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Eagle Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.47108, -109.88947
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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 Eagle Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,462 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Eagle CreekNIFC · 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 Eagle Creek · Shoshone National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- @Mail26 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- WWater33 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- DDump34 mi
- OOutfitter35 mi
- RxPharmacy41 mi
- HHardware41 mi
- EVEV fast charger41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 33-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 41-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 — Eagle Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,462 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.47108, -109.88947
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Eagle Creek · Shoshone National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPahaska Gas · ~4.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesPahaska Tepee Groceries · ~4.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake Medical Clinic · ~25.9 mi
EV charging — from Eagle Creek · Shoshone National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger41.3 mi straight-line E — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 15 within 100 · 45 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)60.9 mi — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger, West Yellowstone
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO59.2 mi — GARDSINCLAIR DC FAST LEVEL 3, Gardiner
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.0 mi — Yellowstone National Park - Teal Employee Residence, Lake, WY (at a national park) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Super 8 by Wyndham - Cooke City, Cooke City, 38.0 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only; see front desk for access · 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 330020 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Eagle Creek · Shoshone National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEagle Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEagle Creek · ~1.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSleeping Giant · ~2.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFishhawk · ~3.1 mi E · USFS
Open Eagle Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Eagle Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Three Mile~3.4 mi · fee
- Newton Creek~6.5 mi · fee
- Rex Hale~7.9 mi · fee
- Clearwater~11.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Eagle Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Eagle Creek 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 Sylvan Road at 7,140 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 678 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 — Eagle Creek
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. | Fee 2026-08-22: $25 per night, single site. Come prepared to pay with CASH or CHECK. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/shoshone/recreation/eagle-creek-campground.
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 Eagle Creek
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 — Eagle Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Camping with a dog →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 →