Grayrocks Reservoir Public Access

The stay limit has changed from 7 to 5 days. Great camping right next to the lake. There are dumpsters down at the boat ramp and vault toilets near there to. There are a total of 10 gates as they are called which are loops to the campsites. Not much shade where I stayed so if you are going here bring a shade structure of some sort. Stayed 5 days over Memorial Day Weekend. It was not bad and was a bit busy but nothing out of the ordinary. After the weekend crowd left it was nice and peaceful.

We stopped here for one overnight stay and unfortunately found one of the windiest days of the year to spend out here.

Wide open prairie with a beautiful lake but not much to protect from the wind so be prepared.

Cows were pasturing in the camping area during our stay in gates 3 and 4 but left lots of tokens for us in Gate 1 area.

We would love to try it again later in the season for warmer weather and hopefully less wind. Wide open spaces and plenty of room to spread out.

No cell coverage at all for us on 5/13/2022

We stayed here one night on our way to the Oregon Trail Ruts and Fort Laramie Historical Site. There are many campsites along the waters edge, easy access and plenty of space with great views of the reservoir. Vault toilets and trash containers are available. The road is paved from Wheatland, WY to the reservoir, access to the campsites is gravel and dirt, many sites have rock firerings and shade trees.

We stayed a Sunday night. It was busy, but still quiet.

There are some restrooms and trash service.

All the spots are lake side.
We were able to get tucked under some trees with our own little beach area.

Bugs weren’t even bad considering we were right next to the water.

Road is a little bumpy, but would still be manageable with a trailer.

Little bit of trash, but I’ve seen much worse elsewhere.

This was a nice and pretty spot, but extremely crowded this time of year. Lots of folks on the weekends but a lot less during the week. People unfortunately leave their trash and don't really care about picking up after themselves. There were tons of cows everywhere as well and they were a little aggresive. They didn't like our dog even though our dog didn't pay attention to them much. Also, the bugs were INSANE. We could barely go outside most of our time there. The gnats would come through our vent fans and it was like it was raining bugs all day long. So we ended up having to close our fans/doors when it was in the 90's. Not fun. Overall, we would stay again but definitely not during May-July.

I honestly don't even want to write this review, because I want to keep this incredible campsite a secret. But if you're into gorgeous views (both day and night) while camping mere feet from the water, this is your oasis.

Grayrocks Reservoir is a massive, 3,500-acre body of water with miles of free waterfront camping. The camping area is divided into 9+ gates, each with separate entrances. We recommend doing a loop when you arrive to check which gate is least crowded, but don't worry - there is plenty of room for everyone.

The reservoir was fairly active on the weekend with people boating, swimming, and fishing, but we camped away from the main boating area so our part of the lake stayed calm. During the week it was completely empty - we were the only campers for four straight days.

We also had amazing internet here, although the bars didn't reflect it (we all know bars don't mean anything anyway!). We used AT&T tethered and unboosted and were getting 28-32 down / 4-6 up. Similar speeds with Verizon. Easily able to video conference, do all our work, and stream Netflix at night.

Finally, speaking of night, Grayrocks has one of the best night skies I've ever seen. Plan to be here around the New Moon and you'll be rewarded with a gorgeous view of the Milky Way!