Looking for the best Pinedale tent camping? You can find tent campsites by type, including drive-in, walk-in, and even hike-in for a backpacking adventure. From remote to easy-to-reach, these Pinedale campsites are perfect for tent campers.
Primitive camping is allowed in the Half Moon area along Pole Creek only.
Primitive camping sites exist along Pole Creek within the WHMA. The area provides access to adjacent U.S. Forest Service lands and little Half Moon Lake where additional recreational opportunities exist.
The trail begins with a small ATV bridge across the creek from a dispersed campsite and parking area just on the west of Greys River, about 46 miles upriver from Alpine, Wyoming. It provides motorized access for 2 miles, then becomes a horse/hiking trail that connects to the Way Trail, or over the top to Sheep Pass. Spring Creek Falls is an attraction.
The North Fork Sheep Creek trail begins from the north side of Sheep Creek Road, FS 10125 and provides access to the 70 mile Wyoming Range National Recreation Trail.
The Blucher Creek Campground is 74 miles from Rock Springs and 70 miles from Lander. It's an ADA accessible site and features a safety structure, accessible picnic tables, fire rings and an accessible vault toilet. Stay limit is 14 days. There are no fees associated with this site.
Trails 3092 and 3093--Little Greys and Pickle Pass--start at the end of Little Greys River Road and lead visitors to the Wyoming Range National Recreation Trail. Trail 3076 brings people to the Deadman Peak Fire Lookout.
The Bailey Creek trail is 9 miles long (one-way), and travels across the watershed divide to scenic Bailey Lake then continues down to the Snake River. Its source to the Snake River is designated as a national Wild and Scenic River. The trailhead for the Bailey Creek trail offers several areas for dispersed camping as well as plenty of parking. Alternatively, access by fording or boating the Snake River from the Elbow is also possible late in the season.
Guide
We had some vehicle issues and needed a place to stay close to Pinedale. The campground was booked for sites with hookups but allowed to stay on the lawn to dry camp and use our generator for the same price as if we were full hook up. Twelve miles away from Pinedale mechanic, but the only place available at the time for what we needed.
Legend
Nice large developed CG on a beautiful lake. Only 6.1 mi from Pinedale on paved road entire way but some potholes along the way. This is the best CG in area for most folks with TTs and RVs (tents not so much), as cg loops are paved and amenities/camp hosts present. 50 sites total, 16 sites are FF, rest can be reserved. $15 nite/$7.50 senior, 14d limit. Water spigots scattered around but no TT/RV dump and no full hookups. Cell signal is dependent on location..closer to lake or more on south end the cell signal is better. Very nice boat ramp area with parking and a dumpster (only one for entire CG). Day use beach at north end of cg is best for kayaks and other non-motorized water craft launches.
Fremont Group Camp area is on the upper gravel rd just outside the main entrance to the regular Fremont CG. Group camp rate is $35 nite but camping is better suited to TT and RVs as the tent spots appear to be very limited.
Guide
16 miles of rough dirt road, I recommend tent camping only. It would be very hard on a RV. I would give 5 stars if road was better. This is one of my favorite places to camp. Clean well kept sites, fishing, hiking trails, and outstanding scenery. This is bear country, be prepared.
Legend
UPDATE: road has been torn up to gravel last 4 mi or so. Intent is to repave it but as of June 20 2024 it was washboard dusty gravel last few miles to top.
Small campground at end of paved road. Only a few sites can handle RVs, total of 8 sites but # 2-5 are large enough for TT or RVs, $12 nite, 14d limit. Vault toilet, but NO water and no trash. No reservations, all sites are FF. Camp host is onsite at the cabin A-frame info bldg. Large area of horse trailer parking and hiking TH parking adjacent. No cell service but short distance down main paved at a viewpoint cell signal seems to connect. 10 miles from Pinedale, this is really just the end of road parking for access to wilderness trails above. CG elevation is 9350 ft.
GuideCampsite is $7/night which isn't bad. Super calm and isolated sites. Tiny camp sites for tent camping. There was enough room for a tent, hammock and chair and nothing else. The rangers were very nice and everyone was friendly. Basically no privacy at these sites but everyone was quiet so it wasn't a big deal. The reason I'm giving the site 3 stars is because of how much traffic there was. I saw approximately 35 cars drive by 12 hours. This is a high traffic area.
Guide
We have tent camped and camped with an RV here. I really like this campground. It is well kept and the hosts are friendly. It is very beautiful with lots of trees. The campsite roads are narrow, a few of the sites are small, good for a tent or small pop up. If you have a large 5th wheel I would recommend a reservation. Our 20' trailer fits in the spots nicely. The boat ramp is easy to access with lots of parking for boat trailers.
Legend
This ski area has developed summer camping options. There is a camping area with several tent cabins, teepees, and 6 RV spots. Also a general tent camping area. Shower house is available to campers or $5 fee if just buying a shower. The 6 RV spots are very tight together and have zero shade (hence the three stars). RV spots with water and electric are $30, $20 no hookups. Tent cabins and teepees $30, bring your own tent $12. There are hiking and Mt biking trails for summer use. However, Fremont CG and Trails End CG are only $12/$6 senior per nite for "dry" RV camping and that is likely why the camping area at white pine was completely empty on a week in July. Too bad as it is a small local operation...but the close proximity to FS CGs is too much.
Legend
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.
Legend
$12 fee. Paid $6 with senior pass. Camped here for a few nights in the middle of September 2024. Camped one night in site #17, then moved the next day to site #13 along the lake. Beautiful wooded campground. Good primitive campground along a beautiful lake. Our site, site#13, backs up to the lake and has a private path to the lake's beach. The campground has a mix of pull-thru and back-in sites. Lots of trees on the campground. Several sites have enough foliage between them to offer privacy. Some sites are large; some are small. I didn't see any sites that offer good tent camping opportunities. Most sites are suitable for camper vans, car camping, RTTs and truck campers. I saw one towable. I don't think this campground can easily accommodate large rigs. There are two clean his/hers vault toilets, stock with tp. I couldn't find water. The campground has gravel/dirt roads and site driveways. Each site has a table, metal firering& bearbox. The forest road accessing the campground is gravel. The campground is well maintained. No hiking trails at the campground. The sandy beach on the lake was nice for a stroll. Also tried fishing, but no luck. No T-Mobile nor AT&T cell service. Would definitely stay here again.
ScoutCrew has worked hard on improvements. Decided to stay for a while. WiFi is good, better than anyplace I’ve ever been. Great restaurant “The Den”! Gas is cheaper than in Pinedale. Propane on site. Convenience store...beer, liquor, deli. The only drawback is the wind gusts (so watch your awning)but that’s Wyoming! Beautiful sunsets, view of mountains!
Guide
Great little campground right outside Pinedale. Big, clean sites with water and trash nearby.
TravelerTHE MID campground at Fremont Lake, just outside of Pinedale, WY. (Green River lakes, New Fork lake, Willow Lake, Fremont lake, Half Moon and Boulder lake::
the 6 larger, glacial cut lakes in Pinedale area, all 7500 to 8000
Elv).
The. Mid Campground and boat launch area at Fremont Lake has about 52 units, although it seems freq. Under modification by the USFS...
Narrow paved, pull thru and back in sites., on hillside not far above the lake. Interspaced water available, but "community" not per site use. toilets under upgrade. Lots of shade in the pines. Boat launching with care at campground, also being improved.
Tables and firepits all sites.
This is a good place to base out of when fishing the Pinedale area, and is fairly close to town for supplies.
FREMONT LAKE is about 9 miles
long, and fishing can be good or spotty for MACS, & BOWS
It is primarily a trolling lake and not much on Bank fishing, Fremont is around 600ft deep and relatively narrow.
Usually FS has large trash disposals at campground exit.
finding a level pull thru almost non e x istant.
Legend
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.
LegendAshley here from The Dyrt! It was great to add this RV park in a perfect location to our platform. "From their park you can explore the lakes and back country of the Wind River Mountains, spend time in Pinedale, make a day trip to Jackson and Teton National Park, or simply relax and enjoy the peaceful setting they offer." Let’s help them out and leave some reviews!
LegendQuiet site in the Pinedale area, so that's a positive. It's also by a creek, so you have fishing and water. This area is used for fishing, hunting, trapping, camping, hiking, and wildlife viewing.
It’s a rough drive in down the last road. I recommend high clearance, 4WD even better. The main road in is improved gravel and easy, but there are hairpin turns on the hill, so I don't recommend long rigs or long 5th wheels. I went in with a regular clearance front wheel drive, but it was dicey.
LegendSmall BLM CG along Green River. 16 sites all pull thru, 21 miles outside of Pinedale WY on main hwy #191. Water spigots around, vault toilets, garbage can at each site, camp host onsite. Only $10/$5 nite senior. Even an RV dump included in camp fee ($5 if not camping). Adjacent picnic area is part of this site. Cell service is great for all carriers (att TMobile, Verizon). Only reason for 4 stars is the total lack of shade and site is exposed to wind and the hwy noise from Hwy 191.
Guide
Gravel access road from the Boukder Wyoming area. Limited number of established sites in the formal campgound loop. Other folks camp near the Boulder Creek trailhead.
Pit toilets, gravel parking, trail map displays. Picnic tables and fire rings. Suited for tents and smaller RVs. Bigger RVs camp near the trailhead parking area.
The two trails up Boukder Creek and to Blueberry Lake go up into the Bridger Wilderness. Bring bear spray and fishing rods.
LegendWe are full-timers in a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow and needed a place to dump, do laundry and take on fresh water after a week of boondocking outside of Rawlins and this place fit the bill nicely. Our dog had been bitten by a rattlesnake while boondocking and had to stay 2 nights at the vet In Rawlins, which made us miss our 2 night reservation here. The owner, Boo, was very understanding and accommodating. She didn’t have any available spaces when we did arrive, but she let us stay in their dry camping area and apply the 2 missed FHU days to cover 4 days in their dry area, which was very level. FHU site 23 opened up and we moved there for 2 more days in early July. The sites all looked very level and are very spacious for a private CG. Ours was almost perfectly level. Some sites were open while others had a few trees. There is a little road noise from US-191, but not excessive. Our sewer receptacle was a little recessed, so I couldn’t get our hose threaded tightly, so I had to weight it down. AT&T coverage decent, ranging from 1-2 Bars of LTE with service up to 5.5 MB/s. We were able to get DISH coverage on all three western satellites at our site. There were 10 OTA channels to be had with our fixed omni antenna.
There isn’t much in Boulder, but Pinedale is just 12 miles away.
GuideIt’s a nice RV and overnight cannot tent spot before you get to Jackson or Yellowstone. Showers and clean bathrooms
Legend
Great dispersed camping area. Appears to be used by a lot of hunters. There is a nice big picnic table at one site and a few spots with campfire rings and meat poles. There are no other amenities. The Greys River is right near camp as well as Spring Creek. The Spring Creek Falls trailhead has a river crossing at the 2 mile mark, sign states it is 5 miles to the falls. I didn’t venture further than that. I stayed at this campground because I was hiking up Wyoming Peak in the morning. Wyoming Peak was a wonderful hike, highly recommend! This summer has had the most amazing wildflowers!
ScoutVery nice little off-ish grid campground in Wyoming. The camp host is super nice and there is water spaced out around the campground. All in all a nice place for only an hour south of Jackson Hole. Verizon At&t and Tmobile all had reception.
LegendNice shady campground with 19 sites, most FF but did see a couple with reserved signs. Vault toilets, tables, fire rings, but no water or trash dumpsters. No cell signal. However an issue is the loop roads are narrow sandy-lumpy one- way and would be risky for a larger TT or RV without some advance recon and a spotter. Most sites are sized for tent/van or truck campers. $12 camp fee /$6.00 senior. 14 day limit. No camp host.
Legend
Dubois/Wind River KOA, Dubois , Wyoming
Dubois , Wyoming is another town on the old west trail. I only stayed overnight after Grand Teton NP but would have stayed longer had my schedule allowed to explore more. It is a little touristy but there is history there if you search it out.
The KOA was a smaller one, back behind a gas station which was convenient. There are cool TP’s that you can rent and the cabins site along the Wind River which makes for some nice scenery when you are chilling at the campground. Don’t look to hard though, across the river is a neighborhood. The road in was a little rough and the gravel needed some maintenance, otherwise it was a well maintained parking lot like so many of the KOA’s are now. The playground equipment looked archaic! I did not use any of the facilities so I have no information on them and there was no dog park. I arrived after close, found my paperwork on the lite kiosk and I left out in the morning before the office opened. For the price I expect more but it seems like the area dictates the quality of the KOA.
Ranger
The best thing about this campground is not even the campground - the scenery, the creek, the hot springs! Of course the campground itself is wonderful, with nice spacious sites and plenty of accessible vault toilets. Being October, the hook-ups were off, although that should be expected late season in Wyoming.
The paid pool stays open until the end of October, we made sure to use it. The hot pools in the creek are also an option.
Be aware the road does close to cars in winter.
Traveler
8 miles down a dirt road in the Bridger Teton Forest was absolutely worth it for these views. The sites were well spaced out, each site had a bear box, and the vault toilets were immaculate. The camp host was extremely knowledgeable about the campsites and was able to recommend ones suitable for my roof top tent and view preferences. Definitely worth it. Dont forget to check out the hot springs both the formal ones and the one by the waterfall!
Legend
Nothing to write home about, the short road in is rocky and almost high clearance. Tables and rings are old and worn out. Pit toilet onsite was clean however. Big open grassy weeds area but spots to pitch tents back in trees. No water or trash. No cell signal. Not on the lake or by the boat ramp as noted in a pic that someone posted here. This group camp is not the same camp as the other New Fork Campground which is on the lake. NOTE: Some of the reviews posted here are incorrect and likely are meant for the other New Fork Campground on the lake close by, or the Narrows Campground at top of the lake
RangerThis campground has it all... on a pretty creek, nice campsites for both tent campers and RVs, very clean bathrooms. No RV hook ups. Less than a mile from the campground, and easily accessible by bicycle, there is a very nice waterfall. Slightly beyond that is a public hot spring that was made into a pool by the CCC in the 1930s. There are changing rooms and a couple of picnic tables, but no concessions. I think that it was $8 to get in. You are outside looking at the mts. while soaking...aahhh.
Pinedale, Wyoming, offers a fantastic backdrop for tent camping enthusiasts, with its stunning landscapes and diverse outdoor activities. Whether you're seeking solitude or adventure, the area has something for everyone.
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