Laramie Peak WHMA — Elmer's Rock Camp

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: Hay Canyon, Tony Ridge, and Duck Creek Canyon (WGFC Lands) areas closed Feb. 1 - April 30. The remaining areas are open year-round. 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 Laramie Peak Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Albany County, land acquired or administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. The area runs about 37,114 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. Area-specific regulations from Game and Fish: Motor Vehicle Travel Restricted to Roads Marked By white arrow on the Wildlife Habitat Management Area. Access Road and Parking areas not plowed during winter, Public Access limited to easement areas marked with department signs. Camping limit is 5 days. Exceptions noted for this area: Hay Canyon, Tony Ridge, and Duck Creek Canyon (WGFC Lands) areas closed Feb. 1 - April 30. Remaining areas are open year-round. 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 Laramie regional office before you go.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

EV charging — from Laramie Peak WHMA — Elmer's Rock Camp · Wyoming Game & Fish · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

• Nearest public DC fast charger24.3 mi straight-line E — Wheatland, 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 32 within 100 · 167 within 150
• Nearest listing CCS45.1 mi — LARAMIE AUTO CENTER, LARAMIE
• Nearest listing CHAdeMO88.7 mi — MAVERIK WELLINGTON PL2, Wellington
• Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)44.2 mi — Laramie Fitness (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-10-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
• Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Heartland Inn & Suites - Tesla Destination, Wheatland, 24.3 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 102521 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

Nearby restrooms — around Laramie Peak WHMA — Elmer's Rock Camp · Wyoming Game & Fish · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

• RestroomNorth Laramie River · ~17.9 mi N · USFS
• RestroomCow Creek · ~18.1 mi NW · USFS
• Vault / pit toiletLaramie Peak · ~21.5 mi N · USFS
• Vault / pit toiletFriend Park · ~21.5 mi N · USFS

Open Laramie Peak WHMA — Elmer's Rock Camp elsewhere

Other camps near Laramie Peak WHMA — Elmer's Rock Camp

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

• Tom Thorne/Beth Williams WHMA — Reservoir Outlet Camping Area~12.0 mi
• North Laramie River Trailhead~17.9 mi
• Cow Creek Mountain PAA — Cow Creek Mountain Trail head~20.9 mi
• Friend Park~21.5 mi · fee

Who holds the land at Laramie Peak WHMA — Elmer's Rock Camp

USGS’s Protected Areas Database (PAD-US 4.1, queried 2026-09-23) lists 2 overlapping holdings at this pin: Rawlins Field Office, manager on record: Bureau of Land Management (federal) · Laramie Peak Wildlife Habitat Management Area, manager on record: Wyoming Game and Fish Department (state). That names who holds the land — it is not a statement that camping is permitted here.

How we know this — Laramie Peak WHMA — Elmer's Rock Camp

What we don’t know about Laramie Peak WHMA — Elmer's Rock Camp

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.

• Whether the fire rule stated above still stands today — what we have is a dated reading of the agency's listing, not a live restriction feed
• Road surface & last-mile access
• How many rigs actually fit
• Cell coverage by carrier
• 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

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