About this campground
The Buffalo Hump Wilderness Study Area (WSA) encompasses 10,300 acres of BLM-administered land with no private or state inholdings. This is a sand dune area of many sand valleys, blowouts, dunes and hills. The northern and western part of the area contains ponds, grass-covered marshes and playas. The southern and eastern part includes active dunes and meadows. This area and the adjacent Sand Dunes WSA are part of the range of the only herd of desert elk in Wyoming. Most of the primitive and unconfined recreation opportunities are found in the eastern and southern portions of the unit including hiking, backpacking, camping, bird watching, wildlife photography, horseback riding and hunting. The outstanding scenic quality of this WSA enhances the recreational values. The moving sand dunes provide for a dynamic viewshed.
Getting there
US Highway 191 north to the 10 mile marker. Turn east onto County 4-17 for 15 miles. Turn west onto the Tri-territory Short Loop Road for 1 mile to the UPRR railroad grade. The railroad grade serves as the boundary for both the Sand Dunes and Buffalo Hump WSAs.
Activities
- HIKING
- HUNTING
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
- PHOTOGRAPHY
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Sand Dunes WSABureau of Land Management5 mi
- Boar's TuskGreater Sand Dunes SRMA7 mi
- Little Sandy CrossingBureau of Land Management12 mi
- Crookston Ranch Cultural SiteGreater Sand Dunes SRMA13 mi
- Continental Divide National ScBureau of Land Management14 mi
- Continental Divide SnowmachineBureau of Land Management14 mi
Explore more Wyoming camping
Buffalo Hump WSA doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Wyoming campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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