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Lost Cabin
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.14683, -106.95365
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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 Lost Cabin
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,195 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lost CabinNIFC · 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 Lost Cabin · Bighorn National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- DDump8 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- FFuel19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
- LLaundry43 mi
- +Urgent care44 mi
- RxPharmacy45 mi
- EVEV fast charger45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 18 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 45-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 — Lost Cabin
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,195 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.14683, -106.95365
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lost Cabin · Bighorn National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBuffalo · ~17.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.3 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationLeigh Creek RV Dump Station · ~7.8 mi
- GroceriesDJ's Grocery · ~18.2 mi
- HardwareBuffalo Ace Hardware · ~19.2 mi
EV charging — from Lost Cabin · Bighorn National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger45.4 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 · 2 within 50 · 10 within 100 · 20 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS47.5 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO47.5 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)43.7 mi — Fremont Motor Sheridan Ford · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Quality Inn Buffalo - Tesla Destination, Buffalo, 19.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · 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 102520 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lost Cabin · Bighorn National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLost Cabin · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMuddy Guard Cabin · ~2.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPole Creek Cabin · ~3.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPole Creek X-Country Site · ~3.7 mi N · USFS
Open Lost Cabin elsewhere
Other camps near Lost Cabin
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Doyle~5.4 mi · fee
- South Fork~9.0 mi · fee
- Tie Hack~9.4 mi · fee
- Circle Park~9.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lost Cabin
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lost Cabin 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 Hanson Sawmill at 8,360 ft, about 8 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Lost Cabin
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 2026-08-26: Three published numbers, all of them the agency's, and they do not agree. The Bighorn's own page says $20 per night for a single site and $40 for the double (site #7, 1-16 people). recreation.gov, where this campground is booked, charges $18.50 per night for a standard non-electric site and $37 for the group non-electric across the 2026 season (Jun 5 - Sep 6). The fee text on that same recreation.gov listing states a third pair, lower again: $17 for the single site (1-8 people) and $34 for the double (9-16 people). Budget the highest, $20. Whichever tier you land on, an extra car -- including anything it tows -- is $9 per day paid at the campground, and a fourth car is free. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/bighorn/recreation/lost-cabin-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233873.
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 Lost Cabin
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 — Lost Cabin
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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