North Tongue

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Campsite in North Tongue Campground

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly Pet Friendly

Sites & Rates

Average nightly rates

9 total sites

RV Sites

9 sites

About North Tongue

North Tongue Campground is located just off the Bighorn Scenic Byway (U.S. Highway 14) near the Burgess Junction at an elevation of 8,400 feet. The Bighorn National Forest offers a wide variety of activities, including hiking, fishing, scenic driving and a number of historic sites. The administering organization is Rustic Freedom / Gallatin Canyon Campgrounds; e-mail: [email protected]

Number of accommodations: 9

Activities & Attractions

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Fishing

Fishing

Year-round
Hiking

Hiking

Year-round

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - Jun 4 to Sep 21

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
Water Access

Water Access

  • Lake Access
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

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9 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: NORTH TONGUE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 003, Loop: NORTH TONGUE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 005, Loop: NORTH TONGUE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 007, Loop: NORTH TONGUE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 008, Loop: NORTH TONGUE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 009, Loop: NORTH TONGUE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 010, Loop: NORTH TONGUE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 011, Loop: NORTH TONGUE RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 012, Loop: NORTH TONGUE RV
No Hookups
Price not available

Reviews (92)

What Guests Are Saying

The campground offers a beautiful, peaceful location with spacious sites and clean facilities, making it a favorite for many returning visitors. Camp host Dorey is highly praised for her helpfulness and cleanliness efforts, enhancing the overall experience. However, some guests faced issues with site reservations and occasional disturbances from nearby traffic and wildlife, which detracted from their stays.

Review Summary

4.5
92 reviews
5
73.9%
68
4
13.0%
12
3
7.6%
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2
3.3%
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2

Matthew A

Verified

August 5, 2022 Stayed at: 007, Loop: NORTH TONGUE

5

I've been visiting this campground for several years now. The camp host is very helpful and attentive to taking care of the grounds and making sure campers have everything they need.

Nathan O

Verified

July 20, 2022 Stayed at: 008, Loop: NORTH TONGUE

5

Great!

Steve R

Verified

July 18, 2022 Stayed at: 009, Loop: NORTH TONGUE

5

Campsite was great and clean. Camp render was wonderful and very helpful! There were Moose all over the are and three that came right into our campsite. There is many fishing areas but the water was very high so it was hard to catch any. Recommend It highly!

Dennis H

Verified

July 17, 2022 Stayed at: 001, Loop: NORTH TONGUE

5

Camp Hosts are top notch and really helpful

Dean B

Verified

September 21, 2021 Stayed at: 007, Loop: NORTH TONGUE

4

We were fortunate to get oneof the upper sites with a small tributary to the North Tongue running right behind it. Very pleasant spot. Super friendly campground hostess who put triangle folds on the TP rolls each morning - just like the Ritz Carlton only without the flush.

Beautiful expansive landscape just west of this campground and the walk to the Medicine Wheel is worth it just for the views of it. Some great fishing nearby also.

Only complaint came from my wife who did not appreciate the speed at which Forest Service workers drove the road just outside the campground to get to and from the work center. They raised clouds of dust making walking out there impossible.

Randall S

Verified

September 18, 2021 Stayed at: 010, Loop: NORTH TONGUE

5

Campground was very clean, orderly, and nicely set along a good sized, fishable creek. The camp hosts visited within a short time, and briefed me about anything important. The toilets were spotless, and even included a motion-sensing light to stay oriented at night. There is plenty of room between sites. Two of the 12 sites are FF. This campground is standard, non-electric with clean, cold water from two hand pumps. The sites are generally level, but not absolutely flat. There is plenty of shade, and on dry days, there may be some dust from the FS road leading to the campground. Good firewood is available for $6/bundle, as well as maps, at the camp host site (first site on left). This is a nice, pleasant campground that I will be staying in again.

Morris B

Verified

September 4, 2021 Stayed at: 009, Loop: NORTH TONGUE

5

We have been staying at the North Tongue campground for many years. Beautiful campsites, always clean restrooms, the camp host Lenny is always so friendly and helpful. She takes pride in making it a great stay!

Shawntel H

Verified

September 3, 2021 Stayed at: 008, Loop: NORTH TONGUE

5

Loved our tent camping stay at North Tongue Campground. The campsite was clean and well cared for. The campsite hosts were kind and helpful. We truly enjoyed our stay at the North Tongue with the babbling steam running by our tent lulling us to sleep.

Karma A

Verified

September 3, 2021 Stayed at: 001, Loop: NORTH TONGUE

5

We really enjoy this campground and it's location. It's off the hiway but not to far. We had a cow moose and her calf came thru our camp and crossed the fence. Also, down the road was a bull moose and a cow.
Fishing usually is good, but this year was unusually hot and dry. It stresses the fish.

Bill B

Verified

August 29, 2021 Stayed at: 011, Loop: NORTH TONGUE

5

Great little campground with very good hosts.

Location North Tongue

Address:
Forest Road 158
Dayton, WY, 82836
United States

Highway access

The campground is accessible via U.S. Highway 14, which is approximately 29 miles from Dayton, Wyoming. At Burgess Junction, U.S. Highway 14A connects to Burgess Overlook Road (Forest Road 15) leading to the campground.

Elevation: 2402 feet

Distance to downtown

27 mi drive to downtown Dayton (about 39 min)

Nearby Campgrounds

Nearby destinations


Last updated: September 8, 2026

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