Sinks Canyon State Park

We reserved Site #1 at Sinks Canyon State Park but mistakenly followed the GPS and drove up to the Sinks Canyon Campground in the Shoshoni National Forest. Fortunately it's only a mile return. When we arrived at the correct location we found Site #1 to be one of the longest in the CG which did accommodate out 25' Airstream but the site was on quite a slope and it took all of our levelers to get level. It did all work out.

The site was pretty nice. The terrain is pretty rugged so the sites seem quite secluded even through they are pretty close. There are no service except vault toilets and a water tap.

Even though the CG is right off the highway there is little traffic and we didn't hear anything at night. We did, however, hear the wind blow the entire stay (intermixed with some rain squalls). We also hit a cicada brood and experienced "cicada rain" which is their urine (Google it!).

We did have a nice 7 mile round trip hike down to the Sinks visitor center and there are some very pleasant riparian areas along the river.

Park has 2 first come sites. Everything else is reservation only. We were in site 12. Difficult to level but easily worth the location. Wide enough for van and kayak trailer.
Stunning park and river. Beautiful trails. Helpful visitors center. We needed blocks to level and they called ahead to the nearest hardware store to make sure they were available.

This area is beautiful, with the river loudly rushing through the campground. Site 7 was situated down by the water, making it so we felt alone most of the time, even though the day use parking was above us. We didn't see any sites designed for our large family tent, but our 4-person tent would fit beautifully in any of the sites. Most of the sites are well-separated with trees. The pit toilets are kept clean and well-stocked with sanitizer and TP. There was a no-burn rule in place while we were there, but the fire rings are large.

The weather was lovely in July. The river and trees keep it cool. We had wildflowers throughout our site and all along the nature trail accessible from the campground. We will definitely be back.

This is not a "stay connected" campground.

This is a "connect to nature" campground.

Near the Popo Agie River (Lander, Wyoming). This is one of the nicest campgrounds I have ever had the opportunity to stay at. Sites are on the smaller side, in terms of fitting a rig. Our 24' trailer was just barely squeezed in, but there are some larger sites as well. Bottom line here is I would check first!

Our site had intermittent cell service on all three of our carriers (Verizon ATT Tmo). We do not have a booster. There are also sites that had no service. This was challenging as we have a young child doing online school right now. If internet is a must, you can also literally drive to Lander.

Park rangers were incredible and kind. Really took care of the site.

We had such a lovely stay at Popo Agie campground. We lucked out rolling in at 3:30 Friday afternoon to snag one of the best sites, #3. We were worried traffic might be loud from the road above but the river drowned it out. Sites 3-5 sit on the turnaround, which was actually perfect for our kids to have a little paved cul-de-sac to ride scooters, bikes and play games. Well-kept with daily fire pit cleanup crews and close by nature walk and hike - we did the 3-mile hike to the Middle Fork Falls with our dog and 2 kids - spectacular! Nearby Lander was a bonus, the 15-min drive to town was nice to have, especially with the Gannett Grill for lunch, ice cream shop, and Cowfish (Lander Brewing Co) which ended up being one of the best dinners we’ve ever had. This was such a great camping trip for us - a best kept secret amongst Colorado campers for sure, we'll be back!

When I checked the website to make a reservation, it appeared all of the sites except the yurts were booked. In a panic, I booked a yurt for two nights. We were surprised that upon arrival that many sites were empty. The ranger at the visitor center explained that the website was very confusing; the only reservable “sites” are the yurts. Since others are fcfs, check our all the sites carefully as not all are level and some barely have enough room to park a car. Some back up on the river, which is nice. Our yurt was nice and clean. There is a mattress cover on the bed, which was not expected. A table and three chairs was a nice touch. You are expected to clean the yurt before departing. All sites/yurts have easy access to several trails (walking) but you do need to drive to see the Sink/Rise. Pit toilets and no hookups. Water pumps are available.

The Popo Angie River rushes down the canyon, until it comes to a cave and diverts underground for a quarter of a mile before rising to the surface again. Many trails make for good hiking.

The campground is kind of molded into the landscape which leads to odd shaped sites with weird sizes of parking pads. Very few sites are suitable for RVs over 25 ft. Toilets are clean vaults. No plugins available.

Fees are $6 for Wyoming residents--$11 for all others.