North Platte River-Bixby PAA Campground
ACCESS DATES: Open year round Confirm with Game and Fish before you go -- these areas commonly close seasonally for wintering wildlife. This is a designated campground on the North Platte River-Bixby Public Access Area in Converse County, land acquired or administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. The area runs about 36 acres. Note what a Public Access Area is: Game and Fish describes PAAs as "permanent or long-term easements, or Wyoming Game and Fish Commission-owned land managed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department for allowing public access for recreational purposes." So the ground under you may belong to a private landowner or to another agency -- several PAAs sit on federal land -- while Game and Fish holds the public-access right and its rules are the ones that govern your stay. Do not be surprised by another owner's signage, and respect any posted boundary. 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: Access road and parking area are not plowed in winter. 14-day camping limit. Amenities listed by Game and Fish for the area: Comfort Station, Parking, Primitive Boat Launch Accessibility: WGFD marks this facility 'Accessible'. 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 Casper regional office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
- @Mail10 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- DDump31 mi
- WWater43 mi
The read: water is a real 43-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 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 featureNorth Platte River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townClayton · ~4.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~14.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~14.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicMemorial Hospital of Converse County · ~16.1 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaI-25 MM 152 Turnout Northbound · ~4.4 mi SE
- Highway rest areaI-25 MM 152Turnout Southbound · ~4.4 mi SE
- Highway rest areaI-25 MM 171 Turnout Northbound · ~16.7 mi W
- Highway rest areaI-25 MM 171 Turnout Southbound · ~16.7 mi W
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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