Lander City Park (Lander)
This is the one the whole idea is built on. Lander sits at the foot of the Wind River Range on WY-789, and the city lets you camp right in City Park, four blocks off Main Street -- tents or an RV, first come first served, no reservation system, and the city's own website says plainly that it is free. Donations to the park are encouraged and you should leave one. The limit is 3 days within any 30-day period, so this is a genuine stopover, not a basecamp for a week in the Winds. Be realistic about the services: the city says they are limited to seasonal restrooms, meaning no hookups and no showers. The county tourism board lists roughly 7 trailer sites plus unlimited tent space, with picnic tables, drinking water and a lot of shade -- good shade is not nothing in July. One rule people get caught by: take your tent down by 9 AM in summer so the crews can mow and water. The park itself is open 6 AM to 11 PM. The deal these towns offer is simple: camp free, and they hope you buy fuel, groceries or dinner in town -- and Lander has a real main street to spend it on. Town rules change often and we have not visited; confirm current rules with the city before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
- FFuel1 mi
- HHardware1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- WWater38 mi
- +Urgent care57 mi
- MMechanic57 mi
- OOutfitter57 mi
- DDump58 mi
The read: water is a real 38-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 1 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 featurePopo Agie Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLander · ~0.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesLoaf 'N Jug · ~0.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicSageWest Health Care – Lander · ~0.5 mi
- HardwareNAPA Auto Parts - Wyoming Parts Inc · ~0.8 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSinks Canyon · ~7.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHugh Otte · ~8.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBruces · ~8.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiddle Fork · ~8.8 mi SW · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sinks Canyon WHMA — Sawmil Campground~5.4 mi
- Sinks Canyon WHMA — Popo Agie Campground~7.0 mi
- Sinks Canyon~7.6 mi
- Dickinson Creek~16.3 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