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Leigh Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.08089, -107.31361
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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 Leigh Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,355 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Leigh 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 Leigh Creek · Bighorn National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- DDump12 mi
- WWater16 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- GGrocery32 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- @Mail36 mi
- LLaundry42 mi
- OOutfitter48 mi
- RxPharmacy52 mi
- EVEV fast charger53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 53-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 — Leigh Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,355 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.08089, -107.31361
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Leigh Creek · Bighorn National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTen Sleep · ~7.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPony Express CONOCO · ~7.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.5 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Leigh Creek · Bighorn National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger53.0 mi straight-line N — 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 · none within 50 · 9 within 100 · 20 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS54.4 mi — Wind River Canyon Whitewater & Fly Fishing, Thermopolis
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO54.7 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.4 mi — Washakie Museum, Worland - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 Leigh Creek · Bighorn National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLeigh Creek · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomSaltlick Toilet · ~1.9 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletBoulder Park · ~6.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Point · ~7.2 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Leigh Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Boulder Park~6.6 mi · fee
- Willow Park~8.0 mi · fee
- Lake View~8.2 mi · fee
- Sitting Bull~9.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Leigh Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Leigh Creek 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 Powder River Pass at 9,480 ft, about 11 miles away. It sits about 4,125 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 — Leigh 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: Two agency sources disagree and both are live. The Bighorn's own page says $20 per night for a single site; recreation.gov, where this campground is booked, lists $18 per night for the 2026 season (May 22 - Sep 20), the same for standard and tent-only sites. Expect the recreation.gov price if you reserve online. Limit 8 people and two non-towed vehicles per site, the second charged extra at the campground. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/bighorn/recreation/leigh-creek-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/250046.
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 Leigh 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 — Leigh Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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