Free camping near Boulder, WY
Within 25 straight-line miles of Boulder, WY there are 25 camps: 18 free, 6 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Boulder Lake Recreation Area, 1.5 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Boulder Lake Recreation Area, 1.5 miles out. Today's season read covers 9 of them: 9 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 9 on Wyoming Game & Fish Commission; 8 on the BLM; 8 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Lake Recreation Area | 1.5 | Free | New Fork River (river) | 1.0 mi to Boulder | — |
| North Boulder Lake Campground | 6.6 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Boulder | — |
| Scab Creek Recreation Area | 7.8 | Free | — | 8.3 mi to Boulder | — |
| Burnt Lake Cg | 8.6 | Free | — | 8.6 mi to Boulder | — |
| Scab Creek Large Vehicle Campground | 8.8 | Free | — | 8.8 mi to Boulder | — |
| Boulder Lake Campground | 8.9 | Fee | — | 8.9 mi to Boulder | — |
| Scab Creek Small Vehicle Campground | 9.3 | Free | — | 9.3 mi to Boulder | — |
| Half Moon WHMA — Pole Creek Campground | 9.3 | Free | Pole Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area | Open |
| New Fork River-Remmick PAA Campground | 9.4 | Free | — | 9.4 mi to Boulder | Open |
| Scab Creek Primitive Area | 9.6 | Unpriced | — | 10 mi to Boulder | — |
| Half Moon WHMA Campground | 9.8 | Free | Pole Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area | Open |
| Little Halfmoon Lk | 11 | Free | Pole Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area | — |
| New Fork Campground | 12 | Free | — | 12 mi to Boulder | — |
| Half Moon Lake Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 7.4 mi to Pinedale | — |
| Fremont Lake Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 6.2 mi to Pinedale | — |
| Soda Lake WHMA Campground #2 | 16 | Free | Soda Lake (water) | 3.1 mi to Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area | Open |
| Soda Lake WHMA — Aspen | 16 | Free | Soda Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area | Open |
| Soda Lake WHMA — West Bench | 17 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Pinedale | Open |
| Soda Lake WHMA Campground #14 | 17 | Free | Soda Lake (water) | 3.3 mi to Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area | Open |
| Soda Lake WHMA — East Point | 17 | Free | Soda Lake (water) | 3.1 mi to Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area | Open |
| Trails End Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Pinedale | — |
| Willow Lake Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Cora | — |
| Big Sandy Campground | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Dutch Joe Campground | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
| Green River-Fear/Ferry Island PAA — Green River Fear Ferry Island | 24 | Free | North Piney Creek (river) | 2.5 mi to Big Piney | Open |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Boulder, WY, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.