Agency-listedUSFSFee
Belle of Colorado Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.26831, -106.35238
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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 Belle of Colorado Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,889 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Belle of Colorado 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 Belle of Colorado Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- WWater9 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- DDump29 mi
- PPropane29 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
- ShShower30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Belle of Colorado Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,889 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.26831, -106.35238
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Belle of Colorado Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTennessee Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLeadville Junction · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.6 mi
- FuelShell · ~3.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.0 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~3.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~29.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Vincent General Hospital · ~3.1 mi
- HardwareAlma & Fairplay Storage · ~15.6 mi
EV charging — from Belle of Colorado Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.6 mi straight-line SE — 3RD STREET FAST 3RD STREET FAST, Leadville, 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 51 within 50 · 367 within 100 · 464 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.9 mi — Frisco, CO - Frontage Road - Tesla Supercharger, Frisco
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.1 mi — STVINCENTHEALTH 822 CHARGING ST, Leadville, CO · 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 205619 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Belle of Colorado Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBelle Of Colorado · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBaby Doe · ~0.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMolly Brown · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPrinterboy · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
Open Belle of Colorado Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Belle of Colorado Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Baby Doe Campground~0.2 mi
- Molly Brown Campground~0.3 mi
- Printer Boy Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Father Dyer Campground~0.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Belle of Colorado Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Belle of Colorado Campground 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 Ivanhoe at 10,540 ft, about 11 miles away. It sits about 651 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 — Belle of Colorado 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
recreation.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 Belle of Colorado 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 — Belle of Colorado Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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