Agency-listedUSFSFee
Newton Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.45334, -109.75964
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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 Newton Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,211 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Newton CreekNIFC · 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 Newton Creek · Shoshone National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower4 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- @Mail32 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- WWater34 mi
- DDump34 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- HHardware35 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 34-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 35-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 — Newton Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,211 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.45334, -109.75964
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Newton Creek · Shoshone National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPahaska Gas · ~10.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesPahaska Tepee Groceries · ~10.6 mi
EV charging — from Newton Creek · Shoshone National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.0 mi straight-line E — 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 · 15 within 100 · 45 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)67.4 mi — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger, West Yellowstone
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO64.7 mi — GARDSINCLAIR DC FAST LEVEL 3, Gardiner
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)32.5 mi — Yellowstone National Park - Teal Employee Residence, Lake, WY (at a national park) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · 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 330020 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Newton Creek · Shoshone National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNewton Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNewton Springs · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRex Hale · ~1.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFishhawk · ~3.5 mi W · USFS
Open Newton Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Newton Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rex Hale~1.4 mi · fee
- Clearwater~4.6 mi · fee
- Elk Fork~6.5 mi · fee
- Eagle Creek~6.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Newton Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Newton Creek 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 Blackwater at 9,830 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 3,619 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 — Newton Creek
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 2026-08-23: $20 per night, single site. Come prepared to pay with CASH or CHECK. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/shoshone/recreation/newton-creek-campground.
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 Newton Creek
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 — Newton Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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