BLM · South Bighorn/Red Wall Back Country Byway · Casper, WY

Grave Springs Campground

Visitors to the Grave Springs Campground can camp, hunt, picnic, and it offers excellent small stream fishing and wildlife viewing. The site has twelve camping sites with RV parking and tent pads, two camping sites for tents only with parking and tent pads, vault toilet, tables and fire rings. The site is ADA accessible. There are no fees associate with this campground; nor is water available at this campground.

First-come, first-servedFree

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Grave Springs campsite
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Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Grave Springs Campground10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.59 inches of precipitation, 10.2 inches of snowFebruary: 0.73 inches of precipitation, 10.5 inches of snowMarch: 1.12 inches of precipitation, 9.4 inches of snowApril: 1.70 inches of precipitation, 6.4 inches of snowMay: 2.31 inches of precipitation, 0.9 inches of snowJune: 1.45 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.97 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.76 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.25 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowOctober: 1.45 inches of precipitation, 5.2 inches of snowNovember: 0.83 inches of precipitation, 8.6 inches of snowDecember: 0.81 inches of precipitation, 11.2 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 17.4°F averageFebruary: 20.9°F averageMarch: 32.9°F averageApril: 41.1°F averageMay: 50.9°F averageJune: 61.0°F averageJuly: 69.0°F averageAugust: 66.3°F averageSeptember: 55.4°F averageOctober: 42.4°F averageNovember: 29.5°F averageDecember: 18.6°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Tensleep 16Sse, 25 miles from the campground at 4,680 feet, station USC00488858 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 14 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 63 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

From Arminto, take the South Bighorn/Red Wall Back Country Byway north for 13.5 miles ot Bighorn Mountain road. Turn left and go 12 miles north to the campground on the left.

Nearest townCasper, Wyoming
Coordinates43.4615° N, 107.2279° W · Directions ↗

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Grave Springs Campground?

No. Grave Springs 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 Grave Springs Campground?

Nothing. Grave Springs Campground is listed as free.

What is the nearest town to Grave Springs Campground?

Casper, Wyoming.

Source: Getting there

What if Grave Springs Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Buffalo Creek Campground (1.6 mi, first-come), Middle Fork Of The Powder River Campground (9.1 mi, first-come), and Outlaw Cave Campground (16.6 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby