Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFee
Little Sunlight
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.71774, -109.59117
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Little Sunlight
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,904 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little SunlightNIFC · 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 Little Sunlight · Shoshone National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery16 mi
- WWater18 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- @Mail27 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- DDump29 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- LLaundry44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — Little Sunlight
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,904 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.71774, -109.59117
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Little Sunlight · Shoshone National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRed Barn Store · ~18.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.0 mi
- GroceriesTop of the World Store · ~15.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~29.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~28.1 mi
EV charging — from Little Sunlight · Shoshone National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.5 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 · 1 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 41 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)74.2 mi — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger, West Yellowstone
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO62.0 mi — GARDSINCLAIR DC FAST LEVEL 3, Gardiner
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)28.7 mi — Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY (at a museum) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-03-08 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Super 8 by Wyndham - Cooke City, Cooke City, 26.8 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 Little Sunlight · Shoshone National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Sunlight · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomSunlight Rangers Cabin · ~1.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSunlight Creek · ~8.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDead Indian · ~8.6 mi E · USFS
Open Little Sunlight elsewhere
Other camps near Little Sunlight
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sunlight Basin WHMA — Grizzly~2.2 mi
- Sunlight Basin WHMA — Sunlight Camping Area~3.4 mi
- Dead Indian~8.9 mi · fee
- Hunter Peak~11.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Little Sunlight
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little Sunlight 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 Wolverine at 7,660 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 756 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 — Little Sunlight
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.
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 Little Sunlight
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 — Little Sunlight
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →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 →