 (the one we chose) has a long driveway leading to the site, so you feel even more secluded, even though the entire campground is pretty secluded. #3 is a shorter driveway that backs to the campsite, and #4 is a pull through. None of the sites were very level. 

There is a single vault toilet here, but otherwise no other amenities. No trash service so please keep the area clean. 14 day stay limit. Cell service is existent but iffy. Verizon went between zero service to 3 bars. Up on the hill overlooking the campground there’s good service for both ATT and Verizon. We didn’t see a single other person while we were here on a weekday in late September.

Fee:  $19.00 

Open June close Sep 

Limit 14 days 

Reserve: 877-444-6777 or recreation.gov 

Sites: 32 single sites 

Host on site picnic table fire ring lantern pole water trash 

Some sites are close together with some more private, some are shady and some no shade at all. There small boulders scattered around the site and with the beginnings of the fall colors beginning to turn beautiful. There is a small creek that runs along the back side of some of the sites. 

The road and sites are covered with gravel. Drive slow to keep the dust down. 

This is a very peaceful site and great to enjoy all the Bighorn has to offer. You will find off road trails, scenic jeep roads and hiking trails. Meadow Lark Lake is a short distance from the campground. The nearest dump station is 15 miles at Powder River Pass.  Watch for the majestic moose wandering around the campground.