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Blucher Creek Campground pit toilets
Bureau of Land ManagementBureau of Land Management · Wyoming

Blucher Creek Campground

The Blucher Creek Campground is 74 miles from Rock Springs and 70 miles from Lander.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.8,560ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Jackson4h39real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 8,560 ft, Blucher Creek Campground has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 13°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
83%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 11
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 21.
51°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Jackson
137 mi
4h39
02
Casper
209 mi
5h19
03
Cheyenne
349 mi
7h17
By drive time
Jackson · 4h39Casper · 5h19Cheyenne · 7h17Camp

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
20
Peaks
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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