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About Ryan Park

Ryan Park Campground is located at 8,009 ft elevation on the Snowy Range Scenic Byway near Saratoga, Wyoming. The campground is next to Barrett Creek in the Medicine Bow National Forest and features 49 campsites (13 RV pull-through sites) and 1 group campsite. Sites feature picnic tables and fire grates, and toilets, potable water, and trash services are accessible during the summer season. Pets are allowed but must be kept on a leash no longer than 6 ft at all times. In addition to exploring the historic sites, visitors can enjoy hiking, mountain biking, fishing, picnicking (also available at nearby Mirror Lake), horseback riding and wildlife viewing. The Civilian Conservation Corps used this site as a prisoner of war camp in the 1930s. Although little remains, visitors can learn more from the historic interpretive signs at the campground.

Number of accommodations: 25

Campground Amenities

  • Potable Water
    Potable Water

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently closed - Opens on Jun 1

Sites & Availability

25 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016
No Hookups
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 002, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016
No Hookups
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 004, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016
No Hookups
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 005, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016
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$20.00
/ per night
🚐 006, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016
No Hookups
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 007, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016
No Hookups
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 009, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016
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$20.00
/ per night
🚐 010, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016
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$20.00
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🚐 011, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016
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$20.00
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🚐 012, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016
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$20.00
/ per night
🚐 013, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016
No Hookups
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 014, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016
No Hookups
$20.00
/ per night
017, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
10 guests
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 018, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
No Hookups
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 022, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
No Hookups
$20.00
/ per night
🚐 024, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
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$20.00
/ per night
🚐 025, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
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$20.00
/ per night
🚐 026, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
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$20.00
/ per night
🚐 027, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 028, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
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$20.00
/ per night
🚐 029, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
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$20.00
/ per night
🚐 030, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
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$20.00
/ per night
🚐 031, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
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$20.00
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🚐 032, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
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$20.00
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🚐 033, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033
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$20.00
/ per night

Reviews (79)

What Guests Are Saying

Ryan Park is praised for its beautiful, clean campground with scenic sites and peaceful surroundings, making it an excellent location for hiking and wildlife viewing. Most reviews highlight the friendliness of the hosts and the cleanliness of the facilities, particularly the pit toilets. However, some guests had negative experiences with the campground host, feeling unwelcome, which detracted from their overall enjoyment.

Review Summary

4.2
79 reviews
5
57.0%
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4
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3
13.9%
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Tina C

Verified

July 20, 2023 Stayed at: 014, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016

5

Our camp hosts, Larry and Sherry (sp?) were fabulous and very friendly and helpful. Our site #15 was perfect. The campground facilities were clean. The location was close to many beautiful hikes and views. We very much enjoyed our time there and it was worth the 3.5 hour drive! It is one of our new "favorite places".

Mark L

Verified

July 13, 2023 Stayed at: 028, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033

5

It has been close to 20 years since we last visited this area. Forgot how beautiful the area is.

William S

Verified

July 6, 2023 Stayed at: 014, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016

5

Very beautiful campground, the camp hosts were very friendly and very helpful. The Forest Service had summer college crews upgrading many of the campsite pads with new rock and fire rings. Awesome campground.

ELizabeth S

Verified

September 5, 2022 Stayed at: 029, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033

5

Well kept and clean. Nice hiking trails. Will go back again.

Shelley V

Verified

September 5, 2022 Stayed at: 018, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033

5

nice shady spot, friendly host. Close driving distance to lots of hikes

David K

Verified

August 16, 2022 Stayed at: 004, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016

1

We reserved a space for a 25' trailer. The space was ~90 degrees from the road and completely surrounded by trees, so it took a LOT of back and forth maneuvering to back it in, block the road the whole time. Same to get it out. Also, once the trailer was into the crummy small lot, there was zero room for our truck, chairs or anything else.

Do NOT rent this space to an RV any larger than ~18'.

Jo S

Verified

August 12, 2022 Stayed at: 024, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033

5

Beautiful location, lots of trees, unlike other campgrounds. The camp ground host was very knowledgeable of the area and activities. Great trails to ride!

tracy L

Verified

August 7, 2022 Stayed at: 012, Loop: Upper Loop: Sites 001-016

5

This is always the best campground. It’s always clean and the camp host is so friendly. The bathrooms are also always clean and have toilet paper and a light which is the best.

Madonna B

Verified

August 7, 2022 Stayed at: 033, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033

3

The campground host was very rude. He approached my daughter saying we had too many people and questioning whether we paid the correct amount. I made the reservation on the Recreation.gov site for 10 people with a pop-up camper and a tent, paying the fees prompted by the system (I believe it came to $15/night plus the admin fee). We ended up only having 4 adults and 2 small kids with the same pop-up and tent so why he felt we had too many people was frustrating.

Other people camping around us had similar experiences with the host being rude. Why does the USFS hire people like that to be campground hosts? At least the campground itself was nice.

Zuzanna W

Verified

August 5, 2022 Stayed at: 024, Loop: Center Loop: Sites 017-033

4

Spacious sites, but can be hit or miss for tent camping (lots of rocks and roots). Site 24 was ok. Amazing open skies for stargazing.

Location Ryan Park

Address:
Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District P.O. Box 249
Saratoga, WY, 82331
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 41.3256 / -106.493

Elevation: 2571 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

Limit one tent per site; see campground host for additional restrictions

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