Miller Lake Dispersed Campground
This small campground no longer provides designated camp sites. It has become a dispersed camping area, meaning amenities are no longer offered. There is fishing access at Miller Lake and fly fishing for trout. 16 day stay limit.
More like this: first-come in Wyoming · tent only in Wyoming
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Forest | Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG |
Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG recreation page ↗
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 41.0696° N, 106.1561° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedBoswell Machine Piles Rx
6 mi from the campground
- PrescribedMountain Campus Du Rx
41 mi from the campground
- PrescribedSalt Cabin Broadcast Rx
43 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 24.1 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Sportsman's Warehouse ↗ | 35.1 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Trails nearby
- 2.5 miHay Park ↗7.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
- 4.3 miMountain Home ↗6.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
Trailheads within three miles
- 1.6 miWood's Creek Trailhead ↗Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
- 2.7 miChimney Park Trailhead ↗Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
- 2.8 miLincoln Gulch Trailhead ↗Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Platte River Wilderness begins about 8.1 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 8.1 miPlatte River Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 24,051 acres
- 12.2 miSavage Run Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 15,284 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.
Other campgrounds nearby
Cabin and lookout rentals nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Jelm-Frank Smith Ranch Historic DistrictHistoric district · Woods Landing · 7.5 mi
- Woods Landing Dance HallBuilding · Woods Landing · 8 mi
- Keystone Work CenterHistoric district · Albany · 8.4 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Miller Lake Dispersed Campground?
No. Miller Lake Dispersed Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Miller Lake Dispersed Campground?
Miller Lake Dispersed Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Miller Lake Dispersed Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Lake Owen (6 mi), Pelton Creek (7.7 mi), and Rob Roy Campground (11.3 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby






