Bureau of Land ManagementMuddy Mountain Environmental Education Area · Wyoming

Lodgepole Campground

Nestled under the pine trees of Muddy Mountain, Lodgepole Campground provides 15 camping sites that include level tent pads and fire rings, with a few pull-through sites for large trailers/RVs.

Sites0all reservable

Elev.8,238ft

Comf.Jun-Sep4 months

Max rigtents

Electricnonesites

From Casper0h48real road time

The honest read

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

At 8,238 ft, Lodgepole Campground has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 10°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks.

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

Jun-Sep

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

89%

Of summer weekend-days are dry.

Jun 2

Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 23.

51°F

Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS

Casper

22 mi

0h48

Cheyenne

196 mi

3h35

Jackson

301 mi

6h10

By drive time

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 8.2 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Peaks

Water & Access

To nearest major road

8.2 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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