Bureau of Land ManagementBureau of Land Management · Wyoming

Chalk Bluffs Campground

Chalk Bluffs has an access road and parking area, vault toilet, eleven overnight camping sites with tent pads, picnic tables, fire rings, RV parking, boat ramp and a parking area large enough for vehi

Sites0all reservable

Elev.5,259ft

Comf.May-Sep5 months

Max rigtents

Electricnonesites

From Casper0h52real road time

The honest read

Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 5,259 ft, Chalk Bluffs Campground has a 5-month comfortable window (May-Sep). Winter nights average around 13°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER

Reads strongest on cool nights and quiet. Softest on quiet.

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

avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul

May-Sep

Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.

95%

Of summer weekend-days are dry.

May 13

Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 6.

61°F

Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS

Casper

33 mi

0h52

Cheyenne

207 mi

3h40

Jackson

304 mi

6h05

By drive time

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.5 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Peaks

Water & Access

Lake / river access

yes

To nearest major road

1.5 mi

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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