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Big Blue Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.21727, -107.38545
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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 Big Blue Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Big Blue 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 Big Blue Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- WWater20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Big Blue Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
State
CO
Coordinates
38.21727, -107.38545
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Big Blue Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSoldier Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townLake City · ~13.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.2 mi
- GroceriesGet Some Groceries · ~13.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake City Area Medical Center · ~13.3 mi
- HardwareOuray Hardware and Mercantile · ~20.5 mi
EV charging — from Big Blue Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.7 mi straight-line S — GCEA EV STATION DCFC LAKE CITY · 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 · 19 within 50 · 89 within 100 · 211 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.2 mi — Mountain Village, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Mountain Village
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.4 mi — The Matterhorn Motel, Lake City, 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 163730 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Blue Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Blue · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlpine · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlpine/Little Cimarron · ~4.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Cimarron Portal · ~4.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Big Blue Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Big Blue Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Alpine Plateau Dispersed Area~2.6 mi
- East Fork Dispersed~6.8 mi
- Cimarron Forks~7.2 mi
- Middle Fork Cimarron Dispersed~7.6 mi
The unit that manages Big Blue Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Blue Campground are set by Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Blue 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
fs.usda.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 Big Blue 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 — Big Blue Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →