Pelton Creek
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $14 per night. Pelton Creek is a National Forest campground near Centennial, Wyoming.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Pelton Creek sits inside Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.1 miles outside the boundary of Platte River Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $14 per night
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 8,334 ft
41.0736, -106.3035 in Albany. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Pelton Creek?
No. Pelton Creek is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
How much does it cost to camp at Pelton Creek?
Camping at Pelton Creek costs Single Site: $14 per night.
Who manages Pelton Creek?
Pelton Creek is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Pelton Creek
Public land within 15 miles: Platte River Wilderness (6 miles to its center) , and Savage Run Wilderness (9.5 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
More campgrounds: camping near Centennial and campgrounds in Albany.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30