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Bobcat-Houlihan Campground

The Bobcat-Houlihan Campground is at the trailhead of the Bobcat-Houlihan Trail.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.6,047ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Casper5h30real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 6,047 ft, Bobcat-Houlihan Campground has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 14°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on quiet and cool nights. Softest on cool nights.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jan
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
82%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 27
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 30.
51°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Casper
250 mi
5h30
02
Jackson
205 mi
5h55
03
Cheyenne
425 mi
8h18
By drive time
Casper · 5h30Jackson · 5h55Cheyenne · 8h18Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 11.7 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
10

Water & Access

To nearest major road
11.7 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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