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Owen Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.70343, -107.50012
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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 Owen Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,476 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Owen 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 Owen Creek · Bighorn National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- DDump42 mi
- WWater50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 50-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 17 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 — Owen Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,476 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.70343, -107.50012
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Owen Creek · Bighorn National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDayton · ~16.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~16.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCorner Grocery · ~16.7 mi
- PharmacyHospital Pharmacy United Drugs · ~27.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicDivergent Health Clinic · ~28.0 mi
- HardwareAce Home Center · ~27.6 mi
EV charging — from Owen Creek · Bighorn National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.6 mi straight-line E — 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 · 23 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS27.6 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.6 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.6 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CT4000 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Shell WY Tesla Chargers - Tesla Destination, Shell, 17.9 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 Owen Creek · Bighorn National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOwen Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTie Flume · ~2.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDead Swede · ~2.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDead Swede · ~2.7 mi E · USFS
Open Owen Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Owen Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tie Flume~2.6 mi · fee
- Dead Swede Campground~2.7 mi
- Prune Creek~4.8 mi · fee
- Sibley Lake~4.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Owen Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Owen Creek 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 Bone Springs Div at 9,340 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 864 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 — Owen 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 2026-08-26: Two agency sources disagree and both are live. The Bighorn's own page says $20 per night for a single site; recreation.gov, where this campground is booked, charges $18 per night for the 2026 season (Jun 4 - Sep 21). Budget the higher $20. Limit 8 people per site and two non-towed vehicles; the first vehicle is in the fee and the second is $10 per day paid at the campground -- an amount the forest page states only as "an extra fee" and the recreation.gov listing puts a number on. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/bighorn/recreation/owen-creek-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233926.
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 Owen 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 — Owen Creek
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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