Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
dispersed camping
Drive-up · public land · WY · 41.10942, -107.16771
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 dispersed camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,197 ft.
Fire & smoke — around dispersed campingNIFC · 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 dispersed camping · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- GGrocery21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- FFuel21 mi
- DDump23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- HHardware45 mi
- +Urgent care45 mi
- EVEV fast charger46 mi
- RxPharmacy46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 21 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 46-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 — dispersed camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
8,197 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
41.10942, -107.16771
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around dispersed camping · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townBattle Creek · ~8.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.2 mi
- FuelTrading Post · ~21.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.1 mi
- GroceriesColumbine General Store · ~20.6 mi
EV charging — from dispersed camping · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger45.5 mi straight-line SW — MAVERIK CRAIG PL1 · 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 · 9 within 50 · 23 within 100 · 268 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)45.5 mi — Craig, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Craig
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.6 mi — Steamboat Lake State Park, Steamboat Springs, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Copperline Lodge, Saratoga, 30.3 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted”
- 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 261392 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around dispersed camping · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSandstone Cabin · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomStemp Springs · ~0.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLost Creek · ~5.2 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomBaby Lake · ~5.3 mi E · USFS
Open dispersed camping elsewhere
Other camps near dispersed camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Battle Creek~1.1 mi
- Lost Creek~5.2 mi · fee
- Haskins Creek~7.1 mi · fee
- Jack Creek~12.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages dispersed camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at dispersed camping are set by Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Sandstone RS at 8,150 ft, less than a mile 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 — dispersed camping
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about dispersed camping
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 — dispersed camping
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →