Pine Island Group Area

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1240 Lane 14
WORLAND, WY 82401

Overview

Pine Island Group Area is located along 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: support@rusticfreedom.com

Recreation

Off-road vehicle trails, scenic jeep roads, hiking, fishing and canoeing are available in the surrounding area. Diverse hikes vary from loop trails to treks along creeks and over mountain peaks; many trails access the Cloud Peak Wilderness.

Nearby Sibley Lake is open to non-motorized craft and offers an accessible fishing dock on the shoreline. Anglers fish for rainbow, brown and brook trout.

Facilities

The campground offers one group site for overnight camping or day-use picnicking. It can accommodate up to 150 people. A three-sided picnic shelter with 30-amp electric plugs is on-site.

Picnic and serving tables, a campfire circle and grill are provided, as are accessible vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection.

Natural Features

The campground is situated on the banks of the South Fork Tongue River in the Bighorn Mountains, where craggy granite peaks rise over 13,000 feet above sea level. A forest of lodgepole pine covers the area, creating excellent wildlife habitat. Englemann spruce and Douglas fir dot the landscape.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (307) 431-7446.

Nearby Attractions

Shell Falls Visitor Center, at the overlook of Shell Falls, is about 22 miles southwest. This center offers interpretive trails, scenic views, and educational displays about natural features such as flora and fauna and area history.

The Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark is about 27 miles from the campground. This unique geoglyph signifies all creation and according to tribal beliefs, the circular shape of the wheel represents the earth, sun, moon, the cycles of life, seasons and day to night.

Arrowhead Lodge, Bear Lodge and Elk View Inn are nearby, offering off-road vehicle rentals and fishing supplies, as well as dining options and general stores.

Charges & Cancellations

Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This cancellation processing 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 processing 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).

Camp site features

Across 1 camp site:

Fire pit: all 1 sites
Pets allowed: all 1 sites
Group sites: all 1 sites
Longest RV: 75 ft
Largest party: 150 people

Fees

Group Rate: $65 for 1-35 people, $85 for 36-60 people, $105 for 61-120 people, $135 for 121-150 people (150 is maximum). A fee for exceeding the number of people listed in the reservations for group sites will be collected at the campground. Firewood may be purchased from the campground host.

Directions

Located 27 miles west of Dayton, Wyoming, on U.S. Highway 14.

Stay Limit

Check in from 11 AM, check out by 10 AM.

Reviews

6 reviews

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Kenneth K

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Reviewed 3 months ago

We've been coming to this location for years. It's very popular and difficult to book. This year the camp host went out of her way to make it more enjoyable for us.

Ariana V

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Reviewed 2 years ago

Beautiful location for our 4 day long family reunion! The shelter was a wonderful place to gather and enjoy each other's company as it rained. Lots of space to pitch tents with good tree cover for shade and hammocks. The river was fun to play in and explore. When we arrived, the water pump was not working, but there was a tank of potable water provided for our use. The camp host had the water pump fixed by the end of our stay. The camp host was very kind and friendly. He checked in to make certain we had everything we needed and kept the bathrooms stocked. Volleyball net provided, along with horseshoes for the horseshoe pit. Lots of tables and benches around, but the weather kept us mostly in the shelter. Close to other great sites on the mountain that we could visit--lots of hiking trails, the Medicine Wheel, Shell Falls, etc--then return to our base camp. There is bear-proof trash receptacles and a bear-proof storage box available for use on site as well. We tried to keep the gates closed as much as possible because lots of vehicles kept pulling into the parking lot, then turning around and leaving. The site is just off US 14, so you can hear and see the highway traffic. We did have deer visit camp and saw moose just a little way down river. Lots of small wildlife were around as well.

Ken Z

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Reviewed 3 years ago

Private party use of facilities is awesome. It is nice to only have to deal with those with whom we are camping. Nice to see wildlife: a bear, cow and bull moose, etc. The building is also very nice to have cover during the afternoon showers.

Nicholas S

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Reviewed 4 years ago

Hosted a celebration of life party for our dad, Site was clean and and the camp host picked up trash and cleaned bathrooms twice a day for us. Pine island was the perfect venue to celebrate and arrowhead was so close for people to reserve RV parking, cabins, and rooms for our two day party.

Edward U

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Reviewed 4 years ago

The only thing I recommend is that you have extra black garbage bags for the trash in the eating area. We filled the trash up and emptied it every night to avoid any bears coming into the area. The camp tender did not supply the bag for that trash can.

Susie M

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Reviewed 5 years ago

I will absolutely return to Pine Island Group Shelter. I loved the area, right on the creek, and the covered shelter was terrific. The fireplace was beautiful and the electricity to charged our cell phones was awesome. We used the fire ring, outdoor picnic tables, as well as picnic tables in the shelter. The vault toilets had 2 for women and 2 for men. We will be back!

Availability

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