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Arapaho Bay
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.12191, -105.76081
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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 Arapaho Bay
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,347 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Arapaho BayNIFC · 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 Arapaho Bay · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- DDump8 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- PPropane27 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Arapaho Bay
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,347 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.12191, -105.76081
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Arapaho Bay · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGranby · ~9.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.2 mi
- FuelCity Market · ~9.7 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~27.1 mi
- Dump station~8.0 mi
- GroceriesMountain Food Market · ~9.8 mi
- PharmacyRocky Mountain Pharmacy · ~22.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicEstes Park Health Urgent Care Center · ~22.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~10.3 mi
EV charging — from Arapaho Bay · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.5 mi straight-line N — GRAND LAKE DCFC 2 · 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 reach14 within 25 mi · 172 within 50 · 367 within 100 · 432 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.0 mi — YMCA - EPC CFWB DCFC, Estes Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.3 mi — NORTHERN WATER WILLOW CREEK 1, Granby, CO · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 7:00am-7:00pm; Tue: 7:00am-7:00pm; Wed: 7:00am-7:00pm; Thu: 7:00am-7:00pm; Fri: 7:00am-7:00pm
- 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 200747 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Arapaho Bay · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletArapaho Bay · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMonarch Lake · ~1.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMeadow Creek Reservoir · ~4.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJunco Lake · ~5.8 mi S · USFS
Open Arapaho Bay elsewhere
Other camps near Arapaho Bay
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sunset Point~6.3 mi · fee
- Green Ridge~7.3 mi · fee
- Cutthroat Bay~7.7 mi · fee
- Stillwater Campground~7.8 mi
The unit that manages Arapaho Bay
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Arapaho Bay are set by Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is High Lonesome at 10,630 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 2,283 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 — Arapaho Bay
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. | Fee 2026-08-22: $29 per single site per night and $58 per double site, PLUS an Arapaho National Recreation Area pass, which the forest's status table states is required here -- that is a second charge on top of the site fee and is not included in the $29. Two agency sources agree on the site rate: the campground page (updated May 15 2026) and the ARP campground status table (updated Aug 20 2026), which gives 84 sites, 35-foot maximum spur, reservable, season May 15 to Sep 20; recreation.gov shows $29 for tent, RV and management sites and $58 for its standard class. If you are launching a boat, the table also requires inspection at Sunset Point before and after. Sulphur Ranger District. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/arapaho-bay-campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231860.
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 Arapaho Bay
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 — Arapaho Bay
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →