Bud Love WHMA — Bud Love Main Gate Camp Site

FIRE BAN: WGFD flags this area as 'Fire Ban is in Effect for this Area' -- check before you plan on any open flame. SEASONAL CLOSURE -- READ THIS FIRST: Jan. 1 - May 14 Wyoming closes many of these areas in winter and spring to protect wintering big game, and a closure is not advisory. Confirm the current dates with Game and Fish before you drive out. This is a designated campground on the Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Johnson County, land acquired or administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. The area runs about 7,888 acres. Camping here is genuinely free and first come, first served -- and unlike neighbouring states, Wyoming does NOT make you buy a license or a habitat/entrance pass simply to be on the land or to camp. (If you intend to hunt or fish while you are there, that is a different matter: you need the appropriate Wyoming license and a conservation stamp for that activity.) The rules that bind: you may only camp in the designated spots, no more than 14 consecutive days, and you cannot leave a camp unattended more than 48 hours. After you hit the limit you have to be off that same Game and Fish land for at least 72 hours before returning. Some areas post a limit shorter than 14 days on the sign at the entrance -- if the sign says less, the sign wins. Area-specific regulations from Game and Fish: 14 day camping limit. No camping outside of designated camping area. Weed free certified hay only. Exceptions noted for this area: The Bud Love WHMA shall be closed to the use of any snare or quick-kill body grip trap with a jaw spread exceeding five (5) inches during any open pheasant hunting season Amenities listed by Game and Fish for the area: Parking, Comfort Station These are working wildlife areas first and campgrounds second -- they exist for habitat, so expect gravel, expect stock, and leave it cleaner than you found it. We have not visited; confirm current conditions and closures with the Wyoming Game and Fish Sheridan regional office before you go.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

EV charging — from Bud Love WHMA — Bud Love Main Gate Camp Site · Wyoming Game & Fish · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

• Nearest public DC fast charger27.0 mi straight-line N — Sheridan, WY - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
• Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 7 within 100 · 22 within 150
• Nearest listing CCS29.1 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
• Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.1 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
• Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.2 mi — Fremont Motor Sheridan Ford · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
• Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Quality Inn Buffalo - Tesla Destination, Buffalo, 9.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
• Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
• Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
• Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
  Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 102520 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

Nearby restrooms — around Bud Love WHMA — Bud Love Main Gate Camp Site · Wyoming Game & Fish · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

• Vault / pit toiletMosier Gulch Vault Toilet · ~6.5 mi S · BLM
• Vault / pit toiletHunter · ~8.3 mi SW · USFS
• Vault / pit toiletNorth Fork · ~8.4 mi SW · USFS
• Vault / pit toiletMiddle Fork · ~9.5 mi SW · USFS

Open Bud Love WHMA — Bud Love Main Gate Camp Site elsewhere

Other camps near Bud Love WHMA — Bud Love Main Gate Camp Site

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

• Hunter~8.3 mi · fee
• Middle Fork~9.5 mi · fee
• Hettinger~9.8 mi · fee
• Tie Hack~10.5 mi · fee

Snow, and when this opens

The nearest automatic snow station is Soldier Park at 8,680 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 3,356 ft higher than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. We do not repeat a depth here, because any number we stored would be stale by the time you read it — the station publishes today's.

How we know this — Bud Love WHMA — Bud Love Main Gate Camp Site

What we don’t know about Bud Love WHMA — Bud Love Main Gate Camp Site

A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.

• Road surface & last-mile access
• How many rigs actually fit
• Cell coverage by carrier
• Current fire restrictions
• Whether any water here is drinkable
• Shade & wind exposure
• Noise and who else shows up
• Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it

Before you go — Bud Love WHMA — Bud Love Main Gate Camp Site