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Topic: Wind River, Wyoming

Posted By: DawgLady
Subject: Wind River, Wyoming
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2017 at 9:08pm

Left Georgia Saturday and now in Wyoming and hoping to stay in Wind River area Friday night. Would love to have recommendations for Free or low cost places that are secluded. Stayed in Roosevelt National Park last night and there were 2 other Pods there 😊.

Thanks in advance to this wonderful group!!

Sara

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Dawg Lady
2016 R-180 "Lizzy"
Georgia

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Posted By: Kokopod
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2017 at 10:27am

Lots of places to stay in that area - New Fork Lake, Green River Lakes, Hoback Canyon, Big Sandy Openings, Louis Lake, Sinks Canyon...depends where you're presently located. Are you in Pinedale or Lander area?

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Posted By: DawgLady
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2017 at 10:36am

We will be entering from Rawlings going toward Riverton. I read that you can just find a spot on National Forest or BLM land and set up camp but sure don't want to try to settle down a few days and be on someone's property. Thanks

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Dawg Lady
2016 R-180 "Lizzy"
Georgia

Posted By: Kokopod
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2017 at 12:39pm

It's true. You can camp on BLM land. If you don't mind going further than Riverton, on to Lander and up toward Farson on Highway 28, Louis Lake is a beautiful area with lots of open land for camping - most not designated campsites but piled rock fire rings already built by former campers in most areas (although there may be a fire ban right now - don't know). Right in the pines. We don't go all the way to the lake - we camp away from it and drive to it. It's one of our favorite places to camp. It's also near a ghost town called South Pass City, the site of an old gold mine and worth seeing. It may be crowded this weekend in the area. There's a Rendezvous in Pinedale.

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Formerly-2013 R-pod 177HRE
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Posted By: DawgLady
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2017 at 1:56pm

We have altered our plans and following your directions. Now headed that way on 28. Hope we can find a good spot to spend several days. Thanks so much.

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Dawg Lady
2016 R-180 "Lizzy"
Georgia

Posted By: Kokopod
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2017 at 1:59pm

Let me know how you like it!! Take a drive to Sinks Canyon while you're camping at Louie Lake. It's a short drive outside of Lander. You can also get to it by going down the dirt road past the lake - long drive but pretty. So much to see and do. If you ever eat away from your campground, Cowfish in Lander is a fabulous restaurant. Happy camping.

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Formerly-2013 R-pod 177HRE
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Love a good road trip

Posted By: codycountry
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2017 at 4:20pm

I recommend you drive over to Atlantic City and have a real old west experience by eating at the Mercantile in this "ghost town". You won't be sorry you made the effort. Cowfish is a pretty yuppie establishment, but has good food.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g2337088-d1829520-Reviews-Atlantic_City_Mercantile-Atlantic_City_Wyoming.html

If you are hauling north down into Lander be advised the grade is long and steep with curves, and you can get going too fast very easily.

Safe travels and enjoy your time in Wyoming.

Posted By: DawgLady
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2017 at 1:03pm

Thanks so much for the tips. We unhooked and have ridden to Sinks Canyon and now at Lander just sight seeing. Everything is so beautiful. We decided to stay a couple of days. We are headed to Tetons next if y'all have advice of free or low cost places to camp.

Sara

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Dawg Lady
2016 R-180 "Lizzy"
Georgia

Posted By: Kokopod
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2017 at 2:52pm

If you go toward Farson on 28 and then head toward Pinedale and on to Jackson and the Tetons on 191, there is a little dirt road about 65 miles past Pinedale that leads to Granite Hot Springs on the right side of the road. It's about 10 miles in but a beautiful natural hot spring like no other. There's camping back here. The closer you get to Jackson less cheap camping but lots of privates like KOA.

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Formerly-2013 R-pod 177HRE
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Love a good road trip

Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2017 at 4:35pm

Originally posted by DawgLady

Thanks so much for the tips. We unhooked and have ridden to Sinks Canyon and now at Lander just sight seeing. Everything is so beautiful. We decided to stay a couple of days. We are headed to Tetons next if y'all have advice of free or low cost places to camp.

Sara

If you have a Natip\onal Parks seniors pass a camp site in the Tetons is 12.50 per day. Wonderful, wooded sites.

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Keith-N-Dar
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Posted By: Kokopod
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2017 at 5:39pm

Only problem with national parks is that this is peak season. Maybe forest service land.

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2017 Jayco Melbourne 24k
2013 Premier 19FBPR
Formerly-2013 R-pod 177HRE
2011 Dodge Durango
Love a good road trip

Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2017 at 6:32pm

Yellowstone is a zoo. The Tetons are largely empty. One of the reasons I prefer that park.

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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers)
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Posted By: codycountry
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2017 at 7:11pm

Folks,

I doubt the Tetons are largely empty right now. Ha. That just doesn't happen around here in the summertime. Maybe up USFS gravel roads, but not in these popular national parks.

I'll bet reservations are now required at most campgrounds, but if you are trying to find a pay campground in GTNP or YNP on a first come basis you need to be there mid morning when people pull out. At Bridge Bay campground in YNP last week there were ten camper trailer vehicles waiting in line to use the dump station so they could head out. So something like an hour wait just to dump the camper and roam on.

I was down that Jackson way last week minus the Rpod, via YNP from Cody, and it was pretty jammed up traffic wise, with lots of campers and trailers. The usual July rush. Jackson was a huge traffic mess, big city traffic not moving, as always this time of year until September.

Granite creek is a good choice should you be going south of the Wind's. And the hot springs are great.

They cost to get in though. Downstream a bit from the commercial operation you can find a great free place to soak.

If going thru Lander/Dubois then once you go over Togwotee pass and get to the bottom of the mountain you will cross the Buffalo fork river after a few miles. On your right following the bridge about a half mile is a nice paved narrow road that goes up Buffalo valley. The same road eventually turns gravel and ends up high, back at the Togwotee mountain lodge up on the highway below the pass. You can pull an Rpod the entire way and make a circle. Kinda bumpy and rough on the dirt road. There are several dispersed camping sites along the Buffalo fork road near the trail heads and in places where you will find pull outs. You will have to check the USFS postings on where you can and cannot camp, but lots of horse people pull in and camp there and take day rides or longer trips from their base camps. Free, beautiful views of the Tetons from some locations. Plus you can watch the horses and outfitters big horse pack strings headed into the wilderness.

Not quite like Stone Mountain GA. country, eh? Or the Blue Ridge. Enjoy Wyo.

Posted By: Kokopod
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2017 at 11:25am

DawgLady, Where are you going once you leave the Tetons and Yellowstone?

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2013 Premier 19FBPR
Formerly-2013 R-pod 177HRE
2011 Dodge Durango
Love a good road trip

Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2017 at 7:24pm

I ws there two weeks ago. Yellowstone campgrounds full. Plenty of camp sites available in all the campgrounds in the Tetons. Therangers spoke with couldn't recall their park full.

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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers)
2011 R-Pod 177
2010 Ford F-150

Posted By: DawgLady
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2017 at 8:20pm

We found a nice spot for 7.00 a night with Senior Pass at Kozy Kampground about 20 miles south of Jackson. Only 8 sites but several empty ones. Right off Hwy 191. Called a few campgrounds in case we couldn't find a boondocking spot and they are 100.00 a night and all filled up. So happy we found this spot and hope it helps others hunting a spot near Jackson.

Thanks everyone,

Sara

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Dawg Lady
2016 R-180 "Lizzy"
Georgia

Posted By: Kokopod
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2017 at 10:21pm

Glad you found a spot. Enjoy the Parks.

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2017 Jayco Melbourne 24k
2013 Premier 19FBPR
Formerly-2013 R-pod 177HRE
2011 Dodge Durango
Love a good road trip

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2017 at 10:24pm

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/btnf/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=71657&actid=29 - https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/btnf/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=71657&actid=29

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