Community activities and organizations

Good drinking water

Irrigation water

Security through an effective police department and sheriff's department

Pre-School plus Kindergarten through 12th grade School in a new facility

Steady Property Values

Year-round recreation opportunities

Views of the surrounding mountains

Sagebrush Senior Center Attractive center where Senior Citizens meet for meals and recreation.  Easy access and near the Library. 

Rancher's Camp Meeting  Annually in July, a tent is erected at the FS Campground at Bottle Creek for Christian worship services, Bible study and activates for children.  A separate cook tent is set up and meals are served to attendees.  Many people bring their campers from all over the region to stay during the four days.  Others who live nearby return home to do chores and then travel Highway 70 back into the Sierra Madre Mountain Range to attend the meetings.  The meetings, which have been going since the 1940's are non-denominational and supported by donations.

Winter Carnival  Features snowmobile competitions such as a poker run and sometimes bed races.  There is often a winter melodrama/dinner theater presentation. 

Wood Chopper's Jamboree and Rodeo  Established by the Encampment community to provide contests among logging professionals and rodeo participants.  The celebrations is managed by the Encampment-Riverside Lions Club and occurs on Father's Day weekend every June (unless other plans are made).  The Jamboree Queen reigns over the celebrations joined by a Lady-in-Waiting , who will be named Queen next year and one Attendant. Community residents are recognized and named Grand Marshall of the Parade.  Street dances make up part of the celebration.  The Encampment Drama Club presents a melodrama, sometimes with a dinner theater for one performance.

Copper Days Festival  Held annually on the weekend following Labor Day, tractor enthusiasts come from far and near to observe tractor pulling competition and exhibitions of antique engines and restored tractors from all over the region.  Sponsored by the Chug and Tug Tractor Club, whose members are tractor enthusiasts. All who will bring a tractor to drive participate in the parade.  This is a pleasant time of the year, cooler, but not cold.  There are no mosquitoes!

Rick Martin Memorial Park in Riverside- A quiet wooded spot for playing and picnicking.  Within easy walking distance of Riverside Lodge

Grand Encampment Museum  A World Class Facility for enjoying history and doing research. Within easy walking distance of Riverside Lodge

Grand View Park with a picnic pavilion, playground and lots of open area. Within easy walking distance of Riverside Lodge

Japanese Gardens A pleasant arrangement of gazebo, bridge and covered tables, all painted vibrant red and maintained by the local Garden Club. Within easy walking distance of Riverside Lodge

Encampment Branch of the Carbon County Library, both of which are connected to the Wyoming State Library System for ample research and reading pleasure opportunities.