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Average nightly rates17 total sites
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17 sites
About Dead Swede
Number of accommodations: 17
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Fishing
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Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Pet friendly
River Access
Water Access
- River Access
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (107)
What Guests Are Saying
Dead Swede campground is praised for its beautiful, well-maintained sites and cleanliness, with many visitors enjoying the wildlife and serene river sounds. Camp hosts receive high marks for their helpfulness and attentiveness. While some campers noted issues with noise from generators and lack of privacy between sites, overall experiences remain positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Dead Swede campground is praised for its beautiful, well-maintained sites and cleanliness, with many visitors enjoying the wildlife and serene river sounds. Camp hosts receive high marks for their helpfulness and attentiveness. While some campers noted issues with noise from generators and lack of privacy between sites, overall experiences remain positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Neeta A
VerifiedJune 29, 2021 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: LOOP B
Our GPS took us to National Forest Road 231 and we ended up tearing our camper up. The jacks were ripped off and we lost our fresh water tank.
Darryl N
VerifiedJune 28, 2021 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: LOOP B
Beautiful campground! We’ve been coming to the Big Horns for three years and always try to get a camping spot at the Dead Swede. Clean facility, stream for fishing and perfect amount of space between campsites for privacy.
David A
VerifiedJune 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: LOOP A
Everything was perfect
Laura B
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2020 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: LOOP B
Such a wonderful time with a perfect camping spot! Fellow campers were considerate of each other and the campsite was clean when I arrived.
Richard B
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2020 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: LOOP A
Great camp hosts, everything was clean and well maintained. Loved it
Thomas E
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2020 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: LOOP B
First Thing: This is a wonderful little campground, no services but just right. Looking forward to going back again.
GPS Alert: If you are traveling from the west via Greybull and Shell, do not trust your GPS. My GPS (Garmin 770RV) routed us onto Forest Service 231, Woodrock Rd. This is NOT a RV accessible road! It took two groups of ATVers get us turned around and back out the next day. Continue one mile further on US14E to FS26 and drive the five miles in on an improved gravel road. Even though I specifically input into the GPS to avoid that trail and the ones around it, it still tried to route me that way instead of by gravel road that was more direct. By the way. we saw a number of moose on FS26.
I really liked the campground. It was like the ones we used to camp at 20-30 years ago. Nice pit toilets, handpump wells with buckets for dousing fires, deer and moose in the river going by. Nicest of the four campgrounds we drove through in the area.
Michael B
VerifiedAugust 30, 2020 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: LOOP A
Awesome campground!
raymond m
VerifiedAugust 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: LOOP B
The couple that are taking care of dead swede are very very nice and helpful,they also have the grounds and restrooms the cleanest we have stayed at
Sean G
VerifiedAugust 11, 2020 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: LOOP A
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Kathleen S
VerifiedAugust 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: LOOP B
The campground is nicely wooded with the river running alongside of it. The host did a good job keeping an eye out on the campground and worked hard to keep the toilets clean. There were lots of ATV's in the area on Sunday but they aren't allowed in the campground. We took our mountain bikes and rode on some of the roads on Monday and there were much fewer ATV's. There aren't any hiking trails at the campground but there are some within a short drive. Fresh water is definitely a plus.
Location Dead Swede
Address:
Forest Road 235
Dayton, WY, 82836
United States
Elevation: 2578 feet
35 mi drive to downtown Dayton (about 53 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- 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 $9.00 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 bundles 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 made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This 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 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).
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