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Camping near hiking trails in Wyoming

231 camps in Wyoming within a mile of a hiking trail, or listing hiking. The best camping months are Jun–Sep, judged from 30 years of weather at a typical camp: comfortable days, mild nights, little rain. In July expect highs near 76°F and lows near 44°F.

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231camps for hiking
42free or dispersed
37reservable
48trails near camps
Jun–Sepbest months

Trails with the most camps nearby

TrailLengthCamps nearbyClosest camp
West Tensleep Falls0.1 mi5Campsite · 20 mi E of Hyattville · 0.2 mi
Libby Creek3.8 mi4Little Brooklyn Guard Station · 1.8 mi
Corner Mountain Trail System4.2 mi3Libby Creek Willow Campground · 0.0 mi
Lost-Glacier Lakes3.4 mi3Brooklyn Lake Campground · 0.1 mi
Copper Creek1.8 mi3Tie Flume Campground · 0.2 mi
Salinas0.3 mi3West Tensleep Lake Campground · 0.2 mi
Cliff Swallow3.6 mi2Cook Lake Recreation Area · 0.0 mi
Hudson Meadow2.9 mi2Worthen Meadow Campground · 2.5 mi
Sargent Lake Bike2.4 mi2Dead Horse Campground · 1.0 mi
Meadow Falls Trail2.4 mi2Silver Lake Campground · 0.1 mi

Best areas for hiking

  1. Around Hoback42 camps for hiking within 25 miles
  2. Around Bedford26 camps for hiking within 25 miles
  3. Around Centennial20 camps for hiking within 25 miles
  4. Around Atlantic City20 camps for hiking within 25 miles
  5. Around Alta17 camps for hiking within 25 miles

Questions

How many campgrounds in Wyoming are good for hiking?

231 camps within a mile of a hiking trail, or listing hiking; 42 of them are free.

When is the best time to go?

The best camping months are Jun–Sep, judged from 30 years of weather at a typical camp: comfortable days, mild nights, little rain. In July expect highs near 76°F and lows near 44°F.

What else can you do there?

Of these camps, 42% also offer fishing, 42% also offer horseback riding, 35% also offer wildlife & birding.

See them on the map

Every camp, with a 3D fly-over, weather, cell signal and the drive.

Open hiking in Wyoming

This week's picks

A different handful each week.

  • Wapiti CampgroundFederal campground · Reservable · No cell signal · Hiking trail 2.6 mi

    Wapiti Campground is located is located along the Buffalo Bill Scenic Byway about 30 miles west of Cody, in northwestern Wyoming. It is 22 miles east of the east entrance to Yellowstone…

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  • Hunter PeakFederal campground · Reservable · No cell signal

    Hunter Peak Campground is located on the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway/State Highway 296, approximately four miles south of the junction with scenic Beartooth Highway/U.S. Highway 12. The…

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  • Fremont LakeFederal campground · Reservable · Cell signal · Hiking trail 2.1 mi

    Fremont Lake Campground is located on the east shore of pristine Fremont Lake at an elevation of 7,400 feet, just 7 miles northeast of Pinedale, Wyoming, the nearest full-service community.…

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  • Half Moon Lake CampgroundFederal campground · Reservable · Cell signal · Hiking trail 0.7 mi

    Half Moon Lake campground is situated just off the northeast shore of Half Moon Lake at an elevation of 7,600 feet in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming.

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  • Hunter CampgroundFederal campground · Reservable · Cell signal · Hiking trail 0.5 mi

    Hunter Trailhead is a campground constructed with the equestrian camper in mind, but available for all users. The campground is located in Johnson Country, Wyoming, just two miles off the…

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  • Golden Currant CampgroundFederal campground · First come, first served · Cell signal

    Golden Currant Campground is the perfect place to go if you want to picnic, bank fish or tent camp. There is a parking area, vault toilet, four overnight tent camping sites, a short…

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  • Grave Springs CampgroundFederal campground · First come, first served · No cell signal

    Visitors to the Grave Springs Campground can camp, hunt, picnic, and it offers excellent small stream fishing and wildlife viewing. The site has twelve camping sites with RV parking and…

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  • Narrows CampgroundFederal campground · Reservable · Cell signal · Hiking trail 0.2 mi

    Narrows Campground is located next to scenic New Fork Lake, at the edge of the Wind River Range in northwestern Wyoming. Visitors enjoy hiking and horseback riding into the adjacent Bridger…

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Free camps for hiking

  • Honeycomb Buttes WsaFederal campground · Free · No cell signal

    The Honeycomb Buttes WSA encompasses 39,908 acres of BLM-administered land, 640 acres of split estate and 640 acres of state land. This WSA is one of the best examples of badlands…

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  • Red Creek Badlands WsaFederal campground · Free · No cell signal

    The Red Creek Badlands WSA encompasses 8,020 acres of BLM-administered land and 640 acres of state land. The study area is a fragile watershed and contains highly erodible red shales and…

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  • Lake Alice CampgroundDispersed / primitive · Free · No cell signal · Hiking trail at camp

    Lake Alice Campground has 9 campsites and is a 1.5 mile hike east from the Hobble Creek Campground. Lake Alice provides beautiful views, fishing and a variety of hiking and horseback…

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  • Sweetwater Guard Station CampgroundFederal campground · Free · No cell signal · Hiking trail 0.1 mi

    The Sweetwater Guard Station Campground has 3 walk-in campsites and 8 pull-in sites featuring picnic tables and fire rings at each. The Campground is nestled at the base of the Wind River…

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