Camping keeps surprising me. If camping ‘isn’t really your thing’, it wasn’t mine either. Until I went. I didn’t think I was the wilderness type girl, but I could not have been more wrong. Ironically, the camping experiences I like the most are the ones that are completely out in nature with no facilities around. And we just so happened to find the perfect Wyoming camping spot on our drive through the southern part of the state. The best part? There were WILD HORSES just living their best life on top of the mountain.
That’s right. You can camp near wild horses in Wyoming!
Wyoming is of course known for its national parks because two very popular parks are located here: Grand Teton and Yellowstone. But the problem is that they are kind of out of the way and take some effort to get to if you’re road tripping. And boy, were we road tripping!
Enter Henry:
Henry was our luxury RV that we were relocating across country from Chicago to Vegas. (Yeah, that’s a thing. A thing you HAVE to do. But more on that later.) We named him Henry because he reminded us of a dapper old man. You had to be careful with him and take your time, but the inside was very nice.
This trip was at the tale end of winter going into early spring. We had already come across some snow that made us question taking the northern route across country. We were new RV drivers after all.
Now, I’m aware that most people don’t just visit the southern part of Wyoming. But from I-80, it’s still a good 6 hours north to Yellowstone. And Henry barely got us across the state, so we didn’t want to take our chances going any further north and potentially hitting more snow.
However, if you ARE exploring southern Wyoming–great! I have the perfect Wyoming camping spot for you.
Wyoming Camping Location:
This particular camping spot is located outside of Rock Springs along I-80 (which is the southwest corner of the state). It’s a little town called Green River. There’s only one highway exit and you’ll take the business road (Flaming Gorge Way) right through the town.
You’ll take the first right before getting back on the highway. It’s called Wild Horse Canyon Road or White Mountain Road. It will lead you to a road like this:
The road is gravel and dirt, and there’s a slight incline and a few corners, but even with Henry, we were able to get up just fine. (Taking our time of course.) It’s not a long drive to the top (maybe 5-10 minutes if I recall). When you reach the top, there’s a whole lot of nothing.
BUT there is a pretty great view and the sunset was amazing when we arrived. How pretty is this?!
We also got our first glimpse of the wild horses from afar!
This Wyoming camping spot doesn’t have a name and if you couldn’t tell from the pictures, it is definitely a dispersed camping site.
*If you’re new to camping, dispersed camping means camping outside of a designated area. AKA no facilities, no toilets/showers, no tables, nothing!
Things to know:
The great thing about Henry is that it really didn’t matter where we camped. We didn’t have to worry about how hard the ground was, critters or the weather. If you’re camping in a tent, you may want to consider some of those things. However, I will say my husband and I have camped in some pretty terrible locations and we definitely would have pitched a tent here.
Since it is on top of a little cliff edge, it can get windy. It wasn’t too bad for us, but I hear it can be. And if you go during that awkward time between winter and spring, the temperatures can get really cold. Camping in a tent would be pretty miserable at certain times of the year here.
Because there are no facilities, something else to note is that there aren’t any trees or plants around. Which is kind of important if you’re camping in a tent and don’t have a bathroom. The area is WIDE open so you’ll have to either keep a lookout or get creative with the car or something.
When we went, there wasn’t a soul in sight. So there’s that.
Wyoming Wildlife
We saw some wild horses just as the sun was going down, but they were kind of heading away from us so we didn’t try to track them down (plus we were hungry).
I was hoping they’d still be there in the morning and we didn’t have to drive down the road very far before we saw them!
They let us get pretty close and seemed to be familiar with people. We mostly just photographed them from a distance and watched them walk around.
Afterwards, I learned how to drive Henry for the first time since we were on deserted roads (ha). I also actually got out on the road too and here’s a picture of me driving just to prove it to myself.
I love having experiences like this and this was a pretty awesome place to camp at while driving through Wyoming. If you’re looking for things to do and trails to hike…that sort of thing, you’d be disappointed. This is just a pretty spot in nature to camp at, but how many places can you wake up to wild horses roaming outside? The view and the horses were worth it for us and this was definitely a great place to stop at for the night!
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