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Witness nature in all her splendor at our unique campground at the base of Heart Mountain. Big Quiet Camping provides a campsite for you to pitch your tent. You provide the tent, sleeping bag, pillow and gear; we provide a rugged cowboy camping experience including outhouse, tent shower, hammocks to stargaze by, fresh drinking water and an outdoor cooked breakfast. WARNING: You may want to stay longer!
Big Quiet Camping is a real, western camping experience. Please be fully aware that you are coming to immerse yourself in true Rocky Mountain camping experience. We also offer a full day of horseback ride in the Washakie Wilderness includes a backcountry cooked lunch, it is a trip of a lifetime. Our Location is just 3 miles east of one of Wyoming most studied geological anomalies Heart Mountain. Big Quiet Camping lies within the center of a 450 Organic acres of Common Ground Farms. This farm is one of the only USDA certified organic Farms in the state of Wyoming, and is also home to Rocky Mountain Organic Meats.
The LandGaze across thousands acres of beautiful grassland and sagebrush and witness the natural wonders that brought many Native Americans to Heart Mountain to harness its healing energy. If you’re looking to immerse yourself in a Cowboy or Native American camping experience then come to Big Quiet Camping. Enjoy the big starry skies, untamed lands and the rich cultural history of the Bighorn Basin. Your children will enjoy the Family Adventure of sleeping outside under the stars and planets of the Milky Way. And at the same learn about food and where it comes along with the effort it takes to raise food and process it.
Restrooms - Our Restrooms are similar to Restrooms in the National Forest. Well ventilated Mens and Womens Outhouse.
Showers - Our on demand hot water Shower is located in a 10'x 10' cedar floor Wall Tent within our camping area.
Activities - They say the best part of camping is sitting around the campfire at night; Wide open skies above you, the sound of coyotes howling in the distance. That stuff is real, not just fiction made up in spaghetti westerns, and that's why we have built a communal fire pit. Come on down and bring your harmonica, ukulele, guitar, djembe, or dobro!
If staying up late and burning the midnight oil around the fire isn't your thing there are numerous other activities on the ranch to partake in. We have a horseshoe pit, numerous hiking and mountain bike trails nearby, and you can also take a tour of the ranch and learn a little bit about where our nation's food really comes from.
This is a LOVELY camping spot!!! The land is AMAZING, there’s an outdoor hot shower, comfortable hammocks by the creek, a wonderful cowboy breakfast every morning, and the folks who run it are outstanding people!!! I will definitely be going back! It’s also in a great location! Close to Heart Mountain, the Japanese Interpretive Center, and just the right distance from the noise of Cody to be well worth the 20 minute drive.
This is a beautiful property. However, the marketing is extremely misleading. After a year planning a trip with my sisters that had not been together in years, we thought this was the perfect place to go....solitude and beauty. However, there was zero privacy or solitude...the upstairs where the owners live was not separated at all from the basement we rented. It was a complete open floor plan. There was not a private entrance, so we had to walk through their living space to get downstairs. No door at the base of the staircase either. There is a lights out policy of 9:30pm, which I don't know about you, but when I'm on vacation, I don't want to go to bed at 9:30, especially when they boast "the best star gazing" and stars don't come out in Wyoming until at least 10pm in the summer. When we rented this space, it wasn't our intention of blaring music and partying all night, but we did think we would be able to sit in the living space and quietly play a card game and catch up after all the years apart.
Again, a beautiful property, but not one to "host a family reunion" or "you have the entire space to share with only those you are traveling with".
I stayed here with 2 friends and we had a lovely time. We spent 2 nights in the Grand Farm House which is beautiful with incredible floor to ceiling views of Hart Mountain and the surrounding area. We then had one additional night in the Teepee, a nice change of pace with some great star gazing. If you stay, be sure to get up for the cowboy breakfast which is simple but delicious and farm fresh (might change but we had pancakes, sausage, and coffee). I look forward to returning here whenever I'm able.
I’m really sad about this review as I am sure the owner is great. However, as a young woman traveling solo, this is creepy and a red flag!
Rod changed the entire booking description after I had booked and then did not acknowledge the changes at all.
And because I booked through Hipcamp, I lost $200 in fees despite cancelling my trip…
What a great stay! 20 minute drive from Cody. Quiet wonderfulness out on the farm. Beautiful, eclectic, and artsy house. Comfortable and relaxing. Great place to unplug. Leave the laptop and phone in the car! More than a night or 2 to really appreciate the experience. Must visit!
