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Lynx Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 43.09710, -110.84598
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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 Lynx Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,183 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lynx Creek 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 Lynx Creek Campground · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- DDump15 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- WWater27 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 27-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Lynx Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,183 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
43.09710, -110.84598
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Lynx Creek Campground · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLynx Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townNordic · ~8.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~10.0 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas Etna · ~10.4 mi
- Dump station~14.7 mi
- GroceriesUnshakeable Custom Homes · ~9.3 mi
- PharmacyBroulim's Pharmacy · ~10.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicStar Valley Health Alpine Clinic · ~10.2 mi
- HardwareAlpine Ace Hardware · ~9.8 mi
EV charging — from Lynx Creek Campground · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.5 mi straight-line N — Jackson, WY - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · 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 · 6 within 50 · 31 within 100 · 74 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.9 mi — BATTERY PARK 1, Afton
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.9 mi — BATTERY PARK 1, Afton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.8 mi — SYLVAN LODGE #1 SYLVAN LODGE #2, Hoback, WY · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 122279 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lynx Creek Campground · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLynx Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMurphy Creek Campground · ~1.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeer Creek Guard Station · ~1.9 mi S · USFS
- RestroomStump Lake Trailhead · ~2.6 mi SE · USFS
Open Lynx Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Lynx Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Murphy Creek Campground~1.7 mi · fee
- Station Creek Group Campground~7.5 mi · fee
- Wolf Creek Campground~7.6 mi · fee
- Little Cottonwood Group Campground~8.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lynx Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lynx Creek Campground are set by Bridger-Teton National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Blind Bull Sum at 8,880 ft, about 15 miles away. It sits about 2,697 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 — Lynx Creek Campground
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Lynx Creek 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 — Lynx Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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