Pete's Draw Campground
Photo: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain- May–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
- At 5,322 ft
- Near CasperCasper Field Office
Pete's Draw Campground is a Bureau of Land Management campground in Wyoming, within the Casper Field Office. It is a simple, low-key base for an overnight stay or a day on the land, with vault toilets as the only facility. Overnight camping costs $10 per night, and day use is free. The site is not reservable, so plan to arrive and set up on your own. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Pathfinder Dam weather station show July highs around 86°F with lows near 58°F, while winter highs stay in the low 30s. The North Platte River is about 2 miles away, and Miles Landing and Bolton Creek offer fishing within about 5 miles. Climbers can head to Klettergarten, roughly 6 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Casper East RV Park28 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- North Platte RiverRiver fishing1.9 mi
Miles LandingLake fishing5.4 mi- Bolton CreekRiver fishing5.4 mi
- KlettergartenRock climbing6.4 mi
- Golden Currant CampgroundCamping6.5 mi
- Brown's ParkRock climbing6.6 mi
- The AqueductRock climbing6.7 mi
- Chalk Bluffs CampgroundCamping7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Gray Reef Dam CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Laprele Guard StationHut camping · ~1h 16m drive
- Golden Currant CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drive
- Chalk Bluffs CampgroundCamping · ~13 min drive
- Buffaloberry CampgroundCamping · ~13 min drive
- Lodgepole CampgroundCamping · ~39 min drive
- Rim CampgroundCamping · ~39 min drive
- Prior Flat CampgroundCamping · ~41 min drive
- Casper East RV Park & CampgroundCamping · ~48 min drive
- Casper KOA JourneyCamping · ~50 min drive
Best time to visit Pete's Draw Campground
Best months: May–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
33° / 16°
7 wet
Feb
36° / 17°
7 wet
Mar
46° / 26°
8 wet
Apr
54° / 32°
10 wet
May
64° / 41°
11 wet
Jun
76° / 50°
8 wet
Jul
86° / 58°
7 wet
Aug
83° / 57°
6 wet
Sep
73° / 48°
7 wet
Oct
58° / 36°
8 wet
Nov
45° / 27°
7 wet
Dec
33° / 18°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pathfinder Dam, WY, 11.3 mi away at 5,923 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Pete's Draw Campground
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