Sinks Canyon State Park - Wyoming

Address:3079 Sinks Canyon Road
Lander, Wyoming
Tel: (307) 332-6333

Located in the Wind River Mountains, Sink Canyon is named for a mysterious geological phenomenon: the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River "sinks" into a limestone cavern and travels underground for almost half a mile, and then somehow "rises" into a large, calm pool. This unique park has formal and informal trails into the mountains, the Popo Angie Wilderness and Shoshone National Forest. Sinks Canyon is also known for its incredible rock climbing opportunities across cliff walls of Big Horn Dolomite; the microclimate formed by the canyon walls allows for hiking even in the cold winter months. The golden eagles, cardinals, and falcons that call Sink Canyon home make for excellent bird watching, and other native fauna include black bears, red squirrels, mountain goats, and bighorn sheep. Nature lovers will also enjoy the wonderful exhibits and displays in the Park's Nature Center and the summer Speaker Series. And should all of this spur an urge to spend the night, the Sawmill Campground at the mouth of the canyon is available, first come, first serve!

Sinks Canyon State Park offers 30 camping sites. Many of these sites are located along the river amid jumbled granite boulders, lodgepole pine and aspens. Some of the sites are accessible to RV's up to 40-feet long. Hiking trails are available across the river from Popo Agie Campground. A one-mile loop and a four-mile loop start at the suspension bridge in the upper end of the campground. Sawmill Campground at the mouth of the canyon offers five sites and a new handicapped accessible site and fishing pier by the Popo Agie River. Both campgrounds have drinking water and latrine type toilets. No hookups are available at either campground. All sites are available on a first-come first-serve basis. Camping is $4 per night for residents and $8 per night for non-residents. There is no day use fee and there are self-registration canisters at both campgrounds.