New Fork Lake Campground

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For facility specific information, please call (307) 367-4326.

Location

New Fork Lake Campground•WY

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Common questions about New Fork Lake Campground

Is New Fork Lake Campground free to camp at?

Yes. New Fork Lake Campground in WY is a free camp, so there is no nightly fee to stay. There is no booking system for it, so plan on first in, best dressed, especially on long weekends. We hold no facilities list for it, so go in self sufficient with your own water and a way to deal with rubbish.

Can you book New Fork Lake Campground online?

We hold no online booking link for New Fork Lake Campground, so it is not bookable through this page. For sites like this, turning up early in the day is the surest way to get a spot, particularly in peak season.

Where is New Fork Lake Campground?

New Fork Lake Campground sits in WY. The map on this page shows the exact spot, and the coordinates travel straight into your navigation app. Check road conditions before you set out if you are towing, since access tracks can change with the weather.

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New Fork Lake Group Campground

Overview Located just 24 miles north of Pinedale, New Fork Group Campground includes large picnic tables, BBQ stands, a fire ring, and a double vault toilet for your large party needs. Just a short hike away is New Fork Lake, which offers great boating, canoeing and swimming. Anglers fish for kokanee salmon, brook, lake and rainbow trout. A boat ramp is located approximately one mile from the group site. There is no drinking water available and proper food storage is required. Recreation The 1,070-acre New Fork Lake offers great boating, canoeing and swimming. Anglers fish for kokanee salmon and brook, lake and rainbow trout. A large cement boat ramp is located a mile and a half from the campground, at the lake's northwestern shore. New Fork Trail, for hiking and horseback riding, begins at the entrance to the neighboring Narrows Campground (2.5 miles away). The trail provides back country access through New Fork Canyon into the Bridger Wilderness, and connects with several other trails. Horse corrals are located at the trailhead. Facilities The campground's large group site can accommodate up to 150 people, with picnic and serving tables, grills, two bear boxes for food storage, and a double vault toilet. Garbage service is located just outside of the group site on the main Forest Service road. Drinking water is not available. Natural Features The group site lies in a grassy meadow surrounded by lodgepole pine trees, which provide only very limited shade. As there is no traditional defined parking area, the group site allows for informal camping, gatherings and family affairs. Nearby Attractions Pinedale is 24 miles from the site and is the nearest full-service community.

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NARROWS CAMPGROUND

Overview Narrows Campground is located next to scenic New Fork Lake, at the edge of the Wind River Range in northwestern Wyoming. Visitors enjoy hiking and horseback riding into the adjacent Bridger Wilderness, as well as boating and fishing on the lake. Recreation New Fork Lake offers great boating, canoeing and swimming. Anglers fish for kokanee salmon, brook, lake and rainbow trout. A large cement boat ramp is located less than one mile from the campground. New Fork Trail, for hiking and horseback riding, begins at the campground entrance and provides back country access through New Fork Canyon into the Bridger Wilderness. The trail also connects with several other trails in the area. Horse corrals are located at the trailhead. Facilities The campground contains single-family campsites with picnic tables and campfire rings. Amenities include two vault toilets located at convenient locations and a campground host is located on-site. Roads and parking spurs throughout the campground are native soils. Natural Features The campground is situated above New Fork Lake, in a dense grove of aspens, at an elevation of 7,800 feet. Shade is plentiful in most sites throughout the campground. Most sites afford scenic lake views. Summer wildflowers vividly carpet the campground. A variety of wildlife makes its home around the lake. Nearby Attractions Pinedale is 26 miles away and is the nearest full-service community.

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Warren Bridge Campground

The Warren Bridge Campground is a fee campground located off of US 191 adjacent to the famous Green River in Sublette County. The campground at 7,600 feet in elevation is surrounded by rolling sagebrush covered hills. The Warren Bridge River Access Area is located upstream of the Warren Bridge Campground. Activities include fishing, floating, hiking, wildlife viewing, and picnicking. There are 16 pull-through developed campsites, 6 developed picnic sites, 3 double vault toilets, RV dump station, 23 tables, trash cans, fire rings, and barbecue grills. Drinking water provided at each campsite.