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Average nightly rates17 total sites
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About Dead Swede
Number of accommodations: 17
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2026 Season availability
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- River Access
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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
Eloise S
VerifiedJuly 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: LOOP B
host kept the campsites and restrooms exceptionally clean
john k
VerifiedJuly 10, 2022 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: LOOP B
Gorgeous, well taken care of, intimate campground. Camp hosts were awesome also.
Randy R
VerifiedJuly 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: LOOP B
No potable water was available at the campground until late June due to late well testing. Bathrooms that were open for use were very clean. Our campsite was quite dusty from ATV's on the nearby roads. It was also a windy campsite.
Sharon S
VerifiedJuly 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: LOOP A
I thought that quiet hours meant that generators were not supposed to run during those hours. They ran all night all around us and we were in a tent. It was a horrible experience. They were so loud that even earplugs didn't do much. The guy next to us would start it at night and let it run until it ran out of gas which was usually around 3am.
Jack B
VerifiedJuly 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: LOOP B
This was my fifth trip to the Bighorn Forest Campgrounds. I have stayed in both Dead Swede and Tie Flume. Both are great. I usually do pretty good fly fishing the streams, but this year was kind of poor fishing. It may be that spring came a little late this year, since the camp host told me the campground had only opened a few days before my arrival.
Sean M
VerifiedJuly 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: LOOP B
Beautiful NF campground tucked away in the Bighorns amidst a pine forest. Some sites are more desirable than others (the ones that abut the creek on the lower loop). Very clean and nice smelling pit toilets. During our stay (6/23) the water had yet to be cleared by the forest service for drinking. Seems to be a nice base camp for UTV/ATV/OHV trails.
jeffrey s
VerifiedJune 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: LOOP B
more secluded and private than we expected. we were hoping for that as we needed a couple of days off from the world
Robbin L
VerifiedJune 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: LOOP A
It was closed due to snow and no one let us know. I am expecting a full refund.
David S
VerifiedOctober 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: LOOP A
NICE AND QUITE
Drew H
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: LOOP B
Probably not your fault...but Google Maps leads you down a different forest road that is incredibly rocky and rough. Not sure how that can be fixed on your end, but that road took me 30 minutes versus the 8 it normally takes on the main road. Everything else was great!
I was also alarmed by the 3 graves that were near my site...but I guess that's why it's called Dead Swede :)
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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