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Battle Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 41.09433, -107.15938
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Battle Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,307 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Battle CreekNIFC · 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 Battle Creek · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- GGrocery20 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- FFuel21 mi
- DDump22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- HHardware44 mi
- +Urgent care45 mi
- EVEV fast charger45 mi
- RxPharmacy45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 20 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 45-mi run (and back).
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 — Battle Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,307 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
41.09433, -107.15938
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Battle Creek · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBattle Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townBattle Creek · ~7.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.3 mi
- FuelTrading Post · ~21.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.0 mi
- GroceriesColumbine General Store · ~19.5 mi
EV charging — from Battle Creek · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger44.7 mi straight-line SW — MAVERIK CRAIG PL1 · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 27 within 100 · 270 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)44.7 mi — Craig, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Craig
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.5 mi — Steamboat Lake State Park, Steamboat Springs, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Copperline Lodge, Saratoga, 30.9 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted”
- 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 261392 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Battle Creek · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomStemp Springs · ~1.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSandstone Cabin · ~1.3 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomBaby Lake · ~5.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLost Creek · ~5.4 mi NE · USFS
Open Battle Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Battle Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- dispersed camping~1.1 mi
- Lost Creek~5.4 mi · fee
- Haskins Creek~7.3 mi · fee
- Jack Creek~13.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Battle Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Battle Creek are set by Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Sandstone RS at 8,150 ft, about a mile away. It sits about 843 ft higher than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. We do not repeat a depth here, because any number we stored would be stale by the time you read it — the station publishes today's.
How we know this — Battle Creek
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Battle Creek
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 — Battle Creek
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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