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  3. Ranger Creek Recreation Area

Camping at Ranger Creek Recreation Area near Shell

Public campground · Shell · 11 campsites · 1 group

A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Ranger Creek Recreation Area sits at about 7,500 feet on the banks of Ranger Creek, a pine-and-aspen forest pocket in the Bighorn Mountains where granite peaks in the range of 13,000+ feet form a rugged backdrop. S.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 14 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 60 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 11 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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Price
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group standard area nonelectric
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001
standard nonelectric
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002
standard nonelectric
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003
standard nonelectric
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004
standard nonelectric
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005
standard nonelectric
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009
standard nonelectric
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010
standard nonelectric
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011
standard nonelectric
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007
standard nonelectric
No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

No sites offered for these dates
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Amenities & location

  • Accessible Campsites
  • Accessible Drinking Water
  • Accessible Grills
  • Accessible Parking
  • Accessible Playground
  • Accessible Trails
  • Accessible Vault Toilets
  • Campfire Rings
  • Creek Access
  • Day Use Area
  • Grills
  • Group Cooking Facilities
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
2:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)

Hookups (individual campsites): 11 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 no-hookup).

Location

1380 Wolverine Lane
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Ranger Creek Recreation Area: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Ranger Creek Recreation Area?
Longest RV site listed: 60 ft (3 of 3 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Ranger Creek Recreation Area have RV hookups?
11 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 no-hookup) (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Ranger Creek Recreation Area?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Ranger Creek Recreation Area?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 60 ft (3 of 3 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 11 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 no-hookup)
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 4 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 4 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Shade
Listing 4 of 4 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $19/night (live price once you pick dates)
Getting there
Listing 1380 Wolverine Lane (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Cell signal · Starlink / satellite · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (14 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Everything was great with the exception of the previous days camper in our spot did not leave on time so we had to sit around and wait to get set up in our site.”

Fred W 1 · Aug 2023 · Recreation.gov
Nearby

Campgrounds to compare

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Shell Campground

13.9 mi from Ranger Creek Recreation Area (straight-line)
Sites from $99/night
$198 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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No sites offered for these dates

Shell Creek

0.8 mi from Ranger Creek Recreation Area (straight-line) 5.0 · 72 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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No sites offered for these dates

Dead Swede

10.2 mi from Ranger Creek Recreation Area (straight-line) 4.0 · 82 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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$19
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standard nonelectric
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standard nonelectric
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 11 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 60 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2020 Wapiti Express Camper Rental
2020 Wapiti Express Camper Rental

Travel trailer · 18 ft · sleeps 4 · 76 mi from campground

$135/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Explore the Wild West- Sleeps 8-2020 Springdale
Explore the Wild West- Sleeps 8-2020 Springdale

Travel trailer · 28 ft · sleeps 8 · 78 mi from campground

$150/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2022 Starcraft Autumn Ridge
2022 Starcraft Autumn Ridge

Travel trailer · 30 ft · sleeps 7 · 98 mi from campground

$176/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 27–Sep 20: RV & Tent $18.5 per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Ranger Creek Recreation Area

For May weekends, book about 118 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 20 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May20 days ahead118 days ahead——
June27 days ahead102 days ahead52 days ahead121 days ahead
July44 days ahead114 days ahead55 days ahead166 days ahead
August22 days ahead69 days ahead35 days ahead136 days ahead
September19 days ahead78 days ahead26 days ahead50 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (980 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

11 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7 · 1 group site listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

11 sites · $18.50/night

Loops: West loop (6), East loop (5)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Group standard area nonelectric (group)

1 site · $0/night

Loops: West loop (1)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15