Bureau of Land Management · Wyoming
Sweetwater Bridge Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Wyoming, United States
- Cost
- No fees.
- Elevation
- 7,897 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Elkhorn Junction
- Phone
- 307-352-0256
- Activities
- Biking, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Photography, Recreational Vehicles, Wildlife Viewing
About
Sweetwater Bridge is one of 7 recreation areas located on the Wind River Front. This campground includes 8 sites, each with fire rings and picnic tables, 2 of which are pull-through sites. There is a vault toilet but no potable water available on site. This site is open year-round but access may be limited due to snowpack. This is a fee-free site, first come, first served.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 8° | -18° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 11° | -11° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 17° | 1° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 22° | 1° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 34° | 12° | 70° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 46° | 32° | 87° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 54° | 39° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 52° | 42° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 44° | 18° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 32° | 0° | 68° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 40° | 24° | -10° | 53° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 12° | -12° | 46° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Sweetwater Guard Station Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 3 mi
- Blucher Creek Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 6 mi
- Squaw Creek Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 11 mi
- Pine Creek Camping Area · Bureau of Land Management · 11 mi
- Fiddlers Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
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