Best Tent Camping near Moorcroft, WY

This campground is wonderful. It’s reasonably priced and has a gym, laundry, and showers! We got a tent site. Everyone else staying was very friendly. Bathroom facilities were clean. Laundry was great. Would highly recommend and will definitely be back if I find myself in Gilette again!

We arrived around 4pm and they still had about over 1/2 the sites available. The host was really nice and the park ranger gave us a premium spot on the end of Loop A. It was right in the view of the tower and beautiful to see. The tent site was flat and well maintained. It rained and was super windy but our tent held up fine. Really close to both trails that go around the monument.

This is largest KOA we’ve visited with huge grassy areas for tons of tent camping and spacious RV sites for rigs of all sizes. Views of Devil’s Tower can be seen throughout the park especially from the outdoor theater where they play “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” every night.
TIP: don’t rely on your KOA app or online reservation system. They state “only 1 space left!” in red. I counted 8 empty sites on our row alone. Always call!! We stayed in site #18 which had a long shaded, grassy area to spend lazy afternoons. The sites are level with a combo of gravel and dirt. There’s two bathroom/shower/laundry buildings.
Not sure what’s going on with their pools. Both are closed and one under construction. There’s still plenty to do: two playgrounds, hay rides, putt putt golf and live entertainment in the evenings. Loved our stay.

Devil's Tower can be one of those parks which quickly can have a line just to get in, especially on busy holiday weekends.    I visited on Labor Day and found that the early bird gets the worm when it comes to entry and camping alike.     While there are other camping facilities just outside of the grounds the ability to simply wake up and hit a trail from your campground is something of unique appeal.    

As you enter the park you will wind around the way with spectacular views of the Devil's tower, pass through prairie dog town and then stumble upon the campground just before ascending to the parking area for the tower's popular trails and small information center.     When crowds are large parking in this area is tight, which is why camping inside the parks bounds has even more of an appeal.    I found that the campground had an access trail which allowed you some of the best views of the tower and also the red beds.    

There are two access points, one to the lower area and one to the higher allowing you to completely bypass the majority of the tourism traffic unless you really want to take the paved ADA trail.

Campsite is spacious and has limited number of sites so registration on a busy weekend is best done online.   On a normal day of the week the campground can fill up by noon so keep that in mind if you are wanting to wing it.

Camp offers all the basics of home without showers.    Flushing toilets and running water are centrally located as is potable water.    This makes even camping in a tent feel luxurious as you are nestled under large shade trees with the Devil's Tower right in your backyard view.     Additionally there is abundant cell signal at all points around the park.    

While there is no firewood or a local store located in the park, less than 50 yards from the entrance gate is a general store and restaurant which has everything you need and despite being so close prices are fairly reasonable.   

I greatly enjoyed the area and also the company of the neighboring campers at this location, everyone was generally very friendly!!  I felt like in comparison to other area campgrounds the price was also just right for what was offered at only $20.     

TIPS:  

• Get the Annual Pass for Parks for only $80 and save big if you are visiting more than one park.   There are several within a stones throw of this area you will want to visit including Wind Cave, Jewel Cave and Rushmore.
• Try the Red Beds trail for a unique vantage point which seems completely disjointed from the look of Devil's Tower.   For more information about this I suggest doing a little research beforehand.

What an incredible place! Wyoming is beautiful and you cant beat the area around Devils tower. You can see the tower from all different angles.

This campground does not have electric but has portable water and bathrooms. It is first come first serve and can fit different size rigs. Some people in tents and some in really big RVS.

It is peaceful. Right near Prairie dog land, a stream and there is also a general store a mile away. You just can't beat this view at night!

Nice view by a lake but...

Wyoming state parks seem to be hostile to non residents. It"s cheaper to stay at a regular rv park and you have better amenities.

You can only reserve online. Online resevation fee $8. Fee for electric site $18. Electric fee additional $10.
Non resident fee $12. Plus tax. $2.34. Then the only way to pay online was a credit card so there was a $1.26 convenience fee. Nothing about this was convenient.

Been through Wyoming a few times. First time staying at a Wyoming state park. Possibly the last.

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Do NOT stay here as a tent camper. We stayed in the Pat’s Point Campground section of this park. Tent pads and view are nice. Right on the water for fishing swimming and boating. The issue is this place was slammed full of people with no host or park enforcement of any rules. RVs had generators on hours past the cut off time/start of quiet hours. Large extremely loud groups at multiple sites. Nothing wrong with a party but this was loudness at all hours. Lanterns shining into our tent until midnight. Then we got a 5 AM wake up call of kids screaming and more early generator use. There were roaches of all things in the women’s bathroom but the men’s side was okay. Not sure why pit toilets need genders but they did here. This is a campground for parties and casual family camping. It comes with the typical rude behavior associated with those groups. If you’re a tent camper and you just need a place to stay for the night, you’re probably better off at an RV park than this place. It might even be cheaper given the demand pricing. We have camped coast to coast and we agreed this was in our top 5 worst.

Rolled on in and was really disappointed. We literally are the only ones in a tent. The rest of the people here seem to be long term RVs. It does have any shade. Close to town for those who like that. The bathroom and shower were okay. Felt like a pool bathroom/shower lol. Out tent is right under a light so not much for darkness. Served it purpose. Oh and no fire ring or table.

Last mile of gravel going in to site was pretty rough.  Sign indicated that the road would be impassible if wet/raining.  Site was flat and gravel.  Spot for tents just up the hill.  No fire ring, no picnic table, no hook-ups or garbage.  Dispersed camping / boondocking.  No fee.   Fantastic view of the country-side including Devil's Tower.  Site appeared secluded and unused.  Another vehicle with a tent did join us during the night, but there was room for both of us!

Literally steps away from Devils Tower, could see it through the window in my tent! Highly recommend!

This campground is in town and backs up to a hospital. All the tent sights are about 50' from the parking garage. It was so we'll lit I could have read a book without a flashlight. It was hot but we had to leave our rain fly on just to block the light. When we got up the next morning we realized the ground was covered in ants. LOTS of ants. All over our tent. The pull in sites looked nice, the showers were HOT, clean and free. Check in was easy.

Keyhole is a fantastic, quiet little place to get away. Set in the beautiful Black Hills of Wyoming, it is close to many area attractions. Keyhole provides a great place for anyone who enjoys the outdoors and water sports.

Pretty quiet place, affordable tent prices. No fire pit as far as I could see. There's an office with a nice big table to work at. The wifi is good in the office but outside of it it is pretty spotty.

This is a perfect spot close to the highway if you want easy access and to forget how close you are to getting back on the road. Easy access to spots. There’s something for any tent, RV, travel trailer you wanna bring.

This campground got new owners a few years ago. It looks pretty good now, with recently remodeled bathroom/showers. There is a store and laundry facilities, and a pool. This is an RV Park, but there were some tent spaces. Internet was pretty good. It was a little pricy, but ok for one night.