Soda Lake, Pinedale, WY
Soda Lake offers free, dispersed camping around its perimeter. Managed by Wyoming Game & Fish Department, this area is popular with RVers and campers due to its abundance of camp space and restroom facilities. Fishing, hunting, and trapping is allowed, along with boating, hiking and bicycle trails. It's normally open from May 1 to December 1.
Elgin Park Road, Buffalo, WY
Elgin Park Road is a popular dispersed camping area within Bighorn National Forest. Located off of US-16, about 17 miles west of Buffalo, WY, the road is also marked as, Forest Road 22 on USFS maps. FR-22 is actually a loop that intersects back with US-16 about 2.3 miles south. Dispersed camping is allowed all along FR-22 as well as the spur roads leading from it.
Louis Lake Road, Lander, WY
Louis Lake Road, marked as Forest Road 300 on forest service maps, is a popular dispersed camping area within Shoshone National Forest. Because of the high elevation gain from Louis Lake, and the sharp switchbacks along the road, longer Class A RVs generally do not attempt this campground, however there are several bumper-pull trailers and fifth-wheel trailers that make it up here.
Muddy Creek Dispersed Area, Buffalo, WY
Camping at Muddy Creek Dispersed Area Access to this boondocking area starts at Crazy Woman Canyon Rd where it branches off of US-16. There is a quick right hand turn along an unnamed road that takes you to Forest Road 472 which is where all the dispersed camping is. There’s perhaps a dozen large previously-used ... Read more
Canyon Creek Road, Meadowlark Lake, WY
Canyon Creek Road is a popular boondocking area within Bighorn National Forest, about 10.5 miles east of Meadowlark Lake, and about 40 miles west of Buffalo, WY. The name "Canyon Creek Road" primarily refers to Forest Road 25, which branches off of Forest Road 440 along the south side of US-16, right at the Washakie County line. Look for brown signs marking the turn off for "Canyon Creek Road".
Grouse Mountain Dispersed Camping, Buffalo, WY
This is a free, dispersed camping area within Bighorn National Forest, located near Grouse Mountain. It's located along Forest Road 402 (marked as "403" on Google Maps). It's a just a grassy area with no amenities. According to the Motor Vehicle Use Map for Bighorn National Forest, you are allowed to camp up to 300 feet from the side of the road.
Vedauwoo Glen Dispersed Camping Area
Vedauwoo Glen, Laramie, WY Vedauwoo, Wyoming is located along I-80, between Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyoming, right off of Vedauwoo Glen Rd. If you head towards the large croppings of boulders, you will see Vedauwoo Campground to your left (north). However, the best camping is to be found further down the road. The road changes names ... Read more
Rochelle Public Access Area
Camping at Rochelle Public Access Area The Wyoming Game and Fish Department offers several “public access areas”, and many of these areas permit camping. Rochelle Public Access Area is popular because it’s located right off Interstate 80, about 15 miles east of Rawlins, WY. Focused along the North Platte River, it’s primarily frequented by fishermen ... Read more
Moose Creek Trailhead Campground, Victor, ID
Moose Creek Trailhead Campground, Victor, ID The campground at Moose Creek Trailhead is accessed from State Highway 33, and turning right along Old Jackson Highway. Make a quick right again on E 10800 S, which changes names to Forest Road 276 once you enter Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Only a few hundred feet ahead, you’ll see the signs ... Read more
Firehole Canyon Beach, Flaming Gorge, WY
Firehole Canyon, Dispersed Camping, Flaming Gorge, WY There isn’t any “bad” place for camping at Flaming Gorge. However, there are some really spectacular places. Firehole Canyon is one of them. It’s located in the northern portion of Flaming Gorge, just north of where the Green River empties into the main body of the Gorge. It ... Read more
