Ed O. Taylor WHMA — camping zone 3
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: Closed 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 Ed O. Taylor Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Johnson County, land acquired or administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. The area runs about 10,211 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. WATCH THIS ONE CAREFULLY -- Game and Fish carves out a spot on this area where camping is NOT allowed: 'No camping of state land'. Camping is permitted on the area, but not there. Note in particular that Wyoming STATE TRUST LAND parcels are often mixed in with wildlife areas, and camping on state trust land is prohibited statewide by the Board of Land Commissioners -- so a boundary you cannot see on the ground can matter. Read the sign and the map at the entrance. Area-specific regulations from Game and Fish: 14 day camping limit. No camping of state land. Weed free certified hay only. Amenities listed by Game and Fish for the area: Parking 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.
Everything you need — measured from camp
- FFuel19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- WWater33 mi
- @Mail37 mi
- DDump40 mi
- HHardware55 mi
- MMechanic55 mi
- +Urgent care56 mi
The read: water is a real 33-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 19 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMiddle Fork Powder River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townBarnum · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesKaycee General Store · ~19.0 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOutlaw Cave Vault Toilet · ~1.7 mi E · BLM
- RestroomMiddle Fork Powder River Rr · ~8.1 mi W · BLM
- RestroomGrave Spring Restroom · ~15.2 mi SW · BLM
- RestroomBuffalo Creek Restroom · ~16.1 mi SW · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Outlaw Cave Campground~1.6 mi
- Ed O. Taylor WHMA — camping zone #4~1.7 mi
- Ed O. Taylor WHMA — camping zone #5~1.9 mi
- Ed O. Taylor WHMA — camping zone #2~2.4 mi
How we know this
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up