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Dead Indian
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.75325, -109.41769
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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 Dead Indian
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,016 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dead IndianNIFC · 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 Dead Indian · Shoshone National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery15 mi
- FFuel20 mi
- WWater22 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- DDump24 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- @Mail24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- LLaundry52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Dead Indian
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,016 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.75325, -109.41769
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Dead Indian · Shoshone National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRed Barn Store · ~20.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.5 mi
- GroceriesTop of the World Store · ~14.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~23.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~22.8 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~24.3 mi
EV charging — from Dead Indian · Shoshone National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.8 mi straight-line SE — DENNY MENHOLT CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, CODY, WY · EV Connect · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 16 within 100 · 36 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)70.7 mi — Laurel, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Laurel
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO69.2 mi — GARDSINCLAIR DC FAST LEVEL 3, Gardiner
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.1 mi — Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY (at a museum) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-03-08 · 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 330020 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dead Indian · Shoshone National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDead Indian · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDead Indian · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSunlight Creek · ~1.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSunlight Bridge Overlook · ~1.2 mi N · USFS
Open Dead Indian elsewhere
Other camps near Dead Indian
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sunlight Basin WHMA — Sunlight Camping Area~5.6 mi
- Sunlight Basin WHMA — Grizzly~6.9 mi
- Bald Ridge Trail~8.1 mi
- Little Sunlight~8.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Dead Indian
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dead Indian are set by Shoshone National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Wolverine at 7,660 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 1,644 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 — Dead Indian
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.
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 Dead Indian
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 — Dead Indian
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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