Campsite #1 at West Tensleep Lake Campground, WY

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Campsite #1

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30 ft Back-In
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Campsite #1 Features: Back-In parking, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed

Campsite Reviews (8)

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@StevenC2003509 · Camped on Jul 27, 2024 at Campsite #1
Great semi-remote site. Great setting with lake, trails and streams, Trout fishing was good. The day use people infringe on the campground a bit but that has been going on for years. The area camp host is both friendly and a great caretaker to the area. This without a doubt is a five-star campground in my book, Site #1 is a good site-slopes towards the lake a bit but I had a small camper.
@JenniferB63832 · Camped on Aug 15, 2023 at Campsite #1
Beautiful little campground with the lake and hiking trails right there. Bathrooms were clean which was a pleasant surprise compared to other campgrounds. Friendly camp host.
@DonD4203855 · Camped on Jun 16, 2023 at Campsite #1
exceptional campground host
@EmilyB3587069 · Camped on Aug 28, 2022 at Campsite #1
We stayed at site number 1, pretty private, right by the lake, not super level for a tent but worked fine.
@ThomasH6812009 · Camped on Aug 17, 2022 at Campsite #1
Nice Campground tucked away next to a mountain lake. We spent 5 nights in site 01 and really enjoyed it, and we will come back but not stay as many days in the future. The gravel road is long and fairly rough, but just take it slow and you’ll have no issue.
Some specific notes:
1. Site 2 is by far the best for campers who need max sun for solar panels, and is the best site for larger campers or trailers with slides. It’s pretty wide open. Site 1 has the best “waterfront”, however its next to the entrance and the public launch for kayaks…does lead to some noise and traffic that other sites dont have to deal with, including a consistent parade of UTVs. We had to chase the sun with auxiliary solar panels during the day in order to keep the batteries charged.
2. The lake itself has clear water, but a very muddy bottom - not really a hard pack. Specifically the trails headed north next to the lake’s feeder stream leads to some fantastic isolated spots to relax near a mountain stream. Lots of people used inflatable kayaks or SUPs on the lake and they seemed to work well.
3. The camp “host” was a great lady who is based down the mountain at one of the other campgrounds. Every morning around 8am she would pick up the garbage (you can leave by your site post if you are gone) and has firewood for sale. I would guess this practice is standard every season.
4. Be mindful of the size of your trailer. We had a Black Series HQ19 and its very responsive and easy to maneuver when backing in, and site 1 took a couple of attempts to back in where I wanted it. Really big rigs (over 26’ etc) may have some challenges getting into site 1 due to mature trees on either side of the site entrance.
5. The altitude kicked our butts for the first few days, and I didnt realize its much higher than where we stayed near the Tetons in the past. VERY quiet at night…not used to that.
6. Very clean vault toilets, and well water was great.
@KateS839 · Camped on Jul 29, 2021 at Campsite #1
The campground is lovely. The campsite is a downslope to the lake. Which is nice e for lake access. Our tent flooded from a 15 minute rainstorm due to poor drainage paths. Small camper would have been great, but not the best site for a tent. Also there is heavy traffic with folks putting into the water close to the site. The host was great and kept the bathrooms so clean!!
@RyanV792 · Camped on Jul 25, 2021 at Campsite #1
Fantastic campground with amazing views. Quiet with great hikes close by.
@DaveD687 · Camped on Aug 9, 2020 at Campsite #1
Small campground with easy access to the lake and hiking trails. Even though the host stays at a
different campground we saw him a couple times of day making sure everything was maintained including
a clean bathroom.

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