Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Shell Reservoir
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.51537, -107.41510
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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 Shell Reservoir
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,006 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Shell ReservoirNIFC · 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 Shell Reservoir · Bighorn National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail24 mi
- FFuel26 mi
- GGrocery26 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- DDump29 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- WWater37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 37-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 26 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 30-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 — Shell Reservoir
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
9,006 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.51537, -107.41510
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Shell Reservoir · Bighorn National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureShell Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townShell · ~18.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~26.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationLeigh Creek RV Dump Station · ~28.8 mi
- GroceriesBig Horn Junction · ~26.4 mi
- PharmacyHospital Pharmacy United Drugs · ~29.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicSheridan Memorial Hospital · ~29.6 mi
- HardwareAce Home Center · ~29.3 mi
EV charging — from Shell Reservoir · Bighorn National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.1 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 8 within 100 · 20 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS31.1 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO31.1 mi — SHERIDAN MOTORS CPE250, Sheridan
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.5 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Shell WY Tesla Chargers - Tesla Destination, Shell, 18.0 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · 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 102520 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Shell Reservoir · Bighorn National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletShell Reservoir · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRanger Creek · ~4.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShell Creek · ~5.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCabin Creek · ~6.9 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Shell Reservoir
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ranger Creek Campground~4.7 mi
- Shell Creek~5.7 mi · fee
- Medicine Lodge Lake~8.0 mi · fee
- Coffeen Park Campground~8.4 mi
The unit that manages Shell Reservoir
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Shell Reservoir 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 Shell Creek at 9,570 ft, about a mile away. It sits about 564 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 — Shell Reservoir
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 Shell Reservoir
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 — Shell Reservoir
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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