Free camping near Lander, WY
Within 25 straight-line miles of Lander, WY there are 22 camps: 11 free, 8 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Lander City Park (Lander), 0.7 miles south-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Lander City Park (Lander), 0.7 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at. Today's season read covers 5 of them: 5 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 10 on the Forest Service; 5 on Wyoming Game & Fish Commission; 5 on the BLM; 2 spread across 2 other managers.
| 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 |
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.