Phillips RV Park

Campground in Evanston, WY • 42 RV Sites

Phillips RV Park in Evanston, Wyoming, has operated under family ownership since 1936, bringing nearly nine decades of accumulated hospitality experience to a campground that has served travelers on the US-189/US-30 corridor in Uinta County since the era when the Lincoln Highway carried the first transcontinental automobile tourists through the high-desert sagebrush country of southwestern Wyoming. The park's longevity reflects the consistent quality and personal attention that multi-generational family operation typically produces, and its position in Evanston—Wyoming's gateway city from Utah on I-80—makes it a natural stopping point for travelers moving between the Wasatch Front and the Wyoming high country. The park provides full hookup sites with water, electric, and sewer connections on big-rig-friendly pads, with clean restrooms, showers, laundry, a playground, and Wi-Fi rounding out the amenity set that extended-stay and transit guests alike require. The Bear River's proximity, noted in the park's listing of nearby features, adds a natural waterway element to the setting—a creek-side character that the high desert communities of southwestern Wyoming provide rarely, given the predominantly arid and treeless landscape that defines the region between the Wasatch and the Medicine Bow ranges. Pet-friendly policies welcome the dogs that many western travelers bring on road trips through Wyoming's wide-open spaces. Evanston's position in the Bridger Valley at 6,748 feet elevation in the Bear River drainage puts guests in a landscape defined by the high sagebrush steppe characteristic of the Great Basin's eastern margins—vast, windswept, and dramatically open in a way that the tree-covered mountain ranges of the surrounding Uinta and Bear River ranges make more visually complex than the simple flat-desert stereotype. The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Bear River Valley to the southwest near Brigham City, Utah, is one of the premier wetland bird sanctuaries in the Interior West, with shorebird and waterfowl diversity during migration season that attracts serious birders annually. The Uinta Mountains rise dramatically to the south of Evanston along the Utah border—the only major mountain range in the contiguous United States with an east-west orientation rather than north-south—and the Ashley National Forest's Wyoming portion provides hiking and fishing access in the Uinta's northern drainages. Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, approximately 60 miles south in Utah, protects the Red Canyon and Green River reservoir system with boating, fishing, and geological touring that showcases the spectacular canyon geology of the Colorado Plateau's northernmost extent. Salt Lake City lies approximately 90 miles southwest via I-80 for guests who want access to Utah's urban amenity set. Phillips RV Park operates year-round in Evanston's high-altitude Wyoming climate, where summers are pleasantly cool compared to lower-elevation camping alternatives and winter brings the cold and occasional snow that characterize every Wyoming mountain community. The park's 1936 founding gives it a historical depth unusual among operating campgrounds, and the family's decades of experience managing a gateway-community campground has produced the kind of operational reliability and local knowledge that independent travelers on long western road trips particularly value. The park's combination of solid infrastructure, family ownership character, and strategic I-80 gateway positioning makes it a consistent and trustworthy choice for Evanston overnight stays.

Campground rules and policies

Check In Procedure
- Check-In: 12pm (noon)
- Check-Out: 11am.
- From noon until 6 PM, please check in at the office. After 6 pm, kindly stop at the office for all necessary information on how to proceed.
- A late check in box is available at the office door after 6 pm.
- Check out Time: 11:00 am or please re-register for another night.
- Over time rate is $4.00 per hour after check-out time until 2:00 p.m. After which you must re-register and pay for a full night’s stay.
- While each park attempts to accommodate your exact spot request, the on-site manager has the ultimate decision for spot placement.Guidelines for Your Safety and Comfort
- We hope you have a pleasant stay at Phillips RV Park. It is our desire to provide you with an enjoyable vacation experience.
- Our policies are those which extend common courtesies to our neighbors and are as follow:Phillips RV Park Management/Employees
- Phillips RV Park management/employees will NOT be responsible for accidents, injuries, sickness/death and/or loss of property during your stay of any kind that is caused by but is not limited to wind, trees, fire, water, ice, wildlife, electricity, theft, park maintenance, use of playground equipment/amenities and property facilities.
- You agree that you and your party in all its entirety including pets, along with other guests are responsible for any accidents, injures, death or loss of property of any kind and agree to indemnify Phillips RV Park for any such accidents or incidents or claims by any person.Phillips RV Park management
- Phillips RV Park management reserves the right to refuse service to anyone and/or evict any person or party (without refund) for any reason.Damages
- Damages caused by carelessness or destruction of any kind to anything on the premises will not be tolerated.
- Campers will be held liable for damages.
- A maintenance fee will be charged if the site is not cleaned or if there is any damage after check-out.Garbage
- Please help us keep our park clean.
- Place all trash and other litter in the dumpster.
- Do not throw cigarette butts onto the ground.Pets
- City Ordinance requires all pets to be on a leash (or kept inside your unit).
- Do not leave them unattended outside.
- Owners are responsible for cleaning up after them. This park is not a bank, don't let you pet leave a deposit.
- Walk them only in the designated dog area.
- No barking is tolerated.Children
- Parents are responsible for keeping their children under their guidance and control at all times.Dish washing
- Dish washing is only allowed in the sink found in the laundromat.Outdoor RV mats/Rugs
- Outdoor RV mats/rugs are not allowed on any grass.
- Mats and rugs will kill grass that we work hard to maintain.Vehicles
- Vehicle washing is permitted only with permission from management for an additional fee.
- Vehicles are not to be parked on grass areas.
- Vehicle repairs are allowed with special permission only.Open Fires
- Open fires are not permitted.
- Please feel free to use camp stoves or charcoal if it does not cause damage to grass/picnic tables.
- No digging of any kind.
- Propane fire pits are allowed, as long as they don't cause property damage.
- Grills may not be left unattended and must be extinguished before retiring.Quiet Hours
- Quiet Hours are from 10 pm - 7 am.
- Please be aware that sound travels.Electricity
- Using a surge protector/polarity detector is always recommended while camping.
- We will not be responsible for electrical damage if a surge protector is not used.High Water Pressure
- High water pressure: 90-120 PSI, using a pressure regulator is advised.
- We will not be responsible for damage caused from high water pressure.Manual Lock Codes
- Manual lock entry codes to the restrooms/showers are changed regularly.
- For your protection do not give the entry code to anyone not in your party.Restrooms/Showers/Laundromat
- 24 hr. restrooms, showers and laundromat are provided for registered paying guests only at the nightly rate.
- Guests that are staying at a monthly rate must use their own bathroom and shower.Speed Limit
- Speed limit is 5 mph throughout the park.
- Please respect other guests.Disclaimer
- Policies and terms are set and enforced directly by Phillips RV Park and are subject to change as their policies are adjusted. Please contact Phillips RV Park for more details.