Wyoming · Camping

Hams Fork Campground

from $10
fee
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Hams Fork Campground open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Bridger-Teton National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Bridger-Teton National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 8,066 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
  • Kemmerer Ranger DistrictBridger-Teton National Forest

The Hams Fork Campground is located on the Big Spring Scenic Backway or Hams Fork Road, Forest Road #10062, north of Kemmerer. The Campground has 13 sites, 2 vault toilets, potable water, and trash service in the summer. The Hams Fork Campground is a good base camp for recreating on the south end of the Kemmerer Ranger District with just a short drive to Big Spring for a picnic, a nice long scenic drive up Hobble Creek, a variety of hiking trails, and fantastic fishing in the Hams Fork River.

  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Hams Fork Campground

    Best months: June–September. 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.

    1. Jan

      28° / 5°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      30° / 6°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      41° / 16°

      8 wet

    4. Apr

      52° / 23°

      8 wet

    5. May

      63° / 30°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      74° / 35°

      7 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 42°

      6 wet

    8. Aug

      82° / 41°

      7 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 32°

      7 wet

    10. Oct

      57° / 23°

      7 wet

    11. Nov

      40° / 14°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      29° / 5°

      9 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fossil Butte, WY, 28.7 mi away at 6,785 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.