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Elk Fork
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.46253, -109.62894
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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 Elk Fork
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,969 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Elk ForkNIFC · 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 Elk Fork · Shoshone National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- DDump28 mi
- @Mail28 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
- WWater34 mi
- LLaundry46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 34-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Elk Fork
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,969 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.46253, -109.62894
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Elk Fork · Shoshone National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRed Barn Store · ~6.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~27.7 mi
- GroceriesPahaska Tepee Groceries · ~16.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~28.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~26.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~28.6 mi
EV charging — from Elk Fork · Shoshone National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger28.6 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 · 44 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)73.6 mi — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger, West Yellowstone
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO69.3 mi — GARDSINCLAIR DC FAST LEVEL 3, Gardiner
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.6 mi — YELLOWSTONE AVE YELLOWSTONE AVE, Cody, WY · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 Elk Fork · Shoshone National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletElk Fork · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElk Fork · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWapiti · ~0.4 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomWapiti Wayside Station · ~0.7 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Elk Fork
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wapiti~0.4 mi · fee
- Big Game~1.2 mi · fee
- Clearwater~1.9 mi · fee
- Rex Hale~5.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Elk Fork
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Elk Fork 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 Blackwater at 9,830 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 3,861 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 — Elk Fork
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: $15 per night for a single unit, which is all the forest page publishes. The Forest Service's own site record for Elk Fork carries a second tier the page does not repeat: $15 per night for a single site without water, $20 per night with water. Expect $20 if potable water is running. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/shoshone/recreation/elk-fork-campground and https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0/query?where=objectid%3D2549065&outFields=*&returnGeometry=false&f=json.
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 Elk Fork
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 — Elk Fork
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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