Big Sandy Lodge in the Bridger Wilderness area
Boulder, Wyoming • Established 1929

Big Sandy Lodge

We are remotely located In the Big Sandy Opening of the southern Wind River Mountains in western Wyoming, close to the Continental Divide Hiking Trail. Call for availability for dates. Please call ahead to make your reservations.

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Summer Season: Late May - September 14th
Fall Season : September 15th - Early October
307-382-6513
bigsandylodge@wyoming.com
When inquiring by e-mail, please be sure to include your PHONE NUMBER so we can call you back and confirm your reservation. It may take 2-3 days to get back with you by e-mail.
Mailing address:
#8 Spotted Tail Circle, Rock Springs, WY 82901

We're REMOTE!
Big Sandy Lodge is 44 miles from the nearest town of Boulder, Wyoming. We're at 9,100 feet elevation and bordering the Bridger Wilderness at the southern end of the spectacular 90-mile long Wind River Mountain Range. There are no public phones or electricity here at the Lodge, so leave the rest of the world behind and enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery, fantastic fishing, horseback riding on wilderness trails, the smell of evergreen trees, and incredible star-filled night skies.

Basecamp for Finis Mitchell
Originally established in 1929 as a tent camp by Finis Mitchell, well known as "Man O' the Mountain" and author of the hiking book "Wind River Trails", the area has changed little since then. Wildlife (deer, moose and elk) inhabit the area and are often encountered.

We have 10 rustic, one-room log cabins that can accommodate up to 44 guests. Our lodge has group room facilities, meals served family-style, twin massive stone fireplaces, and a wildlife trophy lounge. Advanced reservations are recommended for lodging and meals. Daily commercial airport service arrives in Rock Springs, Riverton, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Shuttle services available from Jackson and Pinedale. Click here for more information on how to get here.

We're located at the entrance to the Big Sandy Opening, with access to many of the Wind River Mountain's trout lakes and streams, flowering meadows, photographic vistas, scenic trails, pine-scented forests, glaciers, wildlife, and towering mountain peaks. We are one mile from the wilderness boundary and next to the Big Sandy Trailhead with access to the breathtaking Cirque of the Towers and technical rock-climbing locations. Our rates are family-friendly and groups can reserve our facilities for family reunions, weddings, and executive retreats. Take advantage of our off-season rates by booking in June or September. Call or e-mail to make your reservations. Advanced reservations are recommended.

Note that our year-round mailing address is Rock Springs, Wyoming, but Big Sandy Lodge LLC is NOT located in the town of Rock Springs. We are a remote, summer season lodge high in the Wind River Mountains open from late May until early October. Our operating season and opening day any given year depends on when the snow comes and goes and when the road to the lodge is free of snow. Big Sandy Lodge is approximately 100 miles from Rock Springs, Wyoming. During the winter season when the lodge is closed, we reside in Rock Springs. You can make reservations for your stay any time of the year by calling, e-mailing, or using snail-mail.

307-382-6513
bigsandylodge@wyoming.com
When inquiring by e-mail, please be sure to include your PHONE NUMBER so we can call you back and confirm your reservation. It may take 2-3 days to get back with you by e-mail.

We accept cash, money orders, or your good check. Sorry, we cannot accept credit cards. (We do not have power or phone lines at the lodge.)