Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree

Beaver Reservoir Dispersed Camping

Drive-up · public land · CO · 40.11682, -105.51546

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A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

USGS topographic map of Beaver Reservoir Dispersed Camping

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

Aerial image of Beaver Reservoir Dispersed Camping

Weather outlook

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,154 ft.

Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp

Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer

Nearest of each

WWater1 mi
GGrocery3 mi
@Mail3 mi
FFuel5 mi
LLaundry8 mi
ShShower8 mi
MMechanic10 mi
HHardware11 mi
+Urgent care14 mi
RxPharmacy14 mi
OOutfitter14 mi
PPropane15 mi
DDump15 mi
AAir-up17 mi

≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.

One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗

The site

Access

Drive-up

Land

public land · dispersed

Elevation

9,154 ft

State

Coordinates

40.11682, -105.51546

Cost

Free

Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)

Water featureBeaver Reservoir (water) · nearby
Nearest townPeaceful Valley · ~1.4 mi
Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.8 mi
FuelFerncliff Food & Fuel · ~5.1 mi
Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~21.5 mi
Dump station~15.3 mi
GroceriesJackleggers Mercantile · ~3.1 mi
PharmacyPharmaca · ~13.9 mi
Hospital / clinicAddiction Exchange · ~13.7 mi
HardwareAce Hardware · ~10.8 mi

Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

Vault / pit toiletBeaver Bog · ~0.6 mi S · USFS
Vault / pit toiletBeaver Meadows/Beartrack · ~0.9 mi N · USFS
Vault / pit toiletCamp Dick · ~0.9 mi N · USFS
Vault / pit toiletPeaceful Valley · ~1.2 mi NE · USFS

Open this spot elsewhere

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Other camps nearby

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

Allenspark Dispersed Camping~4.2 mi
Ruby Gulch Dispersed Camping~5.4 mi
Olive Ridge Campground~6.4 mi
Gordon Gulch Dispersed Camping Area~7.3 mi

The unit that manages this camp

Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests →

Snow, and when this opens

The nearest automatic snow station is Sawtooth at 9,640 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 486 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.

Sawtooth snowpack, from NRCS →

How we know this

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.

How it was placed

auto: drive (road/trail right there)

Field check

Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.

What we don’t know

A land record can put you within a few metres 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

Before you go

Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Picking a spot →All field notes →

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