Camping – Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area camping
If you’re interested in exploring the national park and are looking for a spot to camp, check out the Afterbay and Grapevine campgrounds in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area on the shores of Afterbay Lake.

These campgrounds are  managed by Afterbay Campground Service DBA Shade Tree Outfitters. If you have any questions, please call 406-629-0811 or email afterbaycampgroundservice@gmail.com

General info:
-All sites are first come first served
-Campers must self-register and pay at each campground, look for the Iron Ranger and a billboard with instructions on the right as you enter the camping areas
-$15 per night fee ($7.50 with Senior Pass) Self service fee envelopes are located at the Iron ranger. Cash or check only, make checks to Afterbay Campground Service
-There is a RV dump station with bathrooms and potable water located just past the turn off for Afterbay Campground

Afterbay Campground:
-Located on the South shore of Afterbay Lake
-27 sites total, all can accommodate RVs or Tents
-Open year round
-All sites are handicapped accessible although it is easier to get to the toilets from sites 18-27 and the two sites adjacent to the toilets are marked as handicapped sites
-Mens and Womens composting toilets are handicapped accessible
-There are several hydrants with potable water behind sites 1-17 and across the road from sites 18-27 (seasonal)
-All sites have fire rings and picnic tables
-All sites are back in, sites 1-17 are longer and can better accommodate large RV’s than sites 18-27
-There is a dumpster for trash (seasonal)
-No RV hookups
-Driving directions: Come into Fort Smith and go straight through town, keep going straight and the campground is 1.2 miles past town on the right

Grapevine Campground:
-Located on the North shore of Afterbay Lake
-14 sites total, sites 1-8 are RV or tent, sites 9-14 are tent only
-Open year round
-RV sites are back in
-All sites are handicapped accessible, have fire rings, and picnic tables
-Tent only sites have a parking area and you have to carry your gear a short distance to the sites
-Mens and Womens composting toilets are handicapped accessible
-There is a dumpster for trash (seasonal)
-No RV hookups
-No potable water
-Driving directions: Come into Fort Smith and go straight through town, once past town take the first right, the campground is 1.6 miles on the left