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Silver Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 41.31130, -106.36003
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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 Silver Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,479 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Silver LakeNIFC · 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 Silver Lake · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail11 mi
- WWater12 mi
- FFuel23 mi
- GGrocery23 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- EVEV fast charger38 mi
- DDump39 mi
- RxPharmacy40 mi
- HHardware40 mi
- +Urgent care40 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
- ShShower47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 23 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 38-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 — Silver Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,479 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
41.31130, -106.36003
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Silver Lake · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRyan Park · ~6.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRiverside Garage & Cabins · ~22.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesRiverside Garage & Cabins · ~22.7 mi
EV charging — from Silver Lake · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger38.5 mi straight-line E — Laramie, 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 · 3 within 50 · 60 within 100 · 352 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS42.0 mi — Laramie GM Auto Center, Laramie
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO63.2 mi — MAVERIK SB SPRINGS PL1, Steamboat Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.9 mi — FIRE STATION 3 COL FS3 GW, Laramie, WY · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Copperline Lodge, Saratoga, 25.6 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guests only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted”
- 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 102516 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Silver Lake · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Lake · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomMeadow Falls · ~0.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSnow Survey · ~1.4 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomSilver Lake Th · ~2.2 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Silver Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sugarloaf~4.5 mi · fee
- Ryan Park~6.9 mi · fee
- Nash Fork~7.2 mi · fee
- Brooklyn Lake~7.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Silver Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Silver Lake are set by Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is North French Creek at 10,150 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 329 ft lower 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 — Silver Lake
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 Silver Lake
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 — Silver Lake
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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