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Banks Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CO · 38.62852, -105.22627
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Banks Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,881 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Banks CampgroundNIFC · 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 Banks Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail8 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- WWater13 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- DDump18 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- PPropane25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Banks Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
6,881 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.62852, -105.22627
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Banks Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCarlin Gulch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMarigold · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~12.6 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~27.4 mi
- Dump station~18.1 mi
- GroceriesVenture Foods & Ace Hardware · ~8.6 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~24.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSt. Thomas More Hospital · ~12.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~24.1 mi
EV charging — from Banks Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.4 mi straight-line S — CHEVY1 CPE250-1, Cañon City, CO · 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 reach17 within 25 mi · 58 within 50 · 327 within 100 · 450 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.0 mi — Colorado Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Colorado Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.3 mi — CITY OF VICTOR W STANDARD UNIT · 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 352985 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Banks Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomThe Banks Restroom - Loop A · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomThe Bank Restroom - Entrance · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomThe Bank Restroom - North · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomThe Bank Restroom - Loop B · at this camp · BLM
Open Banks Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Banks Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shelf Road Sites~0.3 mi
- Red Canyon Park (Canon City)~3.2 mi
- Dispersed Campsite~9.8 mi
- Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping~10.2 mi
How we know this — Banks Campground
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
blm.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 Banks Campground
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 — Banks Campground
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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