Tongue River Canyon PAA Campground

FIRE BAN: WGFD flags this area as 'Fire Ban is in Effect for this Area' -- check before you plan on any open flame. 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 Tongue River Canyon Public Access Area in Sheridan County, land acquired or administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. The area runs about 144 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.) 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: Access Year Round on the Public Access Area Camping in designated areas only. Fires in developed fire rings only. There is a 5 day camping limit. Exceptions noted for this area: Limited to easement area marked with signs. Amenities listed by Game and Fish for the area: Parking, Comfort Station, 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 Sheridan regional office before you go.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

EV charging — from Tongue River Canyon PAA Campground · Wyoming Game & Fish · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

• Nearest public DC fast charger16.5 mi straight-line E — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
• Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 14 within 100 · 21 within 150
• Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.4 mi — Sheridan, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Sheridan
• Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.5 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CT4000 · 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 255681 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

Nearby restrooms — around Tongue River Canyon PAA Campground · Wyoming Game & Fish · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

• Vault / pit toiletSibley Ski Parking · ~8.7 mi SW · USFS
• Vault / pit toiletSibley Lake Dam · ~9.0 mi SW · USFS
• Vault / pit toiletSibley Lake Dock · ~9.0 mi SW · USFS
• Vault / pit toiletSibley Lake · ~9.0 mi SW · USFS

Open Tongue River Canyon PAA Campground elsewhere

Other camps near Tongue River Canyon PAA Campground

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

• Amsden Creek WHMA — Amsden Meadows Campground~2.6 mi
• Sibley Lake~9.0 mi · fee
• Prune Creek~9.7 mi · fee
• Pine Island~9.8 mi · fee

Snow, and when this opens

The nearest automatic snow station is Tie Creek at 7,050 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 2,973 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 — Tongue River Canyon PAA Campground

What we don’t know about Tongue River Canyon PAA 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 — Tongue River Canyon PAA Campground