About Shell Creek
Number of accommodations: 11
Campground Amenities
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Pet Friendly -
Potable Water
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (72)
What Guests Are Saying
Shell Creek Campground is praised for its cleanliness, beautiful scenery, and peaceful atmosphere, providing ample space and excellent fishing opportunities. Camp hosts are friendly and accommodating, enhancing the overall experience, despite some noise issues from generators. Many visitors express a desire to return, highlighting the campground's charm and seclusion in the Bighorn Mountains.
What Guests Are Saying
Shell Creek Campground is praised for its cleanliness, beautiful scenery, and peaceful atmosphere, providing ample space and excellent fishing opportunities. Camp hosts are friendly and accommodating, enhancing the overall experience, despite some noise issues from generators. Many visitors express a desire to return, highlighting the campground's charm and seclusion in the Bighorn Mountains.
Review Summary
Chris M
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Very clean, nice sites.
James W
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: SHELL CREEK
quiet ; lots of space ; easy to get to ; friendly camp host
Ken S
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Great place to visit. Liked it better when the Forest Service ran it. The current hosts are nice enough but they block the gate when they close down. Liked it better when you were able to stay after season even though the water was turned off. Inwonder why they don’t keep it open with a volunteer host after the concessionaires closing date.
Andrea H
VerifiedAugust 31, 2025 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Beautiful scenery, nice campground!
Jim M
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Great spot, excellent fishing opportunites, great hikes close by
Curt C
VerifiedAugust 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Good Host and the bathroom was clean and also the campground
Candace P
VerifiedAugust 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: SHELL CREEK
This was an absolutely beautiful area in the Bighorn mountains. We didn't go anywhere because we needed a break from being on the road. We were content with sitting next to the river and hoping we'd spot a moose (which we did not). We did however see a young deer who hung out with us each day. The campground was secluded and the whole area was void of any crowds. I don't know why it hasn't been discovered yet?
Seth H
VerifiedJuly 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Great campsite. Right on the river. Had a little issue with the camp host I will put in the private remarks.
Other than that it’s a great campground and site.
Amber S
VerifiedJuly 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 03, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Very peaceful, nice to disconnect from technology.
Rebecca L
VerifiedJuly 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: SHELL CREEK
We have returned to Shell Creek Campground eight years in a row, during June. It is small, and away from the main highway, so is usually quiet. However, on this year's visit, we were close to a big "coach" RV that liked to keep the generator on most of the day, and sometimes past 10PM, the time when all generators should be off. If they need so much power, why do they come to this campground? They should go to one with electric sites. We didn't even want to sit outside because their generator noise overpowered the soothing sound of the creek rushing past our site. Very disappointing!
The rest rooms were very clean, and the campground was well-taken-care-of. Just hated listening to incessant generator noise.
Location Shell Creek
Address:
Forest Road 17
Greybull, WY, 82426
United States
Located 32 miles east of Greybull, Wyoming, on U.S. Highway 14. Turn off onto Paintrock Lakes Road (Forest Road 17). Shell Creek Campground is 1.5 miles from the turnoff.
Latitude & Longitude: 44.5503 / -107.515
Elevation: 2305 feet
Policies & Rules
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The administering organization reserves the right to substitute sites without prior notice |
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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. |
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Firewood bundles may be purchased from the campground host. |
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Click here for more information on the Bighorn National Forest |
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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. |
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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). |
