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Prior Flat Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · WY · 42.24128, -106.58369
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Prior Flat Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,765 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Prior Flat 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 Prior Flat Campground · Bureau of Land Management · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter23 mi
- @Mail26 mi
- FFuel31 mi
- GGrocery37 mi
- MMechanic40 mi
- +Urgent care41 mi
- RxPharmacy41 mi
- HHardware43 mi
- WWater44 mi
- EVEV fast charger45 mi
- DDump45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 44-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 31 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 45-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 — Prior Flat Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
7,765 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
42.24128, -106.58369
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Prior Flat Campground · Bureau of Land Management · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIrene Ranch · ~10.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Prior Flat Campground · Bureau of Land Management · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger44.8 mi straight-line SW — Rawlins, 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 · 6 within 50 · 11 within 100 · 62 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS44.8 mi — Kroger-City Market 412 (Rawlins, WY), Rawlins
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO123.2 mi — MAVERIK SB SPRINGS PL1, Steamboat Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)45.4 mi — Fremont Motor Rawlins (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-10-13 · hours: 8am-6pm M-Sat
- 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 102518 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Prior Flat Campground · Bureau of Land Management · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomPrior Flat Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomKortes Reservoir-Miracle Mile Recreation Management Area-Block Restroom #13 Building · ~14.8 mi W · BoR
- RestroomKortes Reservoir-Miracle Mile Recreation Management Area-Restroom #15 Building · ~14.9 mi W · BoR
- RestroomKortes Reservoir-Miracle Mile Recreation Management Area-Block Restroom #1 Building · ~14.9 mi W · BoR
Open Prior Flat Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Prior Flat Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shirley Mountains~0.4 mi
- Bennett Mountains~13.8 mi
- North Platte River-Miracle Mile PAA — Engstrom~15.1 mi
- North Platte River-Miracle Mile PAA — Guthridge~15.1 mi
How we know this — Prior Flat Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Prior Flat 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 — Prior Flat Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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