Bennett Peak Campground
This is a fee site with 11 campsites, vault toilet, boat ramp, day use parking, and bank fishing accessible to persons with disabilities. Fees at Bennett Peak are $10 per night per campsite. Each campsite has a picnic table, fire ring/grill, sandy tent pad, parking space but no pull-throughs. The elevation is 7,200 feet and an abundance of wildlife including bald eagle, bighorn sheep, pronghorn, wild turkey, mule deer, mountain lion, grouse, rattlesnakes, and rainbow and brown trout can be found. The campground is located on the banks of the North Platte River and enjoyed by hunters and anglers, who find trout in the North Platte River and big game in the nearby Snowy Range.
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Amenities & rules
| Fees | $10 per campsite per night |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Weather by month
Getting there
From I-80, take Wyo 130 and Wyo 230 south aprox 38 miles to Riverside, take Wyo 230 east for 4 miles. Turn left onto County Rd 660 for 12 miles on graveled road to Bennett Peak Rd (BLM Road 3404) and follow it 7 miles to the campground.
| Nearest town | Rawlins, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 41.2707° N, 106.5862° W · Directions ↗ |
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Koyoty Sports & Trophy Room Artistry ↗ | 17.1 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 37.9 mi |
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Explore
Worth a stop
- 12.1 miMeadow Falls Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 12.6 miSilver Lake Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 14.5 mi
Public land it sits in
Savage Run Wilderness begins about 8.6 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 8.6 miSavage Run Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 15,284 acres
- 13.4 miPlatte River Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 24,051 acres
- 14.1 miEncampment River Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 10,208 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Bennett Peak Campground?
No. Bennett Peak Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: How first-come camping works
How much does it cost to camp at Bennett Peak Campground?
$10 per campsite per night
Is there cell service at Bennett Peak Campground?
FCC coverage maps show AT&T 4G LTE at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
What is the nearest town to Bennett Peak Campground?
Rawlins, Wyoming.
Source: Getting there
What if Bennett Peak Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Bennett Creek Campground (0.2 mi, first-come), Corral Creek Campground (0.9 mi, first-come), and Ryan Park (6.2 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby