★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersedFree
Fremont County
Drive-up · public land · Fremont County, WY · 42.82046, -108.73897
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This is the municipal park within the city of Lander, Wyoming. Not a lot of towns offer free camping in their municipal park! Three day limit. Good cell service. Enough room for multiple vehicle. No fires. Gravel area next to stream. There is a decent amount of traffic here, and a lot of boondockers. Might be busier during summer. Recommended due to convenience.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,419 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- HHardware1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- WWater38 mi
- +Urgent care56 mi
- MMechanic57 mi
- OOutfitter57 mi
- DDump58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
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
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
5,419 ft
County
Fremont County, WY
Coordinates
42.82046, -108.73897
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePopo Agie Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLander · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~1.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMr. D's Food Center · ~1.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSageWest Health Care – Lander · ~0.6 mi
- HardwareNAPA Auto Parts - Wyoming Parts Inc · ~0.9 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
No
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSinks Canyon · ~7.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHugh Otte · ~8.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBruces · ~8.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiddle Fork · ~8.7 mi SW · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lander City Park (Lander)~0.1 mi
- Sinks Canyon WHMA — Sawmil Campground~5.3 mi
- Sinks Canyon WHMA — Popo Agie Campground~6.9 mi
- Sinks Canyon~7.5 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Townsend Creek at 8,720 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 3,301 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
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Fremont County, WY). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
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.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →Dumping grey & black →Cold-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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