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West Tensleep Lake
West Tensleep Lake Campsite 4
West Tensleep Lake Campsite
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About West Tensleep Lake

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: [email protected]

Available sites

10 total sites

Activities & Attractions

Nearby

Fishing

Fishing

Year-round
Hiking

Hiking

Year-round

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
Water Access

Water Access

  • Lake Access
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

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10 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: WEST RV
Pet Friendly · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 002, Loop: WEST RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 003, Loop: WEST RV
Pet Friendly · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 004, Loop: WEST RV
Pet Friendly · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 005, Loop: WEST RV
Pet Friendly · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 006, Loop: WEST RV
Pet Friendly · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 007, Loop: WEST RV
Pet Friendly · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 008, Loop: WEST RV
Pet Friendly · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺ 009, Loop: WEST Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
🚐 010, Loop: WEST RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In

Reviews

94 reviews

Summary

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West Tensleep Lake is a charming, small campground with only 10 sites, known for its beautiful surroundings and clean facilities. Campers appreciate the quiet atmosphere, respectfulness of fellow visitors, and the helpfulness of the camp host, Deb. However, the reservation system has room for improvement, as some sites remain vacant despite reservations, and certain sites may not be suitable for RVs.

Based on guest feedback

4.4

Overall rating

Based on 94 reviews

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5 stars 69.1% (65)
4 stars 14.9% (14)
3 stars 5.3% (5)
2 stars 3.2% (3)
1 star 7.4% (7)

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Scott H

Verified

August 27, 2020 Stayed at: 007, Loop: WEST

Very nice campground in a beautiful setting near the end of FS 27, which we suspect accounted for how little traffic we heard on the gravel road. In fact, we had a cow elk wander down from the road and through the site.

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Emily H

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August 22, 2020 Stayed at: 002, Loop: WEST

Beautiful campsite within 15 ft of the lake, also near the water pump & not far from outhouse. We had a fabulous time. Highly recommend!

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David S

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August 11, 2020 Stayed at: 004, Loop: WEST

The campground is beautiful! The campground host was unreasonable and rude. He allowed his dog to run free through all the sites and had yelled at my dog that was on a leash. If he is back next year we will not be.

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Brad W

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August 7, 2020 Stayed at: 003, Loop: WEST

Even with the limited amount of campers at this campground, I saw someone clean the bathroom (just toilets, not water) at night and in the morning...very clean. Being that this campsite was near my trailhead, I stopped at this bathroom after I hiked out to change clothes in lieu of using the bathrooms at the trailhead because of its cleanliness (shhh, don't tell anyone).

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Dave C

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August 5, 2020 Stayed at: 005, Loop: WEST

Wonderful campground with excellent non-motorized boating, fishing, and hiking. High altitude makes for cool summer weather and great scenery. It does get some traffic and the roads are dirt which leads to dust. Paving the roads would be wonderful.

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Joanne K

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July 31, 2020 Stayed at: 005, Loop: WEST

Wonderful campsite right above beautiful West Tensleep Lake! Fantastic hikes from the nearby trailhead into the Cloud Peak Wilderness!

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Elizabeth R

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July 19, 2020 Stayed at: 009, Loop: WEST

I had reserved spot 9. It isn’t the greatest spot there, but I am vary familiar with the campground doing service work with the Forest Service for 20 years. Upon arriving, spot 9 was torn town and I was put in the center of the loop next to the restrooms. I left and stayed at lake view. I was upset so I didn’t talk to the camp host.

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DAVID M

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July 19, 2020 Stayed at: 006, Loop: WEST

Very nice small campground. We enjoyed our site. The only problem was that the well was not functioning, so there was no water available. We found out from another camper that there was a well at a nearby trailhead.

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Heidi B

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July 12, 2020 Stayed at: 009, Loop: WEST

What a wonderful place to camp!

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Brianna S

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January 14, 2020 Stayed at: 009, Loop: WEST

You can't beat the views! Great first trip with my young boys and they even got to see a mama moose and her baby!

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Location & Directions for West Tensleep Lake

Forest Road 522, Ten Sleep, WY 82442 United States

Elevation: 2,773 ft

Getting There

From Worland, Wyoming, take U.S. Highway 16 east 49 mi. Take West Tensleep Road (Forest Road 27) seven miles to campground.

Nearest town

Ten Sleep, WY - 25 mi

About 47 min to downtown

Highway access

West Tensleep Lake Campground is accessed via U.S. Highway 16, which is approximately 49 miles from Worland, Wyoming.

Policies & Rules

General

  • The administering organization reserves the right to substitute sites without prior notice
  • Site 9 is a tent-only site with an 18' narrow pull-through parking spur
  • Limited space allows for no more than 1-2 (8x10') tents per site
  • Larger RVs and trailers cannot be accommodated; Boulder Park Campground is recommended for larger units
  • Groups larger than 20 people must camp elsewhere: Willow Park, Hettinger, Ranger Creek Recreation Area or Pine Island offer group camping
  • Two non-towed vehicles allowed per site. The first vehicle is included in the basic fee; the second vehicle will be charged an extra $9.00 fee at the campground
  • Firewood may be purchased from the campground host.
  • Click here for more information on the Bighorn National Forest
  • Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
  • Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).

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Last updated: October 24, 2026

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