West Tensleep Lake
Bighorn National Forest — lakeside, fishing, hiking
Location: WORLAND, WY, WY
Price: From $18.5 per night
Rating: 4.4 out of 5 (78 reviews)
Season: May through October
West Tensleep Lake Campground is located on West Tensleep Lake on the west side of scenic Cloud Peak Skyway, near the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area. The Bighorn National Forest offers a wide variety of activities, including hiking, fishing, scenic driving and a number of historic sites. The administering organization is Rustic Freedom / Gallatin Canyon Campgrounds; e-mail: support@rusticfreedom.comFor facility specific information, please call (307) 431-7446.The campground offers single-family site
Cell coverage (FCC estimate): none signal. Actual signal may vary in remote areas.
Amenities: Fire Rings, Picnic Tables, Vault Toilets, Drinking Water, Dump Station, Fishing
Availability alerts: Set a free cancellation alert at camperwatch.org/campground/west-tensleep-lake to be notified when sites open up.
West Tensleep Lake Campground offers stunning scenery near Cloud Peak Wilderness Area with highly-rated facilities. Google reviews consistently praise it as one of the best campgrounds, with well-maintained vault toilets and beautiful remote location.
Wildlife alert: Moose, North American Porcupine, American Red Squirrel, Yellow-bellied Marmot, American Pika, Western Wood-Pewee, Mallard, Barrow's Goldeneye, Chipping Sparrow
Insider tips for West Tensleep Lake: Book early — this is a federal campground with only 10 sites and high demand Campground is 6-7 miles off main highway on Forest Road 27; worth the drive for isolation and scenery Non-motorized watercraft only on West Tensleep Lake
Skip West Tensleep Lake if: You need RV hookups — no hookups available. You require full facility amenities — vault toilets only. You visit outside May-October — seasonal operations.
Best time to visit West Tensleep Lake: May-October — Campground operating season as listed.
Nearby campgrounds: Island Park Campground (Worland, WY), Sitting Bull (WORLAND, WY), Willow Park (WORLAND, WY), Lakeview Bighorn (WORLAND, WY).
Cell Phone Coverage at West Tensleep Lake
Cell signal at West Tensleep Lake (WORLAND, WY): none overall signal based on FCC broadband data.
Coverage data source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC). Actual signal may vary due to terrain, tree cover, and distance from towers. Camper reports are more reliable than coverage maps in remote areas.
West Tensleep Lake Campground is located on West Tensleep Lake on the west side of scenic Cloud Peak Skyway, near the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area. The Bighorn National Forest offers a wide variety of activities, including hiking, fishing, scenic driving and a number of historic sites. The administering organization is Rustic Freedom / Gallatin Canyon Campgrounds; e-mail: support@rusticfreedom.comFor facility specific information, please call (307) 431-7446.The campground offers single-family sites each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring with grill.
Verified facts
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Insider tips & when to go
CamperWatch intel · hand-curated entryBook early
this is a federal campground with only 10 sites and high demand
Campground is 6-7 miles off main highway on Forest Road 27; worth the drive for isolation and scenery
Non-motorized watercraft only on West Tensleep Lake
Campground operating season as listed
Things to do nearby
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Wildlife nearby
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Getting there →
From Worland, Wyoming, take U.S. Highway 16 east 49 miles. Take West Tensleep Road (Forest Road 27) seven miles to campground.
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- Book on recreation.gov exactly 6 months ahead at 10am ET — Bighorn National Forest fills fast in peak season.
- Check current road conditions at Bighorn National Forest before arrival — seasonal closures common.
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