Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Buffalo Valley 12
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 43.83715, -110.35134
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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 Buffalo Valley 12
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,844 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Buffalo Valley 12NIFC · 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 Buffalo Valley 12 · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- WWater13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- DDump15 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-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 — Buffalo Valley 12
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,844 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
43.83715, -110.35134
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Buffalo Valley 12 · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBuffalo Fork (river) · nearby
- Nearest townMoran · ~7.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~11.4 mi
EV charging — from Buffalo Valley 12 · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger32.3 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 22 within 100 · 53 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.0 mi — Jackson, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Jackson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.1 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, 12.9 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 Buffalo Valley 12 · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHatchet Campground · ~0.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHistoric Ranger Station Interpretive Site · ~0.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBox Cr Cg · ~3.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTurpin Meadow Campground · ~4.3 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Buffalo Valley 12
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Buffalo Valley 11~0.5 mi
- Buffalo Valley 10~0.7 mi
- Hatchet Campground~0.9 mi · fee
- Buffalo Valley 9~1.0 mi
The unit that manages Buffalo Valley 12
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Buffalo Valley 12 are set by Bridger-Teton National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Base Camp at 7,040 ft, about 9 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.
How we know this — Buffalo Valley 12
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Buffalo Valley 12
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 — Buffalo Valley 12
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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