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Jack Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 41.28309, -107.12026
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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 Jack Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,392 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Jack 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 Jack Creek · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater12 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- DDump34 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
- HHardware56 mi
- RxPharmacy57 mi
- +Urgent care57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 18 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 35-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 — Jack Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,392 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
41.28309, -107.12026
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Jack Creek · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEncampment · ~17.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTrading Post · ~18.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTrading Post · ~18.1 mi
EV charging — from Jack Creek · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.4 mi straight-line N — Rawlins, WY - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 · 3 within 50 · 19 within 100 · 234 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS35.6 mi — Flying J 763, Rawlins
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO57.5 mi — MAVERIK CRAIG PL1, Craig
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)33.9 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, 20.0 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 102518 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Jack Creek · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJack Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomJack Creek Crew Quarters · ~0.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJack Creek Guard Station · ~0.9 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomCdnst - Deep Jack · ~2.5 mi S · USFS
Open Jack Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Jack Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Haskins Creek~9.8 mi · fee
- Lost Creek~10.0 mi · fee
- dispersed camping~12.3 mi
- Battle Creek~13.2 mi
The unit that manages Jack Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Jack Creek 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 Divide Peak at 8,700 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 308 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 — Jack 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 2026-08-23: $14 per night, single site, plus an additional vehicle fee of $5 per vehicle per day. recreation.gov publishes the same $14 for the 2026 season (Jun 1 - Sep 7). The forest says the campground is open seasonally and weather dependent. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/mbrtb/recreation/jack-creek-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10243223.
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 Jack 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 — Jack Creek
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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