Vedauwoo Campground

Great rock formations, lots of climbers around. Very peaceful beautiful campground. Some highway noise but minimal.

Got here after 11pm on a Wednesday night and found only 1 free spot. The place was packed. The sites we saw were fairly spread out. Awesome rock formations all around with trails throughout the area. We were there for only one night, but wish we could have stayed longer to explore.

Beautiful campsite. Have had a hard time securing a site during peak season. Was able to find many sites available in late September. Enjoyed hiking and biking.

We found this campground by accident, but so glad we did. I can not believe how beautiful it is. The rock formations surrounding it are amazing & there are endless opportunities for hiking. The camping spots are very nice, a little small, but they do offer larger sites for rv's & 5'rs. Easy access right off I-80, the drive in is paved. Plenty of first come sites providing you get there early.

This campground is not far off the beaten path and you can hear highway noise but far enough off that we felt like we were camping! The site was very windy that evening but surrounding rock formations help block the wind some. Felt lucky to find a cool spot when passing through.

We did not stayed in this park but we enjoyed it a lot great hikes a lot of rock climbing sightseeing my kids loved it

The campsite is right off highway 80. We didn’t think the noise was very bothersome at all. Most campsites pretty spread apart, with a few closer together. We had campsite #15 and it was of the more private campsites in the place. Site #16 is more of a walk in site, but is in my opinion, the coolest in the place. Site #16 is hard to find, you have to keep going back between sites 17 and 15 to find it. Cost is $10/night. Potable water pump (although water is a little discolored) and toilets. The bathrooms were overrun with flies. You cannot get firewood here so bring it with you. There’s an overflow parking area at the pay booth. All sites looked like they had room for at least 2 cars, and some (like sites #15-17) had room for more. We got there at 9:00 AM on Friday and there were tons of spots. There were still spots open at 4:00 PM too. As a lot of people mentioned, it’s pretty windy so you need to pay attention to fire bans and red flag warnings.

We got there on a Tuesday around 3:00. There was one spot in the campground proper, but dang it was so windy and there was no buffer from the wind which is likely why it was still available. We didn’t stay. We drove through the extra land spots. It was super rough terrain and they were all occupied as far as we could see. This was a beautiful spot and I am glad we stopped to check it out. Wish we could have stayed. There was a state park about 10 miles West of there we drove past. But we were heading East, so grabbed a hotel instead.

Nice camping ground around the bouldering rocks just outside of Laramie. Spots aren’t too close to another, campground looks well maintained. Really nice place, only downside is the interstate noise in the background

Two loops with around 15 sites each. Camp sites are at the base of giant boulders with trails to turtle rock or other picnic sites. Gorgeous!

Nice clean campground. Kid friendly. Dog friendly. Only reason for 4 stars is the highway noise from I80.

Vedauwoo is easily accessible off I80. Many sites to choose from of all different sizes. But the best thing about this campground are the opportunities! Amazing rock formations, hiking, rock climbing for all skill levels. We came in on a early Sunday evening & had plenty of options. We will be staying here again!!

Legit spot if you are into climbing or not! Campsites are very spacious; at least the back in site that we had. Had a moose run through camp. Was a bit chilly and water wasn’t on yet, but I won’t mark it down for that. Would absolutely recommend.

This review is for the abundant dispersed camping, not the two official camping loops.

I love this place. With an asterisk. This seven mile dirt road is filled with sprouts of other dirt roads that is stunningly beautiful and fairly quiet. Beautiful spots to camp and you can tuck yourself away behind a rock formation and far from your neighbors. 

Great rock formations for climbing, mountain biking, abundant Aspen trees for your hammock and right on the edge of Curt Gowdy State Park, which has a broad network of wonderfully maintained mountain bike and hiking trails and plenty of motorized and non motorized water sports. Showers and flush toilet bathrooms and a camp store can be found in here in non-COVID days. 

The animal life is great too. We've had moose and pronghorn deer right at our campsite. And that gets me to…the asterisks. Not only are moose around, but so are mice. In 2 of my 7 visits here we have taken on mice. The last time it was a lot of mice. I mean a lot of mice. I now carry mouse traps with me because of this place. We had tens of mice inside our camper for two days straight. Eating our food and gnawing on wood. Ended up bringing some of them home with us too. The cat got 3. I trapped another 5. Our garbage can was like a Civil War photograph for mice. Also, this place has become popular and can get a little overrun on the weekends with people running generators, shooting shotguns and running around on OHVs. Hard to be more annoying. Last, Wyoming is synonymous with wind. So be prepared for that possibility.

Leave no trace (and run no generators)

This is a great stopover on the way to something. I say stopover because you can hear the traffic of I80 from the campsite at all hours of the night. Major road for truckers. It’s far enough away that most sleepers can tune it out. But if your a light sleeper like me, it will periodically wake you up. I’m sure if you got a campsite situated further back, it wouldn’t be as much of an issue though. You’ll still hear it, but probably not at loud as our campsite. The rocks are awesome though! Great if you love bouldering! We spent one night here as a stopover on the way to Green River Lakes and decided to spend the morning climbing. Day well spent! There was an owl that hung out with us at our campsite too! A local said there was a secret waterfall in this cave like formation that wasn’t too far away, but we didn’t have enough time to explore that. So I would ask around about it if you have the time to go looking.

but when I stayed for one night in early Oct. on a cross country trip the wind was gusting at 40 to 60 mph, it was very cold and water was shut off. The sites were large, wooded and clean all with tables and fire rings. There were flush toilet facilities in each area and trash dumpsters. It was the first high elevation coming out of Nebraska and it left me breathless as in gasping for air. I think there were several good hiking opportunities, but left for another time.

Such an amazing hidden gem! There are plenty of dispersed camping spots. Great views, cool rock formations will definitely be coming back! Great for star gazing was lucky enough to see the neowise comet perfectly ❤️

This place is amazing. I stopped in for a quick overnight and wish i could have spent more time exploring. I was here the beginning of September and there were very few people camping but the site i found had plenty of space. I don't require much while camping so i can't speak to the tune of restrooms or water.. Definitely a spot I will return when i have more time..

Checked in about 8:30pm on weekday for car/tent camping.  Got last spot on upper tent loop (FC/FS-self serve).   Upper tent loop also has some RV spots. It seems like a very popular spot for XC RV drivers. The upper loop was very quiet, both the people and the area, and far enough from Interstate that Hwy noise was not an issue. The only problems were the wind(strong in am), and the lack of running water. Vault toilets were clean enough. The faucets near toilets did not work. The only available water was from the green well pump, and it had noticeable color to it. I used it for cooking and cleaning, but not drinking. Great trails! We did a nice 3.5 mile loop around Turtle Rock. It has good and climbing/bouldering, wish I had more time for that. It was cool due to a recent rainfall, and the 8000'ish elevation kept it that way at night. All creeks were dry in late august, and the 3 ponds were nearly so. Very pretty spot that feels more remote than it is. There is a lower tent walk in loop, which is much better sheltered from road noise and wind.  The lower tent loop has vault toilets, but it does not have water as far as I could tell.  Lower tent loop was completely vacant and available, while upper RV/tent area was full.

We travelled to Vedauwoo on a suggestion from friends and were tremendously surprised by the beauty of the area nestled between Cheyenne and Laramie.

We camped on the dispersed area just to the east of the campground in a pleasant spot in the trees and boulders a good distance from the dust of the road. One of the great things about dispersed camping in this area is it affords some distance between campers and gives you a sense of your own space.

August weather in Wyoming is plenty warm during the day and cool in the night and it met our expectations. The fabled Wyoming breeze was actually less than expected. The only drawback was the fire ban in effect due to the wildfires in both Wyoming and nearby Colorado.

We would encourage visitors to explore the various trails as each one we set out on rewarded us with magnificent views and the surprise of a swift creek feeding a number of picture perfect beaver ponds.

This is a great camping area and is close enough to Laramie for any needs. Vedauwoo is well worth a visit. Thank Wyoming!

Best place to start dispersed camping!! Amazing rock formations, hiking and biking trails all over...

CON:

1. BRING YOUR OWN DRINKING WATER AND A LOT! (Well water, but a lot of minerals that you can see with..)
2. It can be warm or cold.. but it is always windy; so windy at times that it feels like your tent all fly away..
3. Close to the highway, so some sites, beware of highway sound and car passing

PRO:

1. Amazing sites, especially for dispersed camping!!
2. Bathroom is basic/ decent. TP but no hand wash station!
3. Location location location!! Can’t wait to do another short camping trip!
4. So much to explore! Do visit Hidden Falls! Round trip about 3 hours with kids and bring plenty of water. Kids will totally enjoy the stream and water fall area!

It’s an awesome place to chill, and explore. Turtle Rock trailhead connects to Vedauwoo campground. Boulders in your campsite. Great for kids, and climbers alike. Loud at night from I-80 and windy. But you can’t move I-80, and it’s Wyoming.

Winds were rough however when no wind it was perfect. Make sure to heavy heavy duty stakes and tie down your tent.

We were driving out to Oregon and decided to stay the night here since it’s not too far off the interstate. The site was fairly secluded and interstate noise was not bad for how close it was. We plan to go again and try some biking and hiking in the area. $5 with national park pass ($10 without). No water.

The dyrt has some old info on their overview page, there are no reservations - it is first come first serve, there is no water hookups, but there are several water spickets that are available when the water quality meets standards for drinking water - sometimes water is not available (check USDA Vadauwoo Camprround site for up to date info).

The sites are a combination of back-in, pull-offs, and walk into tent camping sites. All afford amazing views of the unique rock formations and easy access to hiking, climbing and repelling sites within the area.

Nice spot. Beautiful scenery. Minimal parking though. Most spots are level and paved. Lots of hiking trails

This campground had great facilities and sites, especially for only$10 nightly. If you stay at the loop furthest from the highway, you feel like you’re deeper in wildness because you no longer see or hear the highway traffic. We camped here because it’s so close to the nearby world-class rock climbing. It did get pretty windy during or stay(gusts up to 30mph) but otherwise our stay in mid-August had comfortable temperatures. The bathrooms were pristine. Campsites has ample distance between each other and we had no issues with noisy neighbors.  Plenty of well-behaved dogs - dogs are allowed everywhere as long as they are leashed. Unfortunately the water hookup has been off for a couple seasons, so you need to drive 15 minutes away to get potable water. The scenery is beautiful during the day and night. We plan to stay here again!

Wowsa! Those rock formations are stunning! The campground was great - plenty of campsites and lovely trails to hike. We were even visited by a moose and her calf on our first night! The ranger is very friendly and helpful. The water is shut off for 2019 so be prepared to bring your own. Laramie is just a quick jaunt down I-80 which is nice if you forget anything. My only complaint was the highway noise. It was such a bummer to hear semi trucks and car engines and even the train rather than the peace and quiet you normally experience while camping. Other than that...we loved it!

Great campground with incredible views. They had secluded spots off the road 50' or so and spots right along the road for easy access. Pit toilets only & no electricity but they did have hydrants for water.

This is a great little campground with sites dispersed throughout the area. These are free sites. However when we pulled in after dark it was hard to tell what was day use only and what was available for camping. There was a sign near where we camped that said “authorized overnight parking” and there was also a no camping sign. So We were a little confused. But otherwise it was a great basic site without hookups.