Sibley Lake
Bighorn National Forest
Sibley Lake Campground is located at Sibley Lake along the Bighorn Scenic Byway (U.S. Highway 14) near the Burgess Junction at an elevation of 7,900 feet. The Bighorn National Forest offers a wide variety of activities, including hiking, fishing, scenic driving and a number of historic sites.
The administering organization is Gallatin Canyon Campgrounds; e-mail: gccampgrounds13@gmail.com
The campground offers several single-family sites each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring with grill. Accessible vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided.
Notifications and Alerts
Need to Know
The administering organization reserves the right to substitute sites without prior notice.
Two non-towed vehicles allowed per site. The first vehicle is included in the basic fee; the second vehicle will be charged an extra $10.00 fee at the campground
Groups larger than 20 people must use a Day Use facility: Willow Park, Hettinger, Ranger Creek Recreation Area or Pine Island offer group camping
- Firewood may be purchased from the campground host.
- Click here for more information on the Bighorn National Forest
- Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
Refunds: Refund requests may be made through your www.recreation.gov user account and shall be processed in accordance with US Forest Service policy.
Natural Features
The campground is situated near Sibley Lake and Prune Creek in the Bighorn Mountains, where craggy granite peaks rise over 13,000 feet above sea level. A forest of lodgepole pine covers the area, creating excellent wildlife habitat.
Nearby Attractions
Shell Falls Visitor Center, at the overlook of Shell Falls, is about 25 miles southwest. This center offers interpretive trails, scenic views, and educational displays about natural features such as flora and fauna and area history.
Recreation
Sibley Lake is open to non-motorized craft and offers an accessible fishing dock on the shoreline. Anglers fish for rainbow, brown and brook trout.
Off-road vehicle trails, scenic jeep roads, hiking and additional fishing streams are available in the surrounding area. Diverse hikes vary from loop trails to treks along creeks and over mountain peaks; many trails access the Cloud Peak Wilderness.
Changes & Cancellations
Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This cancellation processing fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).
Contact Information
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US HIGHWAY 14 BUFFALO WY 82834
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 406-587-9054
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
From Dayton, Wyoming, take U.S. Highway 14 southwest about 25 miles to the campground.
Available Campsites
- Site 022, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 007, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 020, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 010, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 006, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 013, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 023, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 002, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 014, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 024, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 001, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 021, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 015, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 025, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 009, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 004, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
- Site 016, Loop SIBLEY LAKE , Type Standard Electric
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