Two Wilderness Study Areas are inside this SRMA: Sand Dunes WSA and Buffalo Hump WSA carry motorized restrictions.
Permit required — No fee. Wyoming ORV permit rules still apply.
High-clearance or 4WD strongly recommended for the access roads.
Guide
About this area
• An SRMA — an umbrella designation, not one single riding area • Contains: Killpecker Sand Dunes · Killpecker Open Play Area · Open Play Staging Area · Crookston Ranch · North Table Camp Site · Boar's Tusk · White Mountain Petroglyphs · Cedar Canyon Petroglyphs · Sand Dunes WSA · Buffalo Hump WSA • Sits within the…
Camping
• Killpecker Sand Dunes Open Play Area Campground
• North Table Rock Camping Area
• 14 day limit
Facilities
• North Table Camp Site and the Open Play Staging Area are the developed points
• BLM lists no water, no fuel and no services out here
• Rock Springs is the supply town
Full agency description
Greater Sand Dunes is the umbrella designation for the whole Killpecker complex north of Rock Springs — it is not a single riding area but a Special Recreation Management Area holding ten named sites, including the Killpecker Sand Dunes and Open Play Area, the staging area, Crookston Ranch, North Table camp site, Boar's Tusk, and the White Mountain and Cedar Canyon petroglyphs. It also contains two Wilderness Study Areas, which is the part to pay attention to: the open play area and the WSAs are different animals and the boundaries matter. It is free, camping is capped at 14 days, and it sits in genuinely wide-open Wyoming backcountry.
At a glance
Quick facts
Camping limit
14 day limit.
Managing agency
Bureau of Land Management
Access
Getting there
Chilton Road turnoffEntrance
Chilton Road branches off County Road 17 (BLM: County 4-17). The track into the dunes leaves Chilton Rd and runs north. Graded dirt, unsigned — watch for it rather than expecting a marker. reference point on the Chilton Rd corridor, supplied by Scott
Permit and registration rules change. Confirm current requirements with the managing agency before you ride — you are responsible for compliance.
Trip support
Fuel, food & local help
Local fuel notes (1)
Rock Springs is the supply town — fuel there before you turn north on US-191, then it is 13 miles east on County Road 4-17 to the boundary with nothing in between.
Pump gas & diesel
Rock Springs, WY — nearest fuel and servicesfuel
About 30 miles southwest · There is NOTHING closer. Rock Springs is roughly 30 miles southwest and is also the nearest emergency services. Fill up and stock up there — you are a long way out once you leave it.More
About 30 miles southwest · There is NOTHING closer. Rock Springs is roughly 30 miles southwest and is also the nearest emergency services. Fill up and stock up there — you are a long way out once you leave it.
Area information is informational only and may be inaccurate or out of date. Verify access, weather, closures, permits and hazards before and during any trip. See Terms.
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