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Dead Swede Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.69000, -107.44797
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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 Swede Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,431 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dead Swede 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 Dead Swede Campground · Bighorn National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- DDump40 mi
- WWater48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 48-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 16 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 Swede Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,431 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.69000, -107.44797
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Dead Swede Campground · Bighorn National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRiver · nearby
- Nearest townBurgess Junction · ~6.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex gas station · ~20.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBig Horn Junction · ~24.0 mi
- PharmacyHospital Pharmacy United Drugs · ~25.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSheridan Memorial Hospital · ~24.6 mi
- HardwareAce Home Center · ~25.3 mi
EV charging — from Dead Swede Campground · Bighorn National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.4 mi straight-line E — Sheridan, WY - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 11 within 100 · 23 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.5 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.5 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.5 mi — Fremont Motor Sheridan Ford · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Shell WY Tesla Chargers - Tesla Destination, Shell, 19.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · 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 102520 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dead Swede Campground · Bighorn National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDead Swede · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDead Swede · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTie Flume · ~1.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOwen Creek · ~2.7 mi W · USFS
Open Dead Swede Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Dead Swede Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tie Flume~1.7 mi · fee
- Owen Creek~2.7 mi · fee
- Sibley Lake~4.8 mi · fee
- Prune Creek~5.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Dead Swede Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dead Swede Campground are set by Bighorn National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Sucker Creek at 8,840 ft, about 3 miles away. It sits about 409 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 Swede 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 Dead Swede 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 — Dead Swede Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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