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Badger Flats Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.04620, -105.45391
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Badger Flats Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,712 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Badger Flats Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Badger Flats Camping Area · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- DDump8 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- WWater16 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- PPropane35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Badger Flats Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,712 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.04620, -105.45391
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Badger Flats Camping Area · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPlatte Springs · ~5.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~11.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.1 mi
- GroceriesStarkeys General Store · ~6.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicPikes Peak Regional Hospital · ~21.0 mi
- HardwareWoodland Hardware & Home · ~21.8 mi
EV charging — from Badger Flats Camping Area · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.4 mi straight-line SE — ALOHA DIVIDE I CHARGE, TOO · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 117 within 50 · 367 within 100 · 457 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.2 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Monument
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.6 mi — Mueller State park, Divide, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 260491 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Badger Flats Camping Area · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRound Mountain · ~1.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWilkerson Pass · ~3.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHappy Meadows · ~5.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpruce Grove · ~6.2 mi N · USFS
Open Badger Flats Camping Area elsewhere
Other camps near Badger Flats Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Round Mountain~1.6 mi · fee
- Happy Meadows Campground~5.4 mi
- Spruce Grove~6.2 mi · fee
- Riverside~7.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Badger Flats Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Badger Flats Camping Area are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Badger Flats Camping Area
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Badger Flats Camping Area
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 — Badger Flats Camping Area
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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