Free camping near Kelly, WY
Within 25 straight-line miles of Kelly, WY there are 102 camps: 89 free, 13 fee. The closest is Shadow Upper 1A, 5.3 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Shadow Upper 1A, 5.3 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: ID and WY.
Who manages them: 100 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Upper 1A | 5.3 | Free | — | 4.3 mi to Grovont | — |
| Shadow Upper 3 | 5.4 | Free | Ditch Creek (stream) | 4.6 mi to Grovont | — |
| Shadow Upper 1D | 5.4 | Free | — | 4.4 mi to Grovont | — |
| Shadow Upper 7 | 5.5 | Free | Ditch Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Grovont | — |
| Shadow Upper 2 | 5.5 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Grovont | — |
| Atherton Creek Campground | 5.5 | Fee | Lower Slide Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Kelly | — |
| Shadow Upper 8 | 5.6 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Kelly | — |
| Shadow Upper 10 | 5.6 | Free | Hardeman Reservoir (water) | 5.1 mi to Grovont | — |
| Shadow Upper 5 | 5.6 | Free | Ditch Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Grovont | — |
| Shadow Lower 8 | 5.7 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Grovont | — |
| Shadow Upper 8A | 5.8 | Free | Hardeman Reservoir (water) | 5.2 mi to Grovont | — |
| Shadow Lower 14 | 5.8 | Free | — | 5.8 mi to Kelly | — |
| Shadow Upper 11A | 5.9 | Free | Hardeman Reservoir (water) | 5.4 mi to Grovont | — |
| Shadow Upper 13 | 6.2 | Free | Hardeman Reservoir (water) | 5.6 mi to Grovont | — |
| Shadow Upper 14 | 6.5 | Free | Hardeman Reservoir (water) | 5.7 mi to Elk | — |
| Shadow Upper 17 | 6.6 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Kelly | — |
| Shadow Upper 18B | 6.6 | Free | Hardeman Reservoir (water) | 5.5 mi to Elk | — |
| Shadow Upper 19B | 6.7 | Free | Hardeman Reservoir (water) | 5.4 mi to Elk | — |
| Curtis 15 | 6.9 | Free | Flat Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Kelly | — |
| Curtis 10B | 6.9 | Free | Sheep Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Kelly | — |
| Curtis 16 | 6.9 | Free | Flat Creek (stream) | 6.9 mi to Kelly | — |
| Curtis 11 | 7.0 | Free | — | 7.0 mi to Kelly | — |
| Curtis 15C | 7.1 | Free | — | 7.1 mi to Kelly | — |
| Shadow Upper 21A | 7.1 | Free | Hardeman Reservoir (water) | 5.0 mi to Elk | — |
| Shadow Upper 22 | 7.2 | Free | — | 5.0 mi to Elk | — |
| Curtis 11B | 7.2 | Free | Sheep Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Kelly | — |
| Curtis 12A | 7.2 | Free | Sheep Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Kelly | — |
| Curtis 12 | 7.4 | Free | Sheep Creek (stream) | 7.4 mi to Kelly | — |
| Curtis 13C | 7.5 | Free | Sheep Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Kelly | — |
| Curtis 13D | 7.5 | Free | Sheep Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Kelly | — |
| Curtis Canyon Campground | 7.6 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Jackson | — |
| Curtis 8 | 7.6 | Free | — | — | — |
| Curtis 4 | 7.7 | Free | Sheep Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Jackson | — |
| Curtis 1 | 7.7 | Free | Sheep Creek (stream) | 6.0 mi to Jackson | — |
| Shadow Upper 23B | 7.8 | Free | — | 4.5 mi to Elk | — |
| Curtis 1A | 7.9 | Free | Sheep Creek (stream) | 5.8 mi to Jackson | — |
| Curtis 14 | 7.9 | Free | Sheep Creek (stream) | 7.9 mi to Kelly | — |
| Curtis 6 | 8.0 | Free | Sheep Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Jackson | — |
| Shadow Upper 22A | 8.1 | Free | — | 4.1 mi to Elk | — |
| Shadow Upper 22B | 8.2 | Free | — | 3.9 mi to Elk | — |
| Red Hills Cg | 9.8 | Free | Crystal Creek (river) | 9.5 mi to Kelly | — |
| Crystal Creek Campground | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Kelly | — |
| Toppings Spread 6 | 10 | Free | — | 1.9 mi to Elk | — |
| Toppings Spread 7 | 10 | Free | — | 1.8 mi to Elk | — |
| Toppings Spread 1 | 11 | Free | — | 1.6 mi to Elk | — |
| Toppings Spread 11 | 11 | Free | — | — | — |
| Toppings Spread 16 | 11 | Free | — | 1.6 mi to Elk | — |
| Toppings Spread 18A | 11 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Elk | — |
| Toppings Spread 20 | 11 | Free | — | 1.6 mi to Elk | — |
| Toppings Spread 22 | 11 | Free | — | 1.6 mi to Elk | — |
The other 52 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Kelly, WY.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Kelly, WY, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.