Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
South Buckboard Dispersed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 41.14323, -109.35184
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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 South Buckboard Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,217 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Buckboard DispersedNIFC · 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 South Buckboard Dispersed · Ashley National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- WWater16 mi
- DDump17 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- PPropane48 mi
- OOutfitter48 mi
- +Urgent care52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 15 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
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 — South Buckboard Dispersed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,217 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
41.14323, -109.35184
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around South Buckboard Dispersed · Ashley National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGreenhough Place · ~7.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCedar Springs Marina Floating Pump · ~16.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.2 mi
- GroceriesFlaming Gorge Market · ~22.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicMemorial Hospital of Sweetwater County · ~31.1 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~22.0 mi
EV charging — from South Buckboard Dispersed · Ashley National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.6 mi straight-line N — Rock Springs, WY - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · 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 · 5 within 50 · 13 within 100 · 182 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS30.7 mi — Kroger Smiths 182 (Rock Springs, WY), Rock Springs
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO48.4 mi — TriCounty Health Dep, Vernal
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.3 mi — Fremont Motors, Rock Springs, WY (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-06-06 · hours: 8am-6pm M-F, 9am-5pm Sat
- 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 102519 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around South Buckboard Dispersed · Ashley National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Buckboard Dispersed · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrinegar Ferry Crossing · ~10.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAnvil Draw · ~11.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuckboard Crossing · ~14.4 mi NW · USFS
Open South Buckboard Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near South Buckboard Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Stateline Campground~14.0 mi
- Dutch John Draw Group Campground~14.9 mi · fee
- Buckboard Crossing Campground~14.9 mi · fee
- Firehole~15.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages South Buckboard Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Buckboard Dispersed are set by Ashley National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — South Buckboard Dispersed
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 South Buckboard Dispersed
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 — South Buckboard Dispersed
Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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