Big Horn National Forest Campgrounds

[TravellinLibrarian]

Does anyone have any experience or insight on these two NF campgrounds near Buffalo, WY? Southfork and Lake View. Both are just outside of Buffalo by about 16 miles. I am having a hard time deciding between the two, and I'd like to make a reservation at one of them before the reserved sites are all gone. I know Lake View is on Meadowlark Lake; kind of like the idea of being by the water. However, Southfork is in Cloud Peak Wildeness with the NFS saying Southfork is on the edge of it. I couldn't really tell about Southfork in terms of proximity to a lake although I know there are lakes up in the Cloud Peak Wilderness area, just not sure how far from the campground.

[f5moab]

There's a reservoir nearby, never seen it, but saw a sign for it. Never even drove through the campground, but there is a restaurant nearby that is supposed to have decent food.
Don't think you can go wrong with either place. Don't believe you can go wrong with any campgrounds in the Big Horn mountains; at least never heard of seen something bad.

If you go to Southfork, keep us informed. I was thinking of heading over that way again this summer and would like to try a different campground.