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Almont Camp Site
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.65518, -106.85681
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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 Almont Camp Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,024 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Almont Camp SiteNIFC · 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 Almont Camp Site · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry1 mi
- DDump6 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- WWater8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- ShShower41 mi
- AAir-up48 mi
- PPropane55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
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 — Almont Camp Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,024 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.65518, -106.85681
Cost
Fee · OpenStreetMap fee tag: usd10 / night
Nearby & resupply — around Almont Camp Site · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFisher Gulch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townAlmont · ~0.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.5 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~8.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.1 mi
- GroceriesCity Market · ~8.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~8.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicGunnison Valley Hospital · ~8.0 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~7.8 mi
EV charging — from Almont Camp Site · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.5 mi straight-line SW — GUNNISON GUNNISON PL2 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 125 within 100 · 442 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)38.0 mi — Aspen, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Aspen
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)0.8 mi — GCEA EV STATION ALMONT EV · 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 346789 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Almont Camp Site · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAlmont · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFive Mile Access · ~4.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGranite · ~6.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Bank · ~7.0 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Almont Camp Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Granite Tent Campground~6.9 mi
- North Bank~7.0 mi · fee
- North Bank Campground~7.4 mi
- One Mile~7.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Almont Camp Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Almont Camp Site are set by Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Almont Camp Site
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Almont Camp Site
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 — Almont Camp Site
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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