Facility Details - DEAD SWEDE, WY

Overview

Dead Swede Campground is located just off the Bighorn Scenic Byway (U.S. Highway 14) near the Burgess Overlook and Woodrock areas at an elevation of 8,400 feet.

The Bighorn National Forest offers a wide variety of activities, including hiking, fishing, scenic driving and a number of historic sites.

Natural Features:

The campground is situated on the banks of the South Tongue River in the Bighorn Mountains, where craggy granite peaks rise over 13,000 feet above sea level. A forest of lodgepole pines covers the area, creating great wildlife habitat.

Recreation:

Off-road vehicle trails, scenic jeep roads, hiking, fishing and canoeing 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.

Nearby 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.

Facilities:

The campground offers several single-family sites, two of which are accessible, each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring with grill. Accessible vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided.

Nearby Attractions:

Decades ago, many trees in the Tie Flume area were cut for railroad ties. Remnants of the old splash dams and tie flumes are found on the nearby river.

Burgess Junction Visitor Center is 10 miles north. Shell Falls Visitor Center, at the overlook of Shell Falls, is about 21 miles southwest. Both centers offer interpretive trails, scenic views and educational displays about natural features like flora and fauna, and area history.

Bear Lodge, Elk View Inn and other nearby lodges provide guided horseback riding and fishing adventures, off-road vehicle rentals and fishing supplies, as well as dining options, showers and general stores.

The Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite, near the town of Shell, is the largest of its kind in the state and one of only a few in the world from the Middle Jurassic Period. The tracks found here are approximately 167 million years old.

Activities and Amenities

Within Facility
Accessible Sites Accessible Vault Toilets Birding Campfire Rings Drinking Water (Hand Pump) Firewood Vendor	Fishing Grills Off-Road Vehicle Trails Picnic Area Trash Collection Wildlife Viewing
Within 10 Miles
Biking Dump Station Hiking	Historic Sites Lodging Visitor Center

Know Before You Go

The administering organization reserves the right to substitute sites without prior notice
Groups larger than 20 people must camp elsewhere; Willow Park, Hettinger, Ranger Creek Recreation Area or Pine Island offer group camping
Two non-towed vehicles allowed per site. The first vehicle is included in the basic fee; the second vehicle will be charged an extra $9.00 fee at the campground
Firewood may be purchased for $5.00
Click here for more information on the Bighorn National Forest

Getting There:

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
44.68917, -107.44667
44°41'21"N, 107°26'48"W

From Dayton, Wyoming, travel 26.5 miles west on U.S. Highway 14 to Burgess Junction. Continue 5 miles south on U.S. Highway 14, then turn east onto Forest Road 26 and travel about 5 miles east to the campground.