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Pike Pole
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 41.13382, -106.42256
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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 Pike Pole
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,480 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pike PoleNIFC · 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 Pike Pole · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater12 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- FFuel19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- DDump29 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- ShShower37 mi
- EVEV fast charger44 mi
- RxPharmacy44 mi
- HHardware45 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 19 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 44-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 — Pike Pole
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,480 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
41.13382, -106.42256
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Pike Pole · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDouglas Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townKeystone · ~8.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRiverside Garage & Cabins · ~19.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.7 mi
- GroceriesRiverside Garage & Cabins · ~19.4 mi
EV charging — from Pike Pole · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger43.8 mi straight-line E — Laramie, WY - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · 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 · 4 within 50 · 81 within 100 · 361 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS46.9 mi — Laramie GM Auto Center, Laramie
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO50.6 mi — MAVERIK SB SPRINGS PL1, Steamboat Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)35.6 mi — Steamboat Lake State Park, Steamboat Springs, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Copperline Lodge, Saratoga, 30.2 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted”
- 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 102516 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pike Pole · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSix Mile · ~6.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSix Mile · ~6.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFrench Creek · ~7.1 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomTie Hack Lower · ~7.2 mi NW · USFS
Open Pike Pole elsewhere
Other camps near Pike Pole
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pickeroon~0.7 mi
- Prospect Mountain~1.9 mi
- Six Mile~6.1 mi · fee
- French Creek~7.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pike Pole
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pike Pole are set by Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Cinnabar Park at 9,670 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 2,190 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 — Pike Pole
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 Pike Pole
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 — Pike Pole
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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