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Soda Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area

Willow Lake Rd., Pinedale, Wyoming 82941 USA

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8 people have reviewed this location

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5.0 Access
5.0 Location
4.9 Cleanliness
4.9 Site Quality
5.0 Noise

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Verizon 4G

Confirmed by 1 users | Last reported on August 02, 2019

AT&T 4G

Confirmed by 2 users | Last reported on August 09, 2023

T-Mobile 4G/5G

Confirmed by 3 users | Last reported on June 05, 2023
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Campendium

August 02, 2019
Rated

Beautiful lake front sites, plus two sites tucked up against aspens, away from the lake. Many sites are not level at all, but some are. Plenty of room for larger rigs. No electric or water, but there are some vault toilets. There are jeep roads and trails up into the mountains to explore (there are bears and wolves up in the mountains, so be prepared if you venture up). The lake is stocked for fishing. There are some simple trails you can mountain bike out there, with great views. Plenty of hikes and other lakes to explore in the area. The dirt road out is fairly well maintained. I heard the bugs were bad up until the day before I arrived, but there were no bugs while I was there. I enjoyed using my SUP (paddle board) on the like and also saw a few kayakers. Some sites have a sandy beach. Some sites have picnic tables, some have fire rings with grills, some have both. Verizon service was ok. About 20-25 minutes from downtown Pinedale.

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Nightly Rate: $0.00

Days Stayed: 4

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5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 4G

  • 140 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
July 10, 2021
Rated

Lots of campsites spread out around Soda Lake. Most have picnic tables and fire rings. The lake is so pretty and the sunsets are amazing. Lots of wildlife. We saw the usual cows, beautiful horses, prong horn, bald eagles and thankfully no bears. Bears tend to be prominent in the area. There’s a fair amount of bugs so be prepared with some bug spray and citronella candles. This camping area is down a long dirt road but it is incredibly well maintained. Some sites had a little bit of cell service while most have no service at all. No water, dump station or dumpster so pack it out. There is a water fill and dump station in the town of Pinedale.

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roadtripper4998582 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $0.00

Days Stayed: 13

Site Number: 1

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise
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Reviewed by
Campendium

July 19, 2021
Rated

We are full-timers and have a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow and had scouted the area before arriving with the RV. The road to Soda Lake, Willow Lake Rd, is hard packed gravel and pretty smooth. The loose gravel and dirt road around Soda Lake is also in pretty good shape. There are many dispersed sites around the lake, but most were taken when we arrived. We found a decent site (42.962406, -109.850254) on the North side of the lake, but the “neighbors” to either side had loose dogs and our dog has had altercations with dogs off leash before. The site was surprisingly level too, almost didn’t need to level at all. Two days later, a nice large site opened up on the other side of the lake (42.965274, -109.840282), near the old boat launch, so we moved there. The nearest neighbors were considerably further away and no loose dogs that we could see. The area around the lake is completely void of trees, so all of the sites are full sun, but there was a good breeze/wind most days. Others have mentioned mosquitos and gnats as an issue, but we had few of either, though there were a few petty flies. There are a number of hiking trails in the surrounding area. We saw a fair bit of wildlife in the area as well; pronghorn, horses, hummingbirds, bald and golden eagles, osprey, hawks, sea gulls, grebes, beavers, a plethora of ground squirrels, and a lot of cows on the hike to Little Soda Lake. The mountains are beautiful and we had some of the most amazing sunsets. AT&T service was poor without a booster, with 0-2 Bars of 3G service, but nearly no data throughput. With our weboost, it got a little better with 3-4 bars of LTE and speeds up to about 0.5 MB/s. T-Mobile service was good with 4 bars of 4G/LTE, but I didn’t check the data rate. We were able to get DISH coverage on all three western satellites at our site. Also, there were no OTA channels to be had with our fixed omni antenna.

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Nightly Rate: $0.00

Days Stayed: 6

Site Number: -

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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T-Mobile 4G

  • 1 Review
  • 0 Helpful
August 23, 2021
Rated

Loved this little lake outside Pinedale, Wyoming. We had three Newfoundland dogs with us and they had an amazing time swimming in this lake. The sites are all around the lake and it appears that the locals park their rvs here and come in for the weekend. We were there on a tuesday and only saw two other actual campers. If you have dogs this is a perfect place.We hiked the next day at half moon lake since the trail was right next to the lake.Awesome area to visit and camp for free.

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roadtripper5794121 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $0.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: -

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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AT&T 4G

  • 15 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
August 18, 2022
Rated

Awesome free camping sites. A good amount of other campers here at the moment but sites are so spread out you feel alone. Been here 7 days and have enjoyed the stay, great views of the mountain range, close to pinedale for all essentials, and decent cell signal. Dirt road to get out here, easy going- well packed and smooth. I am in a Tacoma and converted cargo trailer but I would say any rig can get back here no problems.

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roadtripper296108 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $0.00

Days Stayed: 7

Site Number: NA

5 Access
5 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise

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T-Mobile 5G

  • 1 Review
  • 0 Helpful
June 05, 2023
Rated

Gravel road is very nice out to the lake. Campsites are very spread out. On a Monday night, maybe a 1/4 were full. Each designated spot has fire ring and picnic table. Great campsite!

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roadtripper1377181 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $0.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 15

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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T-Mobile 4G

  • 2 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
August 09, 2023
Rated

We hit the jackpot with this spot. It’s very quiet and peaceful on the lake with not that many people there. Fairly easy to find an empty spot on a Monday night and we were far from other campsites. The view of the mountains was so beautiful and the site came with a fire pit and picnic table. Highly recommend

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roadtripper481706 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $0.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: -

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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AT&T 4G

Reviewed by
daltonfam

  • 11 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
August 13, 2023
Rated

The road coming in is dirt and not perfect but it’s not bad. We drove slowly and didn’t have any trouble. There are lots of sites around the lake. The sites are mostly large. Our 32” fifth wheel fit just fine. There are a few vault toilets available. The scenery is pretty.

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Nightly Rate: $0.00

Days Stayed: 8

Site Number: -

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Soda Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area

Willow Lake Rd.
Pinedale, Wyoming
82941 USA
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