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Lily Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.94470, -109.71327
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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 Lily Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,682 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lily Lake CampgroundNIFC · 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 Lily Lake Campground · Shoshone National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- DDump41 mi
- LLaundry41 mi
- +Urgent care42 mi
- RxPharmacy43 mi
- EVEV fast charger43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 43-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 — Lily Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,682 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.94470, -109.71327
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Lily Lake Campground · Shoshone National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLily Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townRicci Trailer Terraces · ~11.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.0 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~11.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCooke City Exxon · ~11.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicBeartooth Billings Clinic · ~29.5 mi
EV charging — from Lily Lake Campground · Shoshone National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger43.4 mi straight-line SE — 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 · 2 within 50 · 22 within 100 · 36 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)62.6 mi — Big Timber, MT - Tesla Supercharger, Big Timber
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO51.9 mi — GARDSINCLAIR DC FAST LEVEL 3, Gardiner
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)40.6 mi — Yellowstone National Park - Rhyolite Lodge, Canyon, WY (at a national park) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — City of Red Lodge - Tesla Destination, Red Lodge, 28.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Super 8 by Wyndham - Cooke City, Cooke City, 11.9 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 Lily Lake Campground · Shoshone National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLily Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Creek · ~1.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClarks Fork Overlook · ~1.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrazy Creek · ~3.0 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near Lily Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lake Creek~1.6 mi · fee
- Crazy Creek Campground~3.0 mi
- Hunter Peak~5.1 mi · fee
- Beartooth Lake~6.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lily Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lily Lake Campground 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 Beartooth Lake at 9,360 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 1,678 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 — Lily Lake Campground
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
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 Lily Lake Campground
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 — Lily Lake Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping near a reservoir →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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