Free camping near Saratoga, WY
Yes. 12 of the 21 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Saratoga, WY are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is North Platte River-Foote PAA Campground, 4.2 miles north, on land managed by Wyoming Game & Fish Commission.
All 21 camps near Saratoga, WY
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Platte River-Foote PAA Campground | 4.2 | Free | Jack Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Old Haymaker Place | Open |
| North Platte River-Pick Bridge PAA Campground | 7.0 | Free | North Platte River (river) | 0.4 mi to Old Haymaker Place | Open |
| Pennock Mountain WHMA — Camping Area #3 | 7.8 | Free | — | 6.7 mi to Oberg Ranch | Open |
| Pennock Mountain WHMA Campground | 8.5 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Oberg Ranch | Open |
| Pennock Mountain WHMA — Camping Area | 8.5 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Oberg Ranch | Open |
| North Platte River-Sanger PAA Campground #2 | 9.2 | Free | North Platte River (river) | 2.6 mi to Old Haymaker Place | Open |
| North Platte River-Sanger PAA Campground | 9.3 | Free | North Platte River (river) | 2.8 mi to Old McKeal Place | Open |
| North Platte River-Treasure Island PAA — Designated Camping Area | 9.5 | Free | Cow Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to Riverside | Open |
| North Platte River-Sanger PAA Campground #4 | 9.9 | Free | North Platte River (river) | 2.3 mi to Old McKeal Place | Open |
| Lincoln Park Campground | 16 | Unpriced | North Brush Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Tenmile | — |
| Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment) | 17 | Free | Encampment River (river) | 0.2 mi to Encampment | — |
| Bennett Peak Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Corral Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Ryan Park | — |
| South Brush Creek | 18 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Ryan Park | — |
| Corral Creek Recreation Site | 18 | Free | Corral Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Ryan Park | — |
| Ryan Park | 19 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Ryan Park | — |
| Bottle Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Encampment | — |
| Jack Creek | 20 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Encampment | — |
| Encampment River Canyon | 20 | Free | — | 3.4 mi to Encampment | — |
| Bow River | 23 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Arlington | — |
| French Creek | 23 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Ryan Park | — |
| Haskins Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Encampment | — |
Who manages the camps near Saratoga, WY
Who manages them: 9 on Wyoming Game & Fish Commission; 8 on the Forest Service; 3 on the BLM; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
- Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest — 8 camps: 7 fee, 1 unpriced
- Wyoming Game & Fish Commission — 6 camps: 6 free
- Pennock Mountain WHMA — 3 camps: 3 free
- Rawlins Field Office — 3 camps: 2 free, 1 unpriced
- Municipal — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 9 of the 21: 9 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 Saratoga, WY
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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 Saratoga, 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.