Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Casper, WY

Very busy Koa with all the amenities anyone could ask for. 4 miles from Casper.

Not very trafficked (2 other campers) during our visit. Most spots are big enough for 2 tents and fairly private. 2 vault toilets right next to 4 of the campgrounds. Each spot has a garbage can. Nice views and some hikes right off the campground, plus if you're heading back toward Casper you can hit Garden Creek Waterfall on your way. Very few bugs late June.

*Note if you are coming from Casper you will be on a pretty rough gravel road for like 8 miles. We made it in a Prius but had to go sub 20mph most of the time.

Noise complaints are common. It is one of just a few campgrounds with facilities in the Casper area, so parties do happen often. My advice, avoid weekends if possible, and go in the Spring and Fall, avoid summer. Less people, less bugs, and just overall much more enjoyable. Bathrooms are always clean and kept up. Sites are great for pull trailers, RVs, and tent-campers equally. Lots of room to run around if you have kids and/or pets. Beartrap Meadow is a beautiful place. Please keep it clean, leave no trace.

What I LIKED: The little dog park and there's also river access, adding a touch of nature's charm to the experience. 

What I DIDN’T like: Mostly everything else… from what I’ve been gathering, they put their long-term stays in worse sites which seems strange? RV sites are extremely small. Whoever was in charge of the website's marketing did a bang-up job, because let me tell you, the reality is a far cry from those picture-perfect images. 

This campground, is nothing more than a flat, uninspiring patch of land that will transform into a mud pit at the first sight of rain. Shade? Forget about it. You'd be luckier finding a needle in a haystack than a sliver of shade here. And good luck tracking down any staff – it's like they've perfected the art of hide and seek. The office "closed" sign is practically a permanent fixture. So, if you're in the middle of a long-term stay and something goes awry– you're pretty much on your own.

Douglas KOA

Home of the Jackalope! Douglas, Wyoming that is. They claim the original “discovery” of the Jackalope and everyone else just followed suit. There is a Jackalope silhouette outside of town on a hill, there are Jackalope lick Nessie’s throughout town and there is a Jackalope Square that has Farmers Market on Saturday’s that has a huge statute of said Jackalope.

The KOA is a larger one and more so like a parking lot then anything else. The staff were awesome! Very friendly and informative. A few things of note, the trash receptacles are placed throughout the campground which is nice. The dog park is a bigger one and there were actually locations for horses.
Not much shade AT ALL, and the wind whip’s through a lot. I was informed though that’s a Wyoming thing anyway. Miniature golf, swimming pool and camp kitchen as expected. The WIFI , I’m sorry to say, sucks and is not private. I’ve noticed in my travels though that NONE of the KOA’s have very good WIFI. I was fortunate and got an end site, near the office/shower (clean w/short shower heads and counters)and I had shade. A few days before I arrived in early September it had already snowed and the temperature had dropped into the 20’s. It was in the 50’s my first day and is a comfortable 75 today with a lite breeze. Douglas has some interesting history and historical sites nearby so it’s worth a visit if your exploring the old west or just driving through. Make sure you keep your gas above 1/2, the highways are a long way between gas stations and the speed limits are usually 70-80 MPH.

U shaped parking lot. Park area with picnic tables in the middle & one side. No fires. Pets ok. Right next to a river. Gas stations nearby. Good water pressure for filling freshwater tank. Free dump station on site. Very noisy & lots of drive-throughs overnight. A couple homeless people hanging out.

The park has full hookups, tables, restrooms, showers, etc.  Very level sights, friendly staff, nice office area and easy check in.  Pet friendly.  The park is nearly all gravel.  Little shade or grass.  It is far enough off the interstate to limit noise.  One of the best features is the Hangar Restaurant across the street.  Great family place to eat, varied menu, full beverage service.

Fee box at the entrance with instructions. Buffaloberry features four overnight sites with tent pads, picnic tables, fire rings, a vault toilet. Stayed at site#1 which was on the river, the other sites are a bit smaller with river views but along the loop road. The river is beautiful. Not much shade and the sun can be hot. 

The 4-mile road in is bumpy. Cell coverage for verizon was okay. Pets are welcome.

Quick note: you have to check in. The The office is right across from campsite, bottom floor of the house.

No cell service but you'll get some driving out of the park.

Gates closed from 8 pm to 8 am.

Pros: Clean Beautiful Free & easy to register Pit toilet, trashcan, picnic table, fire pit Close to highway, but no traffic noise

Cons: Not very private - camp spots close together Can hear shooting No pets

Overall I had a great experience here!

As we traveled up the road toward the park we were able to see tons of antelope and a herd of Buffalo. As we got closer we passed through beautiful formations. We were surprised to see signs that pets were not allowed in the park making it that we weren’t going to be able to camp. We loved the beauty of this park. It would have been amazing to camp by the river and bridge. As we were exploring we found little gnomes and fairies scattered throughout tree stump. So cute. There are number ours areas for kids to play, vault toilets, picnic shelters and benches, and grills. If you are equipped to primitive camping stay here. All I have to say is WOW.

Great spot on Alcova Reservoir about 30 miles south of Casper, WY

This KOA is located in the town of Casper. Sites are plenty long with good full hookups.

Awesome camping on Casper Mountain. 15 minutes to town makes it convenient. The camp sites are always kept up well.

When our tire warning light came on, around 5 PM and 30 miles from our intended destination of Casper WI, we pulled off at the Alcove exit as the Sinclare gas station to see what was going on.  A rupture of the front driver's inboard sidewall was the cause of our tire warning light.  A call to the roadside assistance service our RV rental company told us to use, proved to not be able to send a response vehicle until the next day.  Fortunately, Windy Waters at Eagle Creek was just across the street from the service station.  Julie was very helpful when we called Windy Waters.  She was able to get us a spot for the night while we waited for the roadside assistance the next morning.  Sites are nothing fancy but have all the hookups and plenty of space for vehicles much bigger than the 26' RV we were renting.  Side note:  next morning at 7:30 am received a call that no response vendor had been found.  So we pressed up the 30 psi tire to 74 psi at the service station and made the 30 mile 30 min drive to Casper watching the steady drop to 42 psi on the trip.  If you need tire work in Casper, A-1 Tire worked great for us, like an Indy 500 pit crew they had our spare on in under 15 minutes.  And it turns out Outlaw Mobile RV Repair did have a tech contact us while driving to Casper indicating he was ready to respond to the Alcove location.

We really enjoyed camping at Casper Mountain. We specifically stayed at the Bear Trap campground. You have plenty of room to put your tent and keep it far from your cooking area.

Nice and clean bathrooms, quiet, trails to walk that are easy for everyone, close to Casper but not crowded. FIre rIngs, picnIc tables, and most sItes have room for more than one tent.