Killpecker Sand Dunes Open Play Area Campground

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Overview

The Killpecker Sand Dunes Campground is located about 32 miles north of Rock Springs. The campground is a 10 acre flat on the edge of the Killpecker Sand Dunes Open Play Area. It contains 2 ada accessible vault toilets, fire rings, and picnic tables, spread throughout the flat for use as group sites. It is a fee free campground, and there is no reservation system. Glass bottles are prohibited. Speed limits in the campground area are 15 miles per hour. The road to the campground from Rock Springs is an improved dirt road which is typically well maintained. There is no winter maintenance. Please visit the Killpecker Sand Dunes Open Play Area webpage for more information.

The Killpecker Sand Dunes Open Play Area is part of the Greater Sand Dunes Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). ACECs are areas within the public lands where special management attention is required to protect and prevent irreparable damage to important resources. Important resources in this area include wildlife, cultural resources, scenic values, and wilderness. The western portion of the ACEC includes the Sand Dunes and Buffalo Hump Wilderness Study Areas (WSA). These are areas of land that have potential for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. The BLM is required by law to maintain the natural character of WSAs. Recreational activities like hiking, hunting, and horseback riding are allowed while those that involve the use of motorized vehicles or mechanical transportation are not.