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Sheffield Campground

Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.09811, -110.66813

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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

USGS topographic map of Sheffield Campground

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

Weather outlook

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,837 ft.

Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp

Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer

Nearest of each

ShShower0 mi
WWater0 mi
FFuel0 mi
LLaundry0 mi
GGrocery1 mi
DDump13 mi
@Mail20 mi
MMechanic26 mi
+Urgent care26 mi
OOutfitter31 mi
HHardware34 mi
AAir-up41 mi
RxPharmacy42 mi

≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 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). Open in Google Maps ↗

The site

Access

Drive-up

Land

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation

6,837 ft

State

Coordinates

44.09811, -110.66813

Cost

Free

Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)

Water featureQuarter Creek (stream) · nearby
Nearest townColter Bay Village · ~13.4 mi
Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.5 mi
FuelFuel · ~0.5 mi
Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
Dump stationDump station · ~13.1 mi
GroceriesFlagg Ranch Convenience Store · ~0.6 mi
Hospital / clinicHospital · ~15.9 mi

Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

Vault / pit toiletSheffield Campground · at this camp · USFS
Vault / pit toiletSheffield Trailhead · ~0.4 mi SE · USFS
RestroomFlagg Ranch Info Station · ~0.6 mi N · NPS
RestroomB - 0011 Vault Toilet - Grassy Lake Road · ~1.0 mi NW · NPS

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Other camps nearby

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

The unit that manages this camp

Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.

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Snow, and when this opens

The nearest automatic snow station is Snake River Station at 6,900 ft, about 2 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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.

Snake River Station snowpack, from NRCS →

How we know this

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

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

A land record can put you within a few metres 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

Before you go

Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →

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