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    Lewis Park - Entrance marker for Lewis Park with the mini golf section located right behind it.

    Lewis Park

    4.0(1 review)
    127.1 mi

    Lewis Park is a nice city park located in Wheatland, Wyoming. So...you would think for a city park…read morethey'd offer a playground, picnic canopies, soccer fields...etc. Well yes, Lewis Park offers all that...AND MORE! And the reason I'm saying MORE than your average typical park is because they allowed camping on the grounds. Camping? Really? Wow...cool for me. That's exactly what I was looking for! Here I was, in this random town of Wheatland...just off the main road of Interstate 25 running through the heart of Wyoming. This Lewis Park was an absolutely suitable place for me to pull over along my travels and rest up for the night. I discovered Lewis Park through the app on my phone called Campendium. I can't recommend Campendium enough for locating random campground and RV Parks on the fly. Along my cross country road trip...this Lewis Park was the only city park where they actually offered camping. Ya know...most of the places I visited were specific campgrounds and or RV/Trailer Parks...yet this place was a park for anyone and everyone to use. They permitted tent camping right on the outskirts of the main soccer field! Here were some great aspects to Lewis Park... When I read the entrance sign...it said it was free to camp! Hmmm...even better. I think they could have easily charged $10 for the night and no one would have taken an issue with that...yet it was free! You don't have to sign up or reserve a site...just first come, first served. There were specific rules mentioning that you could only camp for 3 nights within a 30 day period. The camping area was situated in a little designated area good for about 10 sites. When I came here back over the summertime...it was myself and two other families camping. So...it wasn't busy at all and overall...it was extremely quiet which was great for me to enjoy the fresh outdoor setting. Unfortunately they didn't feature showers or restrooms, but for free camping in a city park...I wasn't even expecting those types of amenities, lol. At least there was a vault toilet located next to the mini golf section. Yeah, nice...they offered mini golf here, though with this 2020 pandemic going on...I wasn't exactly sure if the course area was closed. Well, I didn't see anyone playing. My only issue to get to this vault toilet and the mini golf area from the camping grounds was having to walk around the entire soccer field. So, it was a bit of trek...but no big deal ultimately. I would also mention that this section for camping didn't have the most comfortable ground for making up my tent. I was sort of forced to set up on hard, dirt soil while meanwhile the camping area faced the soccer field where there was fresh fluffy grass much more suitable for pitching a tent. Yeah, it would have been a perfect night's rest if I could have moved my tent onto the soccer field, lol. Oh well...I was satisfied with just being here and having some time to rest and relax before heading to Casper, WY. What I very much appreciated were the picnics tables set underneath canopies. I noticed a family having an afternoon birthday party. This Lewis Park was perfect for something like that. Since there were multiple tables and canopy areas set up around the park...I was able to locate a few electrical outlets underneath these canopies good recharging my phone and portable generator. And...there was good cell phone reception here for browsing the Internet and checking my social media posts, lol. Btw, right beside this park was any necessities you may need from the town of Wheatland including food, gas and supplies. Overall, this Lewis Park was a great stopping point to pull over while driving. Taking in a pleasant summer night's evening here was worthwhile. Granted the town of Wheatland is very small...but I'm really surprised for a city park like this with so many great attributes for local residents to hang out here during the day...that no one has yet to write a review about this place. Regardless, I'm happy to give it some recognition. And for any adventurers or road trippers out there needing a practical spot to set up a tent and camp for free for the night, I recommend this Lewis Park.

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    Lewis Park - Just taking in the surroundings of Lewis Park. Behind me was a giant soccer field with plenty of area to roam around.

    Just taking in the surroundings of Lewis Park. Behind me was a giant soccer field with plenty of area to roam around.

    Lewis Park - Signs and instructions for the designated camping area.

    Signs and instructions for the designated camping area.

    Lewis Park - A picnic section with plenty of grass. Underneath the canopy was a few electrical outlets if you need to charge something.

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    A picnic section with plenty of grass. Underneath the canopy was a few electrical outlets if you need to charge something.

    Prairie View Campground - Prairie View Campground

    Prairie View Campground

    4.8(8 reviews)
    149.2 mi

    Jane and Bruce were very accommodating for a last minute stop for the night. the campground was…read morevery maintained and the restrooms/showers were clean and cute. very sweet people. Would recommend staying at their campground Prairie View Campground

    I'm giving 5 stars because it did the job it was intended to do as a one night stop over on a cross…read morecountry trip. The sites are level for the most part and easy to pull into. We arrived around 4:45 pm and very few at the campground, though as nightfall came, there were a few others that stopped and were mostly out early in the morning. Very friendly and helpful check in. We had reservations but had our pick of spaces. I wish I had taken a photo of the showers - they were plenty big, had a chair and were very clean. This was wonderful for my 83 year old mother that wanted to refresh after a few days on the road. I was on the fence about a full 5 stars only because of the ants... crazy ants everywhere but I had non-toxic spray for the tent and sprayed around the picnic table. It didn't stop them all, but helped. We still have a few ants that managed to find a ride on our tent to our next stop. We all got a few mosquito bites as well -- something we forget about not having many on the West Coast. If you stay here, it is peaceful and the "Prairie View" name suits it well. Had we unhooked our RV we would have ventured into the quaint little town for some food. It is worth a look if you stay. Otherwise, it's no frills, but clean and friendly and will be a nice stop over on your travels.

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    Prairie View Campground
    Prairie View Campground
    Prairie View Campground - Prairie grasses by campground.

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    Prairie grasses by campground.

    BJ's Campground

    BJ's Campground

    4.5(21 reviews)
    151.4 mi

    I called and reserved a tent site for hunting trip. Sheila asked how long I thought I would need to…read morestay, I expected the whole week since nobody can be sure of hunting success. On Wednesday I filled my Antelope tag and called Sheila I would be leaving in the morning instead of Saturday. I asked for credit for the 3 days I wouldn't be there, she told me no refunds. I thought this was very unfair, if she had told me this when I booked, I would have only booked day at a time. But be never had something like this happen and have stayed at some very nice hotels too. I think BJ's is a nice campground with mostly overnighters passing through, maybe this is why. I would stay there again, but be careful how you reserve a spot. Only 3 starts because of the billing BS.

    This review is not for the campground specifically, but for Gary, the mechanic on site. I was…read moretraveling through town when an alarm code went off and I was referred to him by Napa Auto Parts down the street. I went on over and talked to Gary, who immediately grabbed his tools and ran a full diagnostic on my car and helped me discover I was just an idiot and was low on oil. He filled me up and cleared the codes and made sure there wasn't anything else going on in my vehicle. He then barely charged me anything. Told me he was just glad he could help. He did warn me that his shop is only open part time so apparently I was lucky, but I have a feeling he'd be willing to help out any time he was around . . . even if the garage wasn't officially open. I hope if you have the misfortune to break down on a road trip, that you'll be fortunate enough to be within range of Gary. I was so grateful for his help that I brought him cookies the next time I went through town. He's a dream.

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    BJ's Campground - Park across the street

    Park across the street

    BJ's Campground
    BJ's Campground

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