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Big Sandy Campground

Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 42.68777, -109.27080
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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
USGS topographic map of Big Sandy Campground
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Aerial image of Big Sandy Campground
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Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,088 ft.
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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 camp

15 MI30 MI60 MIYOUR CAMPN ↑Water · 23 miWDump · 33 miDSinclair · Fuel · 19 miFCrossRoads Convenience · Grocery · 19 miGWalgreens · Pharmacy · 51 miRxAce Hardware · Hardware · 29 miHBelveal’s Body Shop & Towing Inc. · Mechanic · 32 miMLaundry · 31 miLShower · 31 miShPinedale Medical Clinic · Urgent care · 32 mi+Two Rivers Fishing Company · Outfitter · 32 miOBoulder, WY Post Office · Mail · 23 mi@
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
  • FFuel19 mi
  • GGrocery19 mi
  • WWater23 mi
  • @Mail23 mi
  • HHardware29 mi
  • LLaundry31 mi
  • ShShower31 mi
  • +Urgent care32 mi
  • MMechanic32 mi
  • OOutfitter32 mi
  • DDump33 mi
  • RxPharmacy51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 19 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). Open in Google Maps ↗

The site

Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,088 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
42.68777, -109.27080
Cost
Fee

Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)

  • Resupply lookup unavailable — try the map links below.

Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

Open this spot elsewhere

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Other camps nearby

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

The unit that manages this camp

Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.

Bridger-Teton National Forest →

Snow, and when this opens

The nearest automatic snow station is Big Sandy Opening at 9,100 ft, about 3 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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.

Big Sandy Opening snowpack, from NRCS →

How we know this

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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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

A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.

Before you go

Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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