Jelm WHMA Campground

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: Limited to easement area marked with signs 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 Jelm Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Albany County, land acquired or administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. The area runs about 1,098 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.) STAY LIMIT IS 5 DAYS HERE, NOT 14. Wyoming's statewide cap is 14 consecutive days, but Game and Fish posts a shorter 5-day camping limit for this specific area, and the posted limit is the one that binds. You also cannot leave a camp unattended more than 48 hours, and once you hit the limit you must be off that same Game and Fish land for at least 72 hours before returning. WATCH THIS ONE CAREFULLY -- Game and Fish carves out a spot on this area where camping is NOT allowed: 'No camping at downstream northern parking area'. 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: Motor Vehicle Travel Restricted to roads marked by a white arrow on the Wildlife Habitat Management Area. Access road and parking not plowed during winter. Camping limit: 5 days @ upriver parking lot. Exceptions noted for this area: Note pedestrian access is immediately along bank from south parking area up stream, and 50' above high water at north parking area. No camping at downstream northern parking area. Amenities listed by Game and Fish for the area: Comfort Station, Boat Launch Note on this campground: 14 day limit 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 Laramie regional office before you go.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

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

• Nearest public DC fast charger26.6 mi straight-line NE — Laramie, WY - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 · 3 within 50 · 149 within 100 · 369 within 150
• Nearest listing CCS28.7 mi — Laramie GM Auto Center, Laramie
• Nearest listing CHAdeMO55.0 mi — DC CORRIDOR ESTES PARK PL1, Estes Park
• Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.6 mi — FIRE STATION 3 COL FS3 GW, Laramie, WY · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 102516 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

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

• Vault / pit toiletLake Owen · ~6.5 mi NW · USFS
• Vault / pit toiletLake Owen · ~6.6 mi NW · USFS
• Vault / pit toiletMountain Home Snowmobile · ~9.1 mi SW · USFS
• Vault / pit toiletKeystone Cabin · ~13.9 mi NW · USFS

Open Jelm WHMA Campground elsewhere

Other camps near Jelm WHMA Campground

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

• Lake Owen~6.5 mi · fee
• Forbes/Sheep Mountain WHMA — Forbes Camping Area~7.0 mi
• Boswell Creek~8.3 mi
• Bobbie Thomson~13.8 mi · fee

Snow, and when this opens

The nearest automatic snow station is Roach at 9,710 ft, about 14 miles away. It sits about 2,176 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 — Jelm WHMA Campground

What we don’t know about Jelm WHMA 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 — Jelm WHMA Campground