Vedauwoo Campground — Hotel in Laramie

My friends and I selected this campground for our Memorials day camping trip because of the geology and the location (two of our group were driving a long distance). Since my group had 8 people, I arrived early to make sure we could get two adjacent sites (we got 3 and 4 in the north loop - I definitely recommend these sites for larger groups as they are vey sizable). The sites are a very nice size and had good level spots for my pop up camper.

On Saturday, two park service rangers arrived at our site. One of the women immediately accused us of not paying our fee, even though I brought our envelope (all ready to go with cash enclosed) when I saw her. I told her that I only withheld the fee because I wanted to speak to a ranger to make sure that I was following the rules (we had a lot of cars on our site and the fee station was unmanned when I had driven in). She immediately accused me of trying to camp for free. She then also mentioned that some vandalism had occurred the night before. It was very obvious that she thought it was my group. About an hour after the rangers left the campground, the confrontational woman came back and gave me a pamphlet for dispersed camping and said, "This has less rules to follow, I'd like you to not return to this campground."

I was very insulted that the ranger was so mean and confrontational, especially since she got out of her truck with guns blazing. My group is very responsible and we always keep a clean campground. I can only assume that we were profiled due to our age (20-28).

While we were at Vedauwoo, we were also dismayed to see and hear so many motorized vehicles in the campground. People drive four wheelers and dirt bikes through the campground all day long, which interrupts the natural auditory beauty of the area.

All in all, if it weren't for the mean ranger lady and the motorized vehicles, the campground would be a great place. But in light of the animosity and age profiling of the government officials that we dealt with, I will probably not return to the area.

Update: The supervisor from Medicine Bow called me and expressed his concern about the way my group was treated. He assured me that he would talk to the mean lady ranger and apologized for the bad experience. Excellent customer service on the part of the...

Rolled into the site (first come, first served) during Cheyenne's "Frontier Days- we were far enough from Cheyenne where it didn't seem to affect the activity at Veedawoo. There is a $5 fee per day (bring cash), or you could also park just outside the fee area where most climbers park (continue to the dirt road) and make your way in from there. There are restrooms (pit toilets) cleaned twice a week, and a trash dumpster (if full, please take your trash with you). The dumpster was overfilled so the bear proof lids weren't closed. Climbing routes are plentiful for the avid crack climber (the majority range from 5.7-5.10, but there are outliers). Great views of the teams attempting various routes (bring binoculars). Beware the chipmunks, however. They are some if the bravest and most determined I've seen- one decided to use my body to jump off...

Great place to camp. We arrived on a Thursday afternoon in July and there were several sites left. It did not fill up that night. On Friday night it rained but the campground was near full if not full. There are other campgrounds in the area plus endless locations to disperse camp so there is always a spot for a tent. RV space is limited. There was no water available but the website had a notice of no potable water as of 6/19/17 so this was not a surprise. The rock climbing was awesome. My 9 year old daughter who hates hiking really enjoyed the rock climbing. Note: there is a rest area 8 miles away if you really need a flush toilet. You can access the rest area from either direction of I-80 so turning around is not a problem. Also, Verizon cell coverage is very weak at the campground and drains...