USDA Forest Service · Wyoming
Lost Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Wyoming, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $20 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,806 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- LOST CREEK C G (NFSR 802) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Encampment, WY
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
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About
US Forest Service campground. Please Note: This campground has no trash services. Be prepared to pack it in and pack it out by bringing your own trash bags. Lost Creek Campground is west of Encampment, WY on Wyoming Highway 70 and includes 13 small campsites (trailers under 22'), picnic tables, toilets, fire grates and trash service. Across the Highway the Baby Lakes Trail accesses the Huston Park Wilderness. Forest Road 811 provides ATV riding along the Huston Park Wilderness area boundary in the Battle Creek drainage. Highway 70 is an ideal scenic drive in summer and autumn. Open season: mid-June . Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 8° | -21° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 26° | 11° | -10° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 34° | 16° | 0° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 22° | -1° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 29° | 12° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 43° | 32° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 51° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 49° | 40° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 42° | 18° | 78° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 29° | -3° | 65° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 17° | -14° | 52° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 10° | -12° | 40° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Baby Lake Trailhead · 0.3 mi as the crow flies
Baby Lake 5.0 mi Hike · Drive there - CDNST - Red Mountain Trailhead · 5.1 mi as the crow flies
Continental Divide Nation Scen 42 mi Hike · Drive there - CDNST - Deep Jack Trailhead · 7.4 mi as the crow flies
Continental Divide Nation Scen 42 mi Hike · Drive there - Verde Mine Trailhead · 7.9 mi as the crow flies
Verde Mine Trail 4.8 mi Hike · Drive there - Green Mountain Falls Trailhead · 8.4 mi as the crow flies
Green Mountain Falls 1.6 mi Hike · Drive there
All 375 trails in Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Haskins Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Sandstone Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 1 sites
- Battle Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Jack Creek Crew Quarters · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 1 sites
- Jack Creek Guard Station · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 1 sites
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