Half Moon WHMA — Pole Creek Campground

SEASONAL CLOSURE -- READ THIS FIRST: Dec. 1- May 1 at 6am 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 Half Moon Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Sublette County, land acquired or administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. The area runs about 3,761 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: No human presence Dec. 1 - May 1 at 6am. 14 day camping limit restricted to designated sites only. Travel restricted to roads marked with white arrows. Certified weed free 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 Pinedale regional office before you go.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

EV charging — from Half Moon WHMA — Pole Creek Campground · Wyoming Game & Fish · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

• Nearest public DC fast charger7.4 mi straight-line W — Maybell Avenue Parking Lot, Pinedale, WY · EV Connect · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
• Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 14 within 100 · 51 within 150
• Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)67.6 mi — Jackson, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Jackson
• Nearest listing CHAdeMO62.6 mi — BATTERY PARK 2, Afton
• Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)45.3 mi — Black Bear Inn, Dubois, WY (at an inn) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-03-08 · hours: 24 hours daily
• 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 307768 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

Nearby restrooms — around Half Moon WHMA — Pole Creek Campground · Wyoming Game & Fish · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

• Vault / pit toiletMeadow Lake Boating Site · ~1.8 mi E · USFS
• RestroomMeadow Lake Trailhead · ~1.9 mi E · USFS
• Vault / pit toiletDouble Vault Toilet Structure · ~2.8 mi S · BLM
• RestroomToilet Structure · ~3.2 mi S · BLM

Open Half Moon WHMA — Pole Creek Campground elsewhere

Other camps near Half Moon WHMA — Pole Creek Campground

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

• Half Moon WHMA Campground~0.5 mi
• Little Halfmoon Lk~1.5 mi
• Burnt Lake Cg~2.7 mi
• North Boulder Lake Campground~2.8 mi

Snow, and when this opens

The nearest automatic snow station is Elkhart Park G.S. at 9,410 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 1,960 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 — Half Moon WHMA — Pole Creek Campground

What we don’t know about Half Moon WHMA — Pole Creek Campground

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 — Half Moon WHMA — Pole Creek Campground