Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Sweetwater River
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · WY · 42.55000, -109.06000
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Sweetwater River
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,205 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sweetwater RiverNIFC · 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 Sweetwater River · Bureau of Land Management · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry17 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- FFuel26 mi
- GGrocery26 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- @Mail26 mi
- WWater34 mi
- +Urgent care46 mi
- MMechanic46 mi
- OOutfitter46 mi
- DDump47 mi
- RxPharmacy48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 34-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 26 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 — Sweetwater River
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
8,205 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
42.55000, -109.06000
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sweetwater River · Bureau of Land Management · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStation Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLeckie · ~11.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSafeway Fuel Station · ~25.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~25.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSageWest Health Care – Lander · ~25.2 mi
- HardwareNAPA Auto Parts - Wyoming Parts Inc · ~25.7 mi
EV charging — from Sweetwater River · Bureau of Land Management · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.7 mi straight-line NE — Fremont County Pioneer Museum, Lander, WY · EV Connect · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 11 within 100 · 33 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)67.8 mi — Rock Springs, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Rock Springs
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO96.1 mi — BATTERY PARK 2, Afton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.3 mi — LANDER SENIOR EAST SIDE GUEST · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 302441 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sweetwater River · Bureau of Land Management · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSweetater Guard Station Toilet · ~0.8 mi N · BLM
- RestroomToilet Structure At Sweetwater Bridge Campground · ~2.2 mi S · BLM
- RestroomSweetwater Trailhead · ~2.7 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomBlucher Creek Toilet · ~4.1 mi W · BLM
Open Sweetwater River elsewhere
Other camps near Sweetwater River
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sweetwater Guard Station Campground~0.8 mi
- Blucher Creek Campground~4.2 mi
- Fiddlers Lake~10.6 mi · fee
- Little Popo Agie~11.1 mi · fee
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Larsen Creek at 8,880 ft, about 3 miles away. It sits about 675 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 — Sweetwater River
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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 Sweetwater River
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 — Sweetwater River
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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