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Reviews (167)
What Guests Are Saying
Shell Creek Campground offers a beautiful and well-maintained environment, featuring clean restrooms and friendly hosts who go above and beyond to assist campers. The picturesque location, nestled among large pine trees and alongside a charming creek, enhances the overall experience. While there were some minor issues such as generator noise and biting flies, the positives greatly outweigh the negatives, making it a highly recommended spot for campers.
What Guests Are Saying
Shell Creek Campground offers a beautiful and well-maintained environment, featuring clean restrooms and friendly hosts who go above and beyond to assist campers. The picturesque location, nestled among large pine trees and alongside a charming creek, enhances the overall experience. While there were some minor issues such as generator noise and biting flies, the positives greatly outweigh the negatives, making it a highly recommended spot for campers.
Review Summary
Michael K
VerifiedJuly 15, 2022 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Very pleasant experience next to the creek; the area felt relatively secluded, yet accessible. But I am writing mainly to compliment our camp hosts. They are a friendly couple who keep the facilities clean and well-maintained. Noticing that our family has small children, they surprised us with cake. (Our hostess told us she had baked it for an event that same morning and had plenty leftover to share. The kids enjoyed it!) Would gladly return for both the scenic beauty of the area and the hospitality. One note - shade makes all the difference at this location. If you choose a site on the side of the road that lacks trees and creek access, plan for ways to keep yourself cool, as there is no natural shade on that side. (We were on the shaded side near the creek and had no trouble keeping cool.)
Tom H
VerifiedJune 30, 2022 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Great place. Seconds to shell creek. Canyon runs east to west meaning you have Sun early morning to late evening.
Campsites are lined up along creek. Beautiful place.
Tom H
VerifiedJune 30, 2022 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Great place. Seconds to shell creek. Canyon runs east to west meaning you have Sun early morning to late evening.
Campsites are lined up along creek. Beautiful place.
stacey e
VerifiedJune 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: SHELL CREEK
It rained and hailed but this was still a beautiful site! Planning a return already. Will get a site by the river next time.
Bathrooms were so clean. Camp hosts are amazing.
stacey e
VerifiedJune 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: SHELL CREEK
It rained and hailed but this was still a beautiful site! Planning a return already. Will get a site by the river next time.
Bathrooms were so clean. Camp hosts are amazing.
kurt k
VerifiedJune 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Scenic quiet CG along shell creek...hosts dale and loretta👍paved scenic highway 14 awesome with many mule deer, elk, pronghorn and moose sightings..two mile dirt forest road to CG was fine..no cell service if that matters to you...a bit cold so maybe later in june or july would be nicer.
kurt k
VerifiedJune 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Scenic quiet CG along shell creek...hosts dale and loretta👍paved scenic highway 14 awesome with many mule deer, elk, pronghorn and moose sightings..two mile dirt forest road to CG was fine..no cell service if that matters to you...a bit cold so maybe later in june or july would be nicer.
Sheldon B
VerifiedJune 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Third year at Shell Creek campground. It is awesome with most sites along Shell Creek. Tall trees provide shade in the afternoons. Unfortunately, there was no water Memorial weekend 22. The camp hosts, Dale and Loretta, graciously provided us with 15 gals of their own supply. They also keep the facilities very clean. Fishing starts in late June as Shell Creek is flowing really fast due to snow melt and spring rains. We have always seen moose and deer in or around the Shell Creek campground. This year we added elk to the list. The campground is not far from Shell Falls Visitor Center and the town of Shell. There is a great cafe/store in Shell with an excellent menu.
Sheldon B
VerifiedJune 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: SHELL CREEK
Third year at Shell Creek campground. It is awesome with most sites along Shell Creek. Tall trees provide shade in the afternoons. Unfortunately, there was no water Memorial weekend 22. The camp hosts, Dale and Loretta, graciously provided us with 15 gals of their own supply. They also keep the facilities very clean. Fishing starts in late June as Shell Creek is flowing really fast due to snow melt and spring rains. We have always seen moose and deer in or around the Shell Creek campground. This year we added elk to the list. The campground is not far from Shell Falls Visitor Center and the town of Shell. There is a great cafe/store in Shell with an excellent menu.
Martin P
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: SHELL CREEK
We stayed at Shell Creek in 2020 and enjoyed the campsite so much that we stayed again this fall (2021). Unfortunately not as desirable as 2020 was. The Big Horn mountains let cattle ranchers have open range for their herds to graze, that is fine, the campgrounds are fenced off accordingly to the keep live stock out of them. This year either the fencing was down or they were breaching the campground sites through the stream bank, I do not know for sure but there was not much effort put forth in getting them (cattle) or keeping them out. Everyday your campsite had cow crap around it, around the picnic table, fire pit, parking space. Other campers had their chairs tipped over, trampled on etc. You anticipate and expect wildlife, I do not classify cattle as wildlife. Never had an issue at the other campground in the Big Horns, just Shell Creek and just this year.
Hope they figure this out, if not, bring a shovel!
Location & Directions for Shell Creek
Forest Road 17, Greybull, WY 82426 United States
Elevation: 2,305 ft
Getting There
Located 32 mi east of Greybull, Wyoming, on U.S. Highway 14. Turn off onto Paintrock Lakes Road (Forest Road 17). Shell Creek Campground is 1.5 mi from the turnoff.
Highway access
Shell Creek Campground is accessible via U.S. Highway 14, located 32 miles west of Greybull, Wyoming.
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.
- 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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