Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment)
Encampment is a former copper-smelter town of a few hundred people on WY-70 in the Sierra Madre, and the town runs a 9-site RV park at W. Fourth and Winchell that it funds entirely by donation -- there is no posted nightly rate, just donation boxes on site. For a town this size the hookups are genuinely good: 8 of the 9 sites have electricity, 5 have potable water, 3 have a sewer drop, and there is an RV dump and a potable water hose. There is a restroom. There are no showers -- the town says so plainly. Tents are welcome too. It is first come, first served, with a 3-day limit the town says it enforces out of fairness to others, so do not try to settle in. Be straight about what 'free' means here: nobody will hand you a bill, but the park only exists because travelers put money in the box, so put something real in it. WY-70 over Battle Pass is a spectacular and very seasonal road -- it closes with snow, so check it before you route through here in shoulder season. The deal is the usual one: camp cheap, spend in town. Confirm current rules with the town at (307) 327-5501 before you go; we have not visited.
Everything you need — measured from Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment) · public land · WY
- MMechanic0 mi
- @Mail0 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- WWater11 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- DDump30 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- +Urgent care42 mi
- EVEV fast charger46 mi
- HHardware49 mi
- RxPharmacy50 mi
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 46-mi run (and back).
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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment)
Nearby & resupply — around Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment) · public land · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEncampment River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townEncampment · ~0.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTrading Post · ~0.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.5 mi
- GroceriesTrading Post · ~0.6 mi
EV charging — from Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment) · public land · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger45.5 mi straight-line NW — Rawlins, 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 · 33 within 100 · 335 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS45.9 mi — Kroger-City Market 412 (Rawlins, WY), Rawlins
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO51.4 mi — MAVERIK SB SPRINGS PL1, Steamboat Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.1 mi — Steamboat Lake State Park, Steamboat Springs, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Copperline Lodge, Saratoga, 17.0 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted”
- 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 102518 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment) · public land · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomEncampment T/H South Toilet · ~2.0 mi S · BLM
- RestroomPurgatory Gulch · ~5.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBottle Creek · ~6.2 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBottle Creek · ~6.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment) elsewhere
Other camps near Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Encampment River Canyon~3.6 mi
- Bottle Creek~6.2 mi · fee
- North Platte River-Treasure Island PAA — Designated Camping Area~8.9 mi
- Bennett Peak Campground~11.3 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Webber Springs at 9,250 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 1,972 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 — Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment)
What we don’t know about Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment)
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
- Seasonal & winter access
- 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