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Big Dominguez Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CO · 38.74459, -108.54969
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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 Big Dominguez 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 Dominguez 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 Dominguez Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail18 mi
- WWater18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- DDump25 mi
- ShShower41 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 18 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 Dominguez Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
State
CO
Coordinates
38.74459, -108.54969
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Big Dominguez Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBig Dominguez Creek - Dominguez Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBridgeport · ~11.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~23.3 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~25.3 mi
- Dump station~25.0 mi
- GroceriesCity Market · ~20.4 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~22.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicGrand Junction VA Medical Center · ~22.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~22.9 mi
EV charging — from Big Dominguez Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.6 mi straight-line N — Mesa County Public Library, Grand Junction, CO (at a library) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 27 within 50 · 73 within 100 · 151 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.0 mi — Grand Junction, CO - Patterson Road - Tesla Supercharger, Grand Junction
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.4 mi — TRIUMPH DEV EV PS 2, Grand Junction, 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 charger$4 per hour (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 99432 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Dominguez Campground · Bureau of Land Management · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomDominguez Restroom · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomDominguez Trailhead Restroom · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomCactus Park Wilderness Restroom · ~7.2 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletDivide Forks · ~8.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Big Dominguez Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Big Dominguez Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Divide Forks~8.6 mi
- Divide Forks Campground~8.6 mi
- Haypress~14.6 mi
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area~21.1 mi
How we know this — Big Dominguez 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.
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 Dominguez 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 Dominguez Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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