Hog Park Reservoir
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Hog Park Reservoir open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
Access Impact: Big Creek Lakes Dam Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trail & Access Impact: Stillwater Reservoir Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Snowy Range - 2026 Active Vegetation Operations
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Hog Park Reservoir is a 561-acre reservoir near Encampment, Wyoming, at about 8,453 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Deer Haven RV Park30 mi away
- Backdoor Sports38 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Hog Park CreekCanoeing0.5 mi
- Lake View Picnic Site Boating SiteBoat launch0.8 mi
- Hog Park CampgroundCamping0.8 mi
- Hog Park TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Hog Park Creek TrailHiking2 mi
- ELLIS TRAILHiking2.9 mi
- East Fork Encampment RiverCanoeing5.4 mi
- Bottle Creek Group Picnic SiteCamping9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- West Fork LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Encampment RiverRiver fishing · ~23 min drive
- North Platte RiverRiver fishing · ~52 min drive
- Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger DistrictRiver fishing · ~48 min drive
- Cotton ReservoirLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Seven LakesLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Big Creek Lake Boat AccessLake fishing · ~26 min drive
- Big Creek LakesLake fishing · ~27 min drive
- Pearl LakeLake fishing · ~29 min drive
- Blue LakeLake fishing · ~34 min drive
Best time to visit Hog Park Reservoir
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
27° / 2°
8 wet
Feb
30° / 4°
8 wet
Mar
39° / 13°
8 wet
Apr
47° / 20°
9 wet
May
58° / 28°
10 wet
Jun
69° / 34°
9 wet
Jul
76° / 38°
10 wet
Aug
74° / 36°
10 wet
Sep
66° / 29°
8 wet
Oct
53° / 21°
7 wet
Nov
38° / 12°
8 wet
Dec
28° / 3°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Walden, CO, 37 mi away at 8,056 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
