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Middle Piney Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 42.60297, -110.56545
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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 Middle Piney Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,866 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Middle Piney 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 Middle Piney Lake Campground · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- GGrocery20 mi
- FFuel20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- DDump31 mi
- +Urgent care41 mi
- ShShower41 mi
- WWater44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 44-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 20 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 — Middle Piney Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,866 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
42.60297, -110.56545
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Middle Piney Lake Campground · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMiddle Piney Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSmoot · ~17.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~20.1 mi
- Propane / LPGSuburban Propane · ~21.0 mi
- Dump station~31.0 mi
- GroceriesShop · ~19.6 mi
- PharmacyOur Valley Pharmacy | Afton · ~20.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicStar Valley Health · ~20.2 mi
- HardwareDry Creek Pumping & Portable · ~18.6 mi
EV charging — from Middle Piney Lake Campground · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.6 mi straight-line NW — BATTERY PARK 2, Afton, WY · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 39 within 100 · 102 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)60.6 mi — Jackson, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Jackson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)47.8 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 236939 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Middle Piney Lake Campground · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMiddle Piney Lake Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiddle Piney Lake Boating Site · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomMiddle Piney Lake Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSacajawea Campground · ~2.0 mi NE · USFS
Open Middle Piney Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Middle Piney Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sacajawea Campground~2.0 mi · fee
- Cottonwood Lake Campground~13.1 mi · fee
- Lake Alice Campground~16.4 mi
- Forest Park Campground~17.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Middle Piney Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Middle Piney Lake 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 Spring Creek Divide at 9,020 ft, about 7 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 — Middle Piney Lake 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 Middle Piney 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 — Middle Piney Lake Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping near a reservoir →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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