Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Shadow Lower 8
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 43.70436, -110.62206
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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 Shadow Lower 8
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,802 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Shadow Lower 8NIFC · 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 Shadow Lower 8 · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- DDump14 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Shadow Lower 8
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,802 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
43.70436, -110.62206
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Shadow Lower 8 · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGrovont · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.0 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~5.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.2 mi
- GroceriesDornans Trading Post and Deli · ~5.5 mi
- PharmacyBlackburn Drug · ~16.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~5.9 mi
- HardwareAce · ~24.5 mi
EV charging — from Shadow Lower 8 · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.2 mi straight-line SW — TOWN OF JACKSON GARAGE DC #2 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 24 within 100 · 56 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.7 mi — Jackson, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Jackson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.0 mi — Jackson Hole Airport (at an airport) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 8 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-14 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Signal Mountain Lodge, Moran, 9.6 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; Only available during summer · 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 225937 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Shadow Lower 8 · Bridger-Teton National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomB - Vault Toilet Schwabacher Landing #1 · ~2.5 mi W · NPS
- RestroomB - Vault Toilet Mormon Row · ~3.6 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomB - B2026 Vault Toilet #2 Deadmans Bar · ~3.9 mi N · NPS
- RestroomB - B2016 Vault Toilet Kelly Warm Springs · ~4.5 mi S · NPS
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Other camps near Shadow Lower 8
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shadow Lower 14~0.1 mi
- Shadow Upper 1D~0.4 mi
- Shadow Upper 2~0.4 mi
- Shadow Upper 1A~0.4 mi
The unit that manages Shadow Lower 8
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Shadow Lower 8 are set by Bridger-Teton National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Shadow Lower 8
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Shadow Lower 8
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 — Shadow Lower 8
Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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