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Big Atlantic Gulch Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · WY · 42.52037, -108.71486
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Big Atlantic Gulch Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,035 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Atlantic Gulch 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 Big Atlantic Gulch Campground · Bureau of Land Management · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry2 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- WWater19 mi
- FFuel22 mi
- @Mail22 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- GGrocery22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- RxPharmacy39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 22 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Big Atlantic Gulch Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
8,035 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
42.52037, -108.71486
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Big Atlantic Gulch Campground · Bureau of Land Management · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRock Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townAtlantic City · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~21.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMr. D's Food Center · ~21.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicSageWest Health Care – Lander · ~20.8 mi
- HardwareGannett Peak Sports · ~21.6 mi
EV charging — from Big Atlantic Gulch Campground · Bureau of Land Management · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.2 mi straight-line N — Fremont County Pioneer Museum, Lander, WY · EV Connect · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 12 within 100 · 32 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)70.7 mi — Rock Springs, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Rock Springs
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO113.7 mi — BATTERY PARK 2, Afton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.5 mi — WOC STATION STATION 4771, Lander, WY · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 302441 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Atlantic Gulch Campground · Bureau of Land Management · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBig Atlantic Gulch Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletAtlantic City : Vault Toilet #3 · ~0.5 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletAtlantic City : Vault Toilet #2 · ~0.5 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletAtlantic City : Vault Toilet #1 · ~0.6 mi SW · BLM
Open Big Atlantic Gulch Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Big Atlantic Gulch Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Atlantic City/South Pass~0.3 mi
- Atlantic City Campground~0.6 mi
- South Pass Historic Mining Area~1.0 mi
- Aspen Glade~4.9 mi · fee
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is South Pass at 9,040 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 1,005 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 — Big Atlantic Gulch 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 Big Atlantic Gulch 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 — Big Atlantic Gulch Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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