Best Dispersed Camping near Big Piney, WY

Recent Dispersed Reviews near Big Piney, Wyoming

44 Reviews of 17 Big Piney Campgrounds

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 4, 2021

  Boulder Lake Trail - Trailhead Dispersed Camping

  Free camping and lake access

  This area is noted as the backpacker parking area to access the wilderness trails above Boulder Lake. It is just outside of the developed Boulder Lake CG. However this area is also a popular free dispersed camp area for TTs and RVs as the regular campground is a bit tight for larger TTs and RVs and the loop Rd in the campground is terrible. So folks camp out here on the open flat grassy area, and as a bonus there is a grassy boat launch area good for kayaks and other water craft. No potable water, no toilets, no trash dumpsters, no tables or fire rings. 14d limit and the rangers do come around to check I hear. There is a toilet up the hill at the packstock staging parking area.

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  Sheridan B.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 14, 2020

  Big Sandy Reservoir Rec Area

  Beautiful

  There are many types of camping areas with a variety of ground. This beach area was beautiful. We were greeted with a huge herd of sheep one afternoon. Lots of wildlife. Very windy but it’s Wyoming; about 11am-dusk. Lots of great rockhounding in the area. BLM land; so 14 day limit. Would definitely return.

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  Fred S.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 24, 2024

  Grey's River 10138L Dispersed

  Wonderful Riverside Dispersed Campsite

  Coordinates: 42.78898,-110.68746. Free. Camped here Sept 17, 2024. One of several dispersed campsites along Greys River Road (Forest Road 10138). Large dispersed site, set back from forest road; no concerns with dust coming into the site from passing vehicles. Should comfortably accommodate 3 or 4 rigs. Clean rock fire ring. Mostly level, dirt surface. Easy access from forest road. Open site surrounded by trees. Next to Grey's River; easy access for bank fishing. There is a set of trees that may accommodate hammock camping. Tent camping also possible. Area can get muddy after rain. Solar recharging possible in middle of afternoon. No T-Mobile nor AT&T cell service. Loved this spot.

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 23, 2021

  Warren Bridge Recreation Area Designated Dispersed Camping

  BLM designated dispersed camping

  This BLM recreation area has 12 designated FREE dispersed campsites along the Green River. The sires are off of a good gravel graded BLM road that dead ends at sites 12a-b. Most of these camps have their own vault toilet, tables, fire rings and grass boat launch areas for the drift boat, raft and kayak crowd. However none of them have any cell service but if you get back up to the main BLM road on top there is cell service if you can see the cell towers.

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 23, 2021

  Kelly Park FS Rd #747 Dispersed Camping

  Open dispersed close to fremont

  Open grassy area in Aspen close to paved road. This is at the bottom of the primitive FS road #747 that goes up to Kelly Park meadow, however the road has had new water bars installed so only high clearance vehicles can go up to the higher elevation meadow. The dispersed camping is at the lower end. No marked sites, water or trash and cell signal is dependent on your camp. Dirt two-tract road is ok for TTs and RVs. Pinedale is about 8 mi.

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  Stavros M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 31, 2018

  Salt River Pass

  Incredible Views and TOTAL Privacy

  As I was driving over Salt River Pass I noticed a small dirt road on the side of the highway. Upon checking Google Maps Satellite View, I could see that the road ended in a campsite, so I decided to scout it. The road is HEAVILY rutted, and would be impassible for a regular car, but it was easy to pass in my Sprinter Van. The campsite is STUNNING, in a field of wildflowers, RIGHT near the highway, but totally isolated and private.

  www.welovetoexplore.com

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 6, 2021

  South Boulder Lake Camp Site

  Single BLM camp site

  This is just a single BLM camp site at the end of a dirt road at the Boulder Lake Dam. Table, fire ring and a old stinky vault toilet. No water, no trash and the road in is narrow and.lumpy and I would not haul in a TT or RV. However it does have a nice view looking up Boulder Lake. Note that there is no road across the dam no matter what Google maps says!. Cell signal is marginal.

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  Gavin

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 4, 2024

  Soda Lake WHMA

  Peak Season Pass Through Camping

  Getting to soda lake was very straight forward and easy out of Pinedale. Very well maintained road. Needed a pit stop for the night and to be in close proximity to Jackson Hole for a full day of activities there before continuing on through Yellowstone. Lake/sites are very exposed to weather condition but well established and marked. I opted to continue into forest service land to get out of the wind with tent camping, ended up not far in past the two established spots off of soda lake in the Northeast corner. Perfect secluded spot that was free thanks to Wyomings excellent outdoor recreation opportunities.

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  Marty C.

  Guide

  

  Feb. 10, 2021

  Warren Bridge Recreation Area Designated Dispersed Camping

  Roadside Camp On The Green River

  This nice little Campground is all first come first served. Sits on the banks on the Green River. There is water, pit toilets, fire Rings, lamp post, and water. The only downside to the campground is it is located right along a fairly busy two lane Highway. However after dark the traffic Falls to almost zero.

  The campground is located a dozen miles or so north of Pinedale Wyoming which offers full services. It also provides easy access to the amazing Green River Lakes area. Just across the highway a gravel road parallels the Green River offering about a dozen free riverside campsites. The main road to these is rough but well maintained. However the road to several of the sites are quite narrow and rough and should be scouted if you're pulling a trailer or driving a larger RV.

  There is amazing Wildlife viewing right from the campground. On my last visit I saw mule deer, moose, and Antelope right from my campsite.

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 19, 2024

  Soda Lake Wildlife Area

  Free camping on a lake

  This area is a wide open no shade glacial pothole lake. There are free designated, kind of, campsites around the lake. Couple places to launch a boat and four vault toilets scattered around. No trash dumpsters, no water, but fair to good cell signal depending on your location. Only a few miles outside of Pinedale on nice graded gravel roads. 14 day camping limit is posted.

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  Greg L.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 25, 2021

  Soda Lake WHMA

  Large open lake area, lots of camps

  There is no official Campground at Soda Lake, however there are numerous camps (estimated at least 20 camp sites) with tables and fire rings scattered around the entire lake. This is a WY Game and Fish habitat area. Camping is FREE, and limited to 14 days. Several toilet/restrooms are scattered around the lake also. No shade or trees along Soda Lake. Limited cell signal depending on your location...seems the west shore has better cell signal on Verizon. I posted a screenshot of my own mapping efforts for the camps and restroom locations. Two boat ramps but the better concrete one is on the west shore. Access road is smooth graded with dust abatement...two access point and the north one is best to take advantage of the improved road conditions

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  Mike E.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 11, 2021

  Soda Lake WHMA

  Nice location

  Right around the lake dispersed spots with lots of room between spots. A couple of pit toilets.

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  Renee T.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 7, 2023

  Big Sandy Reservoir

  Camping close Sept 2023

  We dispersed by boat launch. By ourselves on a Wednesday after labor day. Construction at east and west campgrounds. 5g cell T-Mobile. Roads only slightly muddy but after a rain. Yikes.

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  Katherine C.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 8, 2023

  Soda Lake WHMA

  Lake Access & Close to Town

  A couple pit toilets, nice flat spots with a fire ring and picnic tables, and lake access + boat launches. Spots are we’ll dispersed so you’re not too close to your neighbor, but coverage is just sagebrush bushes so privacy is relatively low. Very nice views.

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  Daniel S.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 9, 2017

  Soda Lake WHMA

  Excellent like the other side of lake.

  The drive in was beautiful. Very secluded. Only saw a couple other people camping around the lake. A toilet or 2. Lots of excellent fishing. People out all night fishing. Great for the doggy. No shade for tent only down fall.

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  Jill R.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 15, 2016

  Soda Lake WHMA

  Great open camp sites

  The camp sites were wonderful, right on the lake, however the surrounding vegetation doesn't really offer much privacy. Beautiful huge wild Horses also roam around, but they seemed like gentle giants

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  Dakota H.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 28, 2024

  Fisherman Creek Road

  Easy to find, plenty of spots

  Long dirt road with lots of trails leading to nice spots. The road and most of the campsites are fit for large RVs. Most spots have shade and fire rings. I came in late July and there were lots of motorcycles and ATVs. It was quiet from 7 PM to 7 AM.

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  Tee C.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 11, 2023

  Fisherman Creek Road

  Quiet, hidden meadows

  There were many available campsites and it’s not far from the main road at all. I had a bar of service via Verizon. Really had the place to ourselves. On the way out, there was a herd of cows blocking the road and some cowboys driving them. But it wasn’t a long roadblock.

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  Jeni N.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 28, 2020

  Big Sandy Reservoir Rec Area

  Beautiful sunset

  Seemed like there were plenty of spots for campsites and RVs. The gravel road was well maintained. It was EXTREMELY windy but it had calmed down by the time the sun had began to set. The walk along the water was beautiful and we had found some incredible rocks. The sunset and the stars at night are definitely the worth the visit.

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  Witek C.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 13, 2023

  Fisherman Creek Road

  Peaceful and quiet

  Found a large spot about a mile up the road, on the left side. The road was pretty good, even for our overloaded car and rented trailer. The spot was large enough to turn around and easily maneuver the trailer. We got there on a Thursday evening at about 8pm. Nobody passed our campsite that whole evening, aside from a deer. The only downside was the crazy amount of mosquitoes. Bring bug spray!

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  Julie W.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 7, 2016

  Soda Lake WHMA

  Great spring camping

  Lots of feathered wildlife, including turkey vultures, eagles, and osprey. The campsites are close to the beach, with nice views of the wind river range.

  I give it only 3 stars because several of the sites have the same RVs parked there for weeks at a time, if not all summer, with no occupants on the weekend, leaving few sites available. It does not seem to have any limits enforced.

  During July, when the weather gets hot, the bugs are very bad. Before visiting read boating regulations carefully.

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  Kurtis M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 9, 2021

  Warren Bridge Recreation Area Designated Dispersed Camping

  Solid!

  We came through on July 4 weekend late at night..so obviously it was brutal finding a free site. I imagine it is an amazing place to stay any other time of day, but our experience was just finding lots of full sites and tricky side roads off the main gravel road to throw up our tent. Would go back and try again!

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  Ray & Terri F.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 19, 2021

  Soda Lake WHMA

  Nice, widely dispersed sites~8 miles north of Pinedale

  We are full-timers and have a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow and had scouted the area before arriving with the RV. The road to Soda Lake, Willow Lake Rd, is hard packed gravel and pretty smooth. The loose gravel and dirt road around Soda Lake is also in pretty good shape. There are many dispersed sites around the lake, but most were taken when we arrived. We found a decent site(42.962406,-109.850254) on the North side of the lake, but the“neighbors” to either side had loose dogs and our dog has had altercations with dogs off leash before. The site was surprisingly level too, almost didn’t need to level at all. Two days later, a nice large site opened up on the other side of the lake(42.965274,-109.840282), near the old boat launch, so we moved there. The nearest neighbors were considerably further away and no loose dogs that we could see. The area around the lake is completely void of trees, so all of the sites are full sun, but there was a good breeze/wind most days. Others have mentioned mosquitos and gnats as an issue, but we had few of either, though there were a few petty flies. There are a number of hiking trails in the surrounding area. We saw a fair bit of wildlife in the area as well; pronghorn, horses, hummingbirds, bald and golden eagles, osprey, hawks, sea gulls, grebes, beavers, a plethora of ground squirrels, and a lot of cows on the hike to Little Soda Lake. The mountains are beautiful and we had some of the most amazing sunsets. AT&T service was poor without a booster, with 0-2 Bars of 3G service, but nearly no data throughput. With our weboost, it got a little better with 3-4 bars of LTE and speeds up to about 0.5 MB/s. T-Mobile service was good with 4 bars of 4G/LTE, but I didn’t check the data rate. We were able to get DISH coverage on all three western satellites at our site. Also, there were no OTA channels to be had with our fixed omni antenna.

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  Carla K.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 3, 2020

  Soda Lake WHMA

  Beautiful scenery

  The lake itself is beautiful and the sites are really large. All have fire rings and some nice large bbqs and there are public restrooms. Great if you are a fisher or have a watercraft. The sunsets were incredible.

  Downfalls: no trees so the wind is brutal! The lake has leeches so no swimming... which was a huge disappointment. Like someone said earlier people leave trailers there for days at a time with no one coming to check so there are quite a few occupied spots with no one in them. We decided to move up to Willow Lake which is a few miles further up in the Bridger-Teton NF where we can swim, more privacy, hiking, and trees to block the wind.

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  Jill R.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 15, 2016

  Soda Lake WHMA

  Wild Horses!!!

  This is definitely a desert area, there is little to no trees, just a ton of sage, but the lake has many opportunities to catch fish, and in the mornings there was a beautiful herd of wild Horses that would come and drink from the lake.

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  David B.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 1, 2016

  Warren Bridge Recreation Area Designated Dispersed Camping

  Warren Bridge

  We stayed there and loved the serenity and the pronghorns. A little crowded but the rec area across the street was great.

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  Julie W.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 7, 2016

  Warren Bridge Recreation Area Designated Dispersed Camping

  Dry camping sites by river.

  This website has Warren Bridge, and Warren Bridge Campground listed with the same location on map. I believe the Warren Bridge Campground refers to the paid camping with hookups. Warren Bridge also has 12 sites along the west side of the Green River, some are multi space sites, which I believe this listing is referring to. No hookups, no fee, first come first serve. No drinking water and no sanitary dump, they are at the paid campground. The sanitary dump at the paid campground is available for a small fee.

  We have camped here several times. The bathrooms are very clean, fishing is outstanding. If this is your first visit and you are hauling a RV examine the entry for site 10, it is very rough. Sites 1 & 2 are small.