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Atherton Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 43.63725, -110.52391
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Atherton Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,953 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Atherton Creek CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Atherton Creek Campground · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- WWater7 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- DDump20 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Atherton Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,953 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
43.63725, -110.52391
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Atherton Creek Campground · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLower Slide Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townKelly · ~5.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.0 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.7 mi
- GroceriesDornans Trading Post and Deli · ~9.4 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~15.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~5.4 mi
EV charging — from Atherton Creek Campground · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.3 mi straight-line SW — TOWN OF JACKSON GARAGE DC #2 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 24 within 100 · 55 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.1 mi — Jackson, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Jackson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.9 mi — Jackson Hole Airport (at an airport) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 8 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-14 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Signal Mountain Lodge, Moran, 14.9 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; Only available during summer · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 225937 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Atherton Creek Campground · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomAtherton Creek Boating Site · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAtherton Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomGros Ventre Geological Site · ~1.2 mi W · USFS
- RestroomB - B2016 Vault Toilet Kelly Warm Springs · ~4.6 mi W · NPS
Open Atherton Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Atherton Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Hills Cg~4.7 mi
- Crystal Creek Campground~5.0 mi · fee
- Shadow Upper 10~5.4 mi
- Shadow Upper 11A~5.6 mi
The unit that manages Atherton Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Atherton Creek Campground are set by Bridger-Teton National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Atherton Creek Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Atherton Creek Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Atherton Creek Campground
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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