Best Tent Camping near Shoshoni, WY

Recent Tent Reviews in Shoshoni

145 Reviews of 3 Shoshoni Campgrounds

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  Fred S.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 21, 2024

  Grave Springs Campground

  Secluded Primitive BLM Campground

  Free. Camped here one night in early September 2024. Except for the views, there is nothing remarkable about this primitive BLM campground. This is a good overnight stopover for those driving on the beautiful South Bighorn/Red Wall Back Country Byway. It appears that the campsites have not seen maintenance in a while. The his/hers vault toilet was okay and supplied. I did not see any trash receptacles; cleaned up the mess left behind by previous campers. No cell service in this remote region. There are no established hiking trails, although one can explore a few of the tracks in the vicinity.  Stayed at the site just past the vault toilets. Dirt surface; can get muddy. Not exactly level but close enough for my campervan. Unless you area hunter, I don't consider this to be a destination. However, the journey along the byway makes it worth while to camp here. The byway was in great shape; no issues for my AWD van.

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  CarrieIsWhere? P.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 18, 2024

  Gebo Road - Thermopolis

  Remote, Historical, a little eerie!

  We camped here in early October. The skeletal remains of the buildings were on private property, however the roads and such were on BLM land so we parked right across from the buildings and set up the Truck Camper. There’s a plaque that explains the history of the town up the road from the buildings, and just beyond that a ways is the cemetery. It was sad to see all the graves as they were children and infants who died from the Spanish Flu or Diptheria. One gentleman we ran in to said the town wasn’t merely bulldozed but also buried! We had fun walking around and camping there for the night. There were no sounds! It was VERY quiet! No birds, crickets, insects, or wildlife. Just the gentle breeze, and one lone coyote at about 2 am.

  There are no toilets or water, so prepare accordingly.

  There was also a burn ban in effect so we used our portable camping stove. Make sure to check burn bans before you camp! We had so much fun, and hope other people visit too. Please be respectful of this historical relic so it can be around for as long as it can! Don’t damage your History!

  Definitely recommend 4 wheel drive to traverse this area. The roads are rocky, rutted, and worn down!

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  Julie M.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 13, 2024

  Tough Creek Campground

  Loved it

  Beautiful spot by the lake. Large sites well away from neighbours. We visited after the end of the season and just paid on entry.

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  Amy A.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 18, 2024

  The Crippled Spider Campground

  Crippled Spider Ranch - A Hidden Wyoming Gem!

  We recently stayed at Crippled Spider Ranch, and it exceeded all my expectations. Nestled in the beautiful landscape near Thermopolis, Wyoming, this ranch offers a truly unique camping experience that caters to adventurers, families, and solo travelers alike.

  Campsites & Amenities: The ranch has 71 spacious spots, including full and partial hookups for RVs, and plenty of space for dry camping. The sites are well-maintained, and the full hookups provide everything you need for a comfortable stay. For those looking for an extended stay, they even offer 15% off for bookings over 7 days!

  Activities & Attractions: One of the best parts of Crippled Spider Ranch is the variety of activities on-site and nearby. There’s something for everyone—whether it’s hiking on the BLM land that borders the property, petting zoo visits for the kids, or even learning to ranch and milk cows! The property is also a great base for rock hounding and exploring Wyoming’s natural beauty. You can even hunt (seasonal) or target shoot, making it perfect for outdoor enthusiasts.

  For those interested in history, the ranch is near the historic Oregon Trail, and there are great opportunities for treasure hunters like metal detecting and exploring old ghost towns.

  Staff & Hospitality: The hospitality here is second to none! The staff are friendly, welcoming, and go above and beyond to make sure your stay is enjoyable. You’ll feel like family from the moment you arrive. They even offer fresh, free-range eggs from their chickens and have a fun “catch-and-cook” option if you’re into farm-to-table experiences.

  Sustainability & Eco-Friendly Focus: Crippled Spider Ranch also takes pride in its sustainable practices, from responsible livestock management to preserving the surrounding wilderness. This ranch is a great choice for eco-conscious travelers who want to enjoy nature responsibly.

  Overall Experience: Crippled Spider Ranch is the perfect blend of adventure, relaxation, and Wyoming charm. Whether you’re a family looking for a weekend getaway or a solo adventurer seeking peace and quiet in the great outdoors, this place is a must-visit. I’ll definitely be back for more!

  Tip: Be sure to book early for special events, and don’t forget to check out the nearby mineral hot springs in Thermopolis!

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  Bill R.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 18, 2024

  Upper Wind River Campground — Boysen State Park

  Convenient for 1 night if you're traveling or fishing, otherwise no.

  Booked what looked like a decent site by the river and found it to be unusable when we arrived. I was considering just occupying a different site since the place was nearly empty. Thankfully a sheriff's vehicle was driving thru (which I mistook for a park ranger). He told me he'd try to help us get a different spot by calling the park office but on realizing that he had no cell service, he volunteered to drive to the office to see what he could get done for us. He returned after a short while with instructions for us to camp in an empty pull-through spot. We were very thankful for his help.

  The good-

  Beautiful canyon!!

  Shade from big cottonwoods (it was 97 degrees!)

  Some sites well spaced

  Vault toilet was clean and supplied

  There's good fishing there for big trout but unfortunately I was fishing this time around

  The bad-

  No cell or WIFI

  A lot of strangely laid out sites, some ridiculously close to one another and unlevel 

  Sprinklers in some areas that sprinkle your site, tent or whatever's exposed

  Highway noise is bad - in a canyon sound bounces off the walls, many trucks on the road with much use of jake brakes and to top it all off, the occasional 2AM freight train rolling by on the other side of the river

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  Angelika

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 15, 2024

  Tough Creek Campground — Boysen State Park

  Nice and clean spot by the lake

  Stayed right at the lake for one night with my small RV. No hookups, but ok if self contained. Campspots are spread apart enough that running generators from other campers ( it was a hot day) weren’t to noisy.

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  Matthew Z.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 16, 2024

  Lander City Park

  Beautiful city park

  Great free camp site. You’re allowed to stay up to 3 days at a time and have toilets right next to the site. Super close to the city and wild iris climbing area

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  Beverly M.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 13, 2024

  Sleeping Bear RV Park & Campground

  Very nice

  Good WiFi, very clean and well-kept up campground. You can tell they take pride in the campground.

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  Marie G.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 7, 2024

  The Crippled Spider Campground

  No toilets but solid tent spot

  Friendly owner, water, no restrooms.

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  Liza T.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 5, 2024

  Wind River RV Park

  Simple Overnight Spot

  Tucked back in a quiet neighborhood. Friendly, helpful office manager. Bathrooms were big, modern, and clean with separate shower rooms. 50 cents for 5 minutes per shower with plenty of hot water. Sites were level & easy to get into. Nothing fancy - just a good overnight spot.

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  Anthony M.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 18, 2024

  Bull Lake

  Good fishing... Watch out for

  The fishing is great up there. Just make sure u have your rez pass, cuz they'll hassle you about it when they're drunk and in a pack...

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  terri E.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 26, 2023

  Sleeping Bear RV Park & Campground

  Sleeping Bear is full service and then some!

  This campground has friendly and accomodating staff, nice bathrooms, laundry facilities, small camp store, water and sewer hookups, a small dog park and a splash pad to cool off! Spaces are all very level and a viriety of options including back in and pull thru and they can handle larger RVs as well. The owner/manager even gave us some local fishing tips and recommended a great place to have lunch in town. This is without a doubt the best campground in Lander and probably for miles around!

  The town of Lander seems to have a little of everything in a friendly small town atmosphere.  I'll be back, maybe even move here someday!

  Terri E.

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  MarySusan C.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 20, 2023

  Lander City Park

  Great stopover

  We staying in Lander city park with many other travelers. The parking lot is large enough to maneuver a large rig. Nice walk to downtown.

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  Gail S.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 1, 2023

  Fountain of Youth RV Park

  Fountain of Youth

  Great soaking pool with extended hours. Camp host Willy was great. It is next to the highway and train tracks but that didn’t bother us because the pool was so enjoyable. Meet some great fellow campers there that come back every year. The town of Thermopolis is fun also.

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  Larry F.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 15, 2023

  Brannon Campground — Boysen State Park

  Boondocking for a fee

  Basic sites, both drive through and back in, as well as several tent sites. Each site has picnic table and fire pit. Essentially just boondocking for $32.25 a night. Pay station takes credit cards. On the plus side, it is next to a lake and the surrounding scenery (sagebrush country) is nice, like many BLM areas. Good Verizon connectivity.

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  Melanie A.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 14, 2023

  Wyoming Gardens RV Park

  Overnight Only

  We stayed here 3 nights in our RV and rented a cabin RV for family. I will start with the rental RV. It is pretty run down with no heat, hot water for a two minute shower and a wobbly toilet. Definitely disappointing fir $85 a night. While the showers and restrooms are dated they were clean and worked well. At one point the manager was going to have a very large bus RV with slide outs next to us which would have blocked our table and grassy area. The manager said we could just sit in the front of our camp. Well after a bit of discussion he moved them to a larger slot. We were not bothered by the road noise. There are a few full time residents who were very nice. I would recommend Eagle RV down the road if you can otherwise this is good for a quick stop.

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  Gary

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 11, 2023

  Sleeping Bear RV Park & Campground

  Nice facility

  Is a rather small but clean and tidy facility. Tent sites are small but fairly level. Liked that they had individual bathrooms. Didn't like the proximity of the park to the highway which made it somewhat noisy in the early evening. Is very close to town of Lander

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  Grace D.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 2, 2023

  Gebo Road - Thermopolis

  Remote dispersed camping

  Was the only person there when I stayed on a Sunday night. Rough road to get out there, but my Rav4 with no 4WD made it. Will be on your right with some wooden posts around the gravel area. Felt very remote which made me a little nervous as a solo female traveler, but would be a great spot with others or as a confident solo camper.

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  Jere L.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 24, 2023

  Fountain of Youth RV Park

  Fountain of Youth RV PARK

  If you want Cleanliness, organization of the camp, functionality of facilities, availability of staff, provisions for toilet facilities, upkeep of grounds THEN THIS IS NOT THE PLACE THAT YOU WANT TO SPEND YOUR MONEY. THE TOILETS WERE FILTHY , THERE WAS NO TOILET PAPER, THE TOILET LEAKED AT ITS BASE AFTER FLUSHING, THE GROUNDS WERE UNKEPT, OF THE FOUR LAUNDROMAT NONE FUNCTIONED . TWO OF THE FOUR SHOWERS AVAILABLE WERE IN OPERABLE, AND THE OTHERS WERE FILTHY. I had booked for two nights, but I went to the office at 10 AM and no one was there. I came back later in the afternoon and requested a cancellation of the second night, and I explained why I was leaving. I do give them credit for giving me a refund. 

  It is unfortunate that this park is in such a state of disarray as its location and pool facilities made for a an attractive setting. Due to the overall filthiness of the facilities, I did not bother to swim in the two pools that were there. I could not recommend this facility for Camping.

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  Veronica D.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 15, 2023

  Sleeping Bear RV Park & Campground

  Awesome

  We arrived super late at 10pm. And they have maps in the front office where you can see availability. The place is very cozy and clean. It has a great view and a little stream of water, dog area, playground, and store. It's 3 minutes from the town where you have plenty of restaurants.

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  Marion S.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 30, 2023

  Sawmill Campground — Sinks Canyon State Park

  Nice location, more expansive for non-locals

  Reservation is mandatory in summer. Spot 25, 26, 27 and 28 are directly next to the playground. Waterpump available, non-flush-toilets, no running water. Every space has a parking spot, tent spot, fire ring and picnic table. Costs: $28 for a night as non-resident

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  Kristi D.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 21, 2023

  Sinks Campground — Sinks Canyon State Park

  Obsessed with this park!

  Nothing bad with to say about this place. Highly recommend staying here.

  We had a spot that backs up to river and you could hear the sounds the entire night = heaven. We even had a little trail that goes down to your own little spring.

  Everyone was super friendly and though no showers and fancy bathrooms, everything was clean.

  We hiked in the morning and the views were to die for and the trail was a nice way to get heart pumping!!! Dogs allowed on trails and they have bags for you to clean up after them I highly recommend and we will be back!!!

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  Linda M.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 14, 2023

  Upper Wind River Campground — Boysen State Park

  too many signs!

  I had reserved site 54 through recreation.gov but at the time I thought it odd the site would not let me put in my rig size.  So I just went with it.  Mistake.  My 30 footer wouldn't begin to fit since the pull off the road is shared between 54 and 55.  I've never seen a CG where a pull through is split into 2-3 'sites'.  So I drove around the park (which was mostly empty) and in spite of the giant signs screaming RESERVATIONS REQUIRED MAY 1-SEPT 30, I parked in very large site 71 which had midday sun for my solar and some shade in the late afternoon.  Did the kiosk sign in thing and no one has bothered to check me out.  The signage here is ridiculous, even in the bathrooms - lists of fines for everything!  I guess they've had to put up with stupid, rude and inconsiderate people.  Sad.  No dump station (there's one at park HQ down the road south) but there are several water hydrants through the park.  Mosquitoes were quite annoying along with a plethora of nonbiting flying critters my dogs enjoyed hunting.  The Wind River runs along the park with a railroad on the other side.  The 2x trains a day were NOT that loud and were gone in about 3 minutes.  Road noise from the highway is moderate but most city folk won't notice it.  Fishing isn't much fun because the river bank is steep with only 3-4 sets of stairs to the water.  The birds, however, are numerous and very happy to be here.  Had a momma turkey and 8 fledglings walk up to and under my trailer!   I would stay here again but at a cooler time of year.  The frequent breezes ameliorated the heat to a survivable level.  No T Mobile here at all.

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  Robert T.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 9, 2023

  Bull Lake

  Reservation Pass Required

  Be aware, you MUST have a reservation pass to camp here. I was told that you can get into serious trouble if you don’t have one. Enquire at Lander or Dubois about getting a pass

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  Jimmy G.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 1, 2023

  Eagle RV Park

  Eagle Rv Campground

  The owners go out of their way to make your stay as nice as possible. I was requested by my Dr. to get a chest xray and needed add an additional day to my stay, the staff did everything possible to make this happen. I can't thank them enough to make my stay here great.

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  samuel P.

  Guide

  

  Mar. 16, 2023

  Fountain of Youth RV Park

  Great place to relax for a couple days

  We went in the winter so traffic was super low. Mostly just us at the park so we got the 2 giant hot spring pools to ourselves. Soak in mineral rich waters up to 110 degrees in some areas. Full hookups, but no water in the winter due to frozen lines.

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  Daisee Mae S.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 29, 2022

  North Fork Campground

  Cheap Views

  This is a fairly cheap place to stay for a night.

  The mornings are amazing as the sun hits the mountain just spectacularly.

  Firewood is free and the showers cost around $5

  This is one of many places you can stay on this road but just a few miles west to toward Yellowstone is an indian reservation. Not too many places to stop there.

  There is a dump station and some spots have just electric or just water. I think the spots with both may cost more. but it’s $10 a night for just one without the other. Tent sites are the same.

  I would have liked to stay more than one night so we could have experienced more of this beautiful area!

  We are all about primitive camping but this one was a must see.