Lewis Park

Stayed here in the freezing cold to try and thaw out my frozen pipes with some free electric. The city setup an amazing park here; skate park, mini golf, tennis, baskatball, bbqs, sports fields, walking paths, everything you could imagine in a park. There are poles around for donations by the rv area and dump station. There was a train right next to the rv area but it didnt bother me at all, maybe 20 seconds of noise 3 times daily.
Beware of local businesses overcharging travellers though. I had a tire repaired and they charged 4x as much as standard.

This little gem is awesome. Seriously, the most charming park with 6 electric hookup sites, the rest boondocking and water spigots scattered throughout the park. The park itself is amazing...walking the dogs, I found older metal playground equipment, throwbacks to childhood. Giant cottonwood trees and a creek decorate this park. A pool, mini golf, tennis and skate park all within sight. Donations requested and a 3 day limit. Dump is nearby.
The only con is the train...as others reported, it is loud and runs about 4 times per day and twice overnight. I could hear it through earplugs. If that doesn’t bother you, this park couldn’t be better.
PLEASE donate to keep places like this available to us! Happy travels!

We enjoyed Free Camping at Lewis Park (Takes Donations). We were in the first spot next to the road and we had both electricity and water. Even the second spot could reach the water spigot. Our neighbor used about 100ft of hose to reach the spigot that we shared. Only 6 spots have electricity. Only downside is that in the middle of the night(1:30am) a train went by blowing its horn.

Yes, this park is free, but why 4 stars and not five? First, there are only 6 sites with electric hookup. 50/30/20 on all six. Tent camping on the other sites. Second, these sites are not remotely level. Water is available across the road from the sites. Free dump station is a block down the road. Third, the train runs right by the park. Not too often, but the southbound train has to sound it's horn right next to the camping area. Annoying, but maybe 4 times a day. This is a pretty great park in a cute small town. The park has a large playground for the kids, lighted basketball court, tennis court, skateboard park, exercise course, disc golf, and a really great swimming pool in the summer. Coming soon, mini golf! The town has a couple of funky thrift stores, some local eateries and a few chain joints. Great place for an overnight, or stay a few days and relax in a nice small town.

Lewis Park has it all. There are 5 electric hookup sites + a dump station. Located in the city park with a playground, group pavillion, disc golf course, basketball, skate park, and they're building a mini golf course.

It is FREE, limit 3 nights. A small town, but nice variety of places to eat. Yes it is free, don't be cheap and donate what you can! We made sure to pay extra since we stayed 3 nights and used the RV dump.

FYI - a train goes by that is loud!!!

Stayed here again passing thru,, stayed 3 nights,, electric, water, trash, dump station, decent size town with gas, groceries and a downtown area with some shops,, good Verizon service,, it’s was HOT so it was nice to have electricity for AC!! Does have some park noise and a random LOUD train from time to time but hey it’s free or donation,, but we stayed free because we spent some $$$ in town,,

Heads up, the water is not (long-term) safe to drink: "Water sampling since 2014 has shown Town of Wheatland drinking water to be contaminated with the heavy metal Uranium above Federal standards." http://wheatlandtown.com/

The area is a local recreation space with some RV spaces along one side. I see basketball and tennis fields, a skate park, an amphitheater, and locals are just dismantling a large tent nearby that clearly hosted an event of some sort. The core park area has nice lush grass, the sidelines are dry.

There are train tracks nearby, which wouldn't otherwise be much of an issue but the trains sound their horns when approaching crossings, and it's very loud and long.

Many of the RV sites have 50/30/20 amp power, and the pedestal looks clean and well-maintained. All of the sites are back-in, and the back of the site is significantly higher than the front. We managed to level our 38' motorhome without lifting tires in the air by putting 1" wood blocks under the front tires -- the door steps are now high enough to make our dog hesitate before jumping up. The better sites are just long enough that you can park your car sideways in front, some of the non-electric sites are shorter.

The bathrooms are quite run down, and there is no lock in the men's room stall door.

The dump station is a metal hatch covering an open sewer grill, both significantly larger than your RV sewer hose; it's a bit of a gross experience.

Our supposedly RV-friendly Garmin GPS made us enter via Zorn St, which had quite a steep little hill you might want to avoid.