Encampment River Campground

About

Encampment River Campground is a small, primitive Bureau of Land Management campground situated along the scenic Encampment River in southern Wyoming. The campground offers 8 individual campsites, each equipped with a picnic table, fire ring or grill, sandy tent pad, and parking space. A vault toilet serves the campground, and a foot trail provides hiking access along the river corridor. The riparian setting features cottonwoods, willows, juniper, wild rose, grasses, and sagebrush. Wildlife in the area includes bald eagles, bighorn sheep, pronghorn, mule deer, grouse, and rattlesnakes. The Encampment River provides excellent fishing opportunities with abundant rainbow and brown trout, and the river is popular for floating. This is a primitive campground with no potable water, so visitors must bring their own drinking water and firewood. The access road (BLM Road 3407) can become impassable when muddy due to its steepness, so check conditions before visiting during wet weather. Horses are not permitted in the campground. No pull-through sites are available.

Directions

From I-80, go south on WY-130 approximately 39 miles to Encampment. Follow the highway through town where it becomes WY-70. About 1/4 mile past town, turn south on County Road 353 (gravel). Go about 1 mile south and take the left fork onto BLM Road 3407 for another 3/4 mile to the campground. Do not attempt to drive this road when muddy.