Free camping near Lander, WY
Yes. 11 of the 22 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Lander, WY are listed as free; 8 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Lander City Park (Lander), 0.7 miles southwest, on city or town land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 22 camps near Lander, WY
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lander City Park (Lander) | 0.7 | Free | Popo Agie Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Lander | — |
| Fremont CountyDave slept here | 0.8 | Free | Popo Agie Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Lander | — |
| Sinks Canyon WHMA — Sawmil Campground | 6.1 | Free | Overflow Channel-Middle Popo Agie River (river) | 6.2 mi to Lander | Open |
| Sinks Canyon WHMA — Popo Agie Campground | 7.7 | Free | Middle Popo Agie River (river) | 7.8 mi to Lander | Open |
| Sinks Canyon | 8.3 | Unpriced | — | 8.3 mi to Lander | — |
| Sinks Canyon | 8.5 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Lander | — |
| Hugh Otte | 9.1 | Fee | — | 9.1 mi to Lander | — |
| Frye Lake Dispersed Camping | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Lander | — |
| Worthen Meadows | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Lander | — |
| Fiddlers Lake | 16 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Atlantic | — |
| Dickinson Creek | 17 | Free | — | 14 mi to Fort Washakie | — |
| Little Popo Agie | 17 | Fee | — | 9.7 mi to Atlantic | — |
| Aspen Glade | 17 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Atlantic | — |
| Louis Lake | 17 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Atlantic | — |
| Grannier Meadows | 19 | Free | Little Rock Creek (stream) | 6.3 mi to South Pass City | — |
| South Pass Historic Mining Area | 21 | Free | Rock Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Atlantic City | — |
| Atlantic City/South Pass | 21 | Free | Rock Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Atlantic City | — |
| Big Atlantic Gulch Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Rock Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Atlantic City | — |
| Atlantic City Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Rock Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Atlantic City | — |
| Ocean Lake WHMA — Vogel | 24 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Johnstown | Open |
| Ocean Lake WHMA — Lindholm | 24 | Free | Ocean Lake (water) | 2.1 mi to Kinnear | Open |
| Ocean Lake WHMA — Long Point | 25 | Free | Ocean Lake (water) | 3.5 mi to Kinnear | Open |
Who manages the camps near Lander, WY
Who manages them: 10 on the Forest Service; 5 on Wyoming Game & Fish Commission; 5 on the BLM; 2 spread across 2 other managers.
- Shoshone National Forest — 12 camps: 3 free, 8 fee, 1 unpriced
- Lander Field Office — 3 camps: 1 free, 2 unpriced
- Ocean Lake WHMA — 3 camps: 3 free
- Sinks Canyon WHMA — 2 camps: 2 free
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
- Municipal — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 5 of the 22: 5 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Lander, WY
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Lander, 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.