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Aspen
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.42569, -105.84225
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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 Aspen
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,959 ft.
Fire & smoke — around AspenNIFC · 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 Aspen · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater9 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- DDump37 mi
- ShShower38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Aspen
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,959 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.42569, -105.84225
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Aspen · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBlue River · ~10.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.3 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.0 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~18.6 mi
- GroceriesStagestop Store · ~11.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~18.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicHoward Head Sports Medicine · ~11.4 mi
- HardwareBreckenridge Building Center · ~13.0 mi
EV charging — from Aspen · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.4 mi straight-line W — BRECK XEO BRECKENRDG PL2, Breckenridge, CO · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach20 within 25 mi · 107 within 50 · 379 within 100 · 467 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.9 mi — Frisco, CO - Frontage Road - Tesla Supercharger, Frisco
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.4 mi — DC CORRIDOR FAIRPLAY PL2, Fairplay
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.0 mi — BRECKENRIDGE ICE RINK SE1 · 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 328292 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Aspen · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAspen · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLodgepole · ~0.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBeaver Ponds · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJefferson Creek · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Aspen elsewhere
Other camps near Aspen
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lodgepole~0.2 mi · fee
- Jefferson Creek~0.9 mi · fee
- Michigan Creek~2.5 mi · fee
- Timberline~4.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Aspen
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Aspen are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Michigan Creek at 10,700 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 741 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 — Aspen
Area rules
First-come first-served sites must be occupied the same night
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 2026-08-27: $24 per night per site for overnight camping, with two vehicles or one RV included; a third vehicle is $11 and day use without camping is $11. Cash, check or money order into a self-service fee tube; first-come first-served sites must be occupied the same night. This sits in the Jefferson Lake Recreation Area, which the forest says typically operates mid-May to mid-October, gate open 24 hours in season. Confirmed by two sources: the Pike-San Isabel NF campground page (updated Feb 3 2026) and recreation.gov facility 233710 'ASPEN (CO)', which charges $24 and sits 0.081 mi from this pin. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/psicc/recreation/aspen-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233710.
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 Aspen
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 — Aspen
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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