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Ranger Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.60046, -107.21880
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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 Ranger Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,709 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ranger 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 Ranger Creek · Bighorn National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail12 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- DDump31 mi
- WWater38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 38-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Ranger Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,709 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.60046, -107.21880
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Ranger Creek · Bighorn National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBig Horn · ~12.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationLeigh Creek RV Dump Station · ~30.9 mi
- GroceriesBig Horn Junction · ~15.1 mi
- PharmacyHospital Pharmacy United Drugs · ~18.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicDivergent Health Clinic · ~18.6 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~18.0 mi
EV charging — from Ranger Creek · Bighorn National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.1 mi straight-line NE — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 8 within 100 · 22 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS20.3 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.3 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.4 mi — Fremont Motor Sheridan Ford · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 102520 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ranger Creek · Bighorn National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRanger Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Fork · ~0.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCross Creek · ~3.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTwin Lakes · ~4.2 mi W · USFS
Open Ranger Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Ranger Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- East Fork~0.6 mi · fee
- Cross Creek~3.8 mi
- Little Goose~4.7 mi
- Coffeen Park Campground~5.7 mi
The unit that manages Ranger Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ranger 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 Big Goose at 8,010 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 301 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 — Ranger 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.
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 Ranger 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 — Ranger Creek
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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